1930 Punjab Legislative Council election

1930 Punjab Legislative Council election
← 1926 1930
71 seats in the Punjab Legislative Council
  First party Second party Third party
 
Party Unionist NPP Independents
Seats won 37 20 14
Seat change Increase 6 New Increase 2

Legislative Council elections were held in Punjab Province in British India in 1930. They were the fourth and last legislative council elections held in the province under the Government of India Act 1919. The newly elected Council was constituted on 24 October 1930 when its first meeting was held.[1]

Group photo of Members of Fourth Punjab Legislative Council.

Shahab-ud-Din Virk was re-elected as President on October 25, 1930.[2] The Council was given the extension of about 3 years in its three years term and was dissolved on 10 November 1936. The Council held 197 meetings during its extended tenure.[3]

  1. ^ The Punjab Parliamentarians 1897–2013, Provincial Assembly of the Punjab, Lahore - Pakistan, 2015
  2. ^ Proceedings, Punjab Legislative Council, October 25, 1930. Page 5-6.
  3. ^ Proceedings, Punjab Legislative Council, November 10, 1936. Pages 411.