1926 Punjab Legislative Council election

1926 Punjab Provincial Legislative Council election
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71 seats in the Punjab Legislative Council
Turnout54.36% (Increase 1.54%)
  First party Second party
 
Party Unionist Hindu Election Board
Seats won 31 12
Seat change Decrease 2 Increase 12
  Third party Fourth party
 
Party CSL Independent
Seats won 11 12
Seat change Increase 11 Decrease 5

Legislative Council elections were held in Punjab Province in British India in late 1926. They were the third legislative council elections held in the province under the Government of India Act 1919. The newly elected Council was constituted on 3 January 1927 when its first meeting was held.[1]

Shahab-ud-Din Virk was re-elected as President on 4 January 1927.[2] The Council was given the extension of about 7 months in its three years town and was dissolved on 26 July 1930. The Council held 111 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, January 4, 1927. Pages 5-6.
  3. ^ Proceedings, Punjab Legislative Council, July 26, 1930. Pages 317-322.