Legislative Council elections were held in Punjab Province in British India in late 1923. They were the second legislative council elections held in the province under the Government of India Act 1919. The newly elected Council was constituted on 2 January 1924 when its first meeting was held.
Sheikh Abdul Qadir was elected as its president. He resigned from the office when he was appointed as Minister of Education and was succeeded by Shahab-ud-din. The Council held its last meeting on 25 October 1926 and was dissolved on 27 October. It held 102 meetings.
Distribution of seats
Special^ (Non-Territorial)
- Punjab Landholders - 3
- General - 1
- Mohammadan - 1
- Sikh - 1
- Baluch Tumandars - 1
- Punjab Universities - 1
- Punjab Commerce and Trade - 1
- Punjab Industry - 1
Voter Statistics
- Total Voters = 6,15,503
- Vote Turnout = 52.82%
- Territorial Constituencies voters - 6,10,199
- Highest Number of voters - 21,309 in Jehlum (Muhammadan-Rural)
- Lowest Number of voters - 1,652 in Gurgaon (General-Rural)
- Highest Turnout - 72.8% in East West Central Towns (General-Urban)
- Lowest Turnout - 14.6% in Lahore (Sikh-Rural)
- Non-Territorial Constituencies voters - 5,304
- Highest Number of voters - 2,398 in Punjab Universities
- Lowest Number of voters - 11 in Baluch Tumandars
- Highest Turnout - 84.4% in Punjab Universities
- Lowest Turnout - 72.4% in Punjab Landholders (Sikh)
Office bearer
Ex-Officio Members
Ministers
Election schedule
- Election schedule in special constituencies were not same and the dates were different, unfortunately not available.
Results
Constituency wise result
Candidate Elected Unopposed
General-Urban
General-Rural
Muhammadan-Urban
Muhammadan-Rural
Sikh-Urban
Sikh-Rural
Special
See also
Punjab legislative council (British India)
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