1946 Punjab Provincial Assembly election

1946 Punjab Provincial Assembly election
← 1937 1946 1951 (West) →
1952 (East) →
175 seats of the Punjab Provincial Assembly
88 seats needed for a majority
Turnout61.16% (Decrease 3.07%)
  First party Second party Third party
 
Leader Iftikhar Hussain Khan Mamdot Bhim Sen Sachar Master Tara Singh
Party AIML INC SAD
Leader's seat Ferozpur-Central (Muhammadan-Rural) Lahore City (General-Urban) Ferozpur-South (Sikh-Rural)
Seats won 73 51 20
Seat change Increase 71 Increase33 Increase 10
  Fourth party
 
Leader Malik Khizar Hayat
Party Unionist
Leader's seat Khushab (Muhammadans-Rural), Northern Punjab and Western Punjab (Muhammadan Landholders)
Seats won 21
Seat change 79
Premier before election

Governor Rule
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Elected Premier

Malik Khizar Hayat Tiwana
Unionist

Punjab Assembly building in Lahore 1938.

Elections to the Punjab Provincial Assembly were held in January 1946 as part of the 1946 Indian provincial elections.