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It consisted 175 constituencies. Out of these 159 were single-member constituencies and 8 were double-members constituencies. In double-members constituencies one was reserved for the Schedule Caste according to Poona Pact.[1] In double constituencies each voter had two votes to cast his vote, one for SC candidate and one for general candidate but considered as one vote to calculate voter turnout.All 175 constituencies were reserved on the basis of religion. It was as follows:-Constituency TypeUrbanRuralTotalGeneral83442Muhammadans97584Sikhs22931Special^––18Total19138175^Special constituencies (non-territory constituency) were further divided into Categories and sub-categories as follow:-Women – 4General – 1Mohammadans – 2Sikhs – 1European – 1Anglo-Indian – 1Indian Christian – 2Punjab Commerce and Industry – 1Landholders – 5General – 1Mohammadans – 3Sikhs – 1Trade and Labour Unions – 3University – 1Election schedule[edit]The election schedule was as follows:-[2]Election programDateFiling of nominations23 November 1936Scrutiny of nominations30 November 1936Polling1 December 1936Counting2 and 7 December 1936Counting in Special constituencies21 January 1937Voter Statistics[edit]During 1937 election there were total 27,84,646 voters. Out of these 64.23% voters cast their votes.26,66,149 voters were in Territorial Constituencies and 1,18,497 were in Non-Territorial Constituencies.In territorial constituencies the highest number of voters (39,290) were in ’24-Hoshiarpur West (General-Rural)’ and lowest number of voters (5,496) were in ’62-Tarn Taran (Muhammadan-Rural)’. The highest vote turnout (89.87%) registered in ’81-Shahpur (Muhammadan-Rural)’ and lowest (3.93%) registered in ‘122-Ambala North (Sikh-Rural)’.In Non-Territorial Constituencies the highest number of voters (58,106) were in ‘153-Amritsar (Women-Sikh)’ and lowest number of voters (10) were in ‘163-Baluch Tumandars (Landholders)’. Highest vote turnout (98.35%) was registered in ‘158-Punjab Commerce and Industry (Commerce and Industry)’ and lowest (40.53%) registered in ‘151-Inner Lahore (Women-Mohammadan)’.Results[edit]  Category wise result[edit]S. No.PartyCategory (Seats)General Urban (8)General Rural (34)Muhammadans Urban (9)Muhammadans Rural (75)Sikh Urban (2)Sikh Rural (29)Special (18)Total (175)1Unionist Party–15372–26982Indian National Congress73–2–42183Khalsa National Party––––2101134Hindu Election Board19––––2125Shiromani Akali Dal–––––101116Majlis-e-Ahrar-ul-Islam––4––––47All-India Muslim League––11–––28Congress Nationalist Party–1–––––19Independents–61––3616Special (18)Women (4)General (1)Indian National Congress – 1Mohammadans (2)Sikhs (1)European (1)Anglo Indian (1)Indian Christian (2)Punjab Commerce and Industry (1)Landholders (5)General (1)Mohammadans (3)Sikhs (1)Khalsa National Party – 1Trade and Labour Unions (3)Hindu Election Board – 1Indian National Congress – 1Unionist Party – 1University (1)Constituency wise result[edit]  Group Photo of Member of Punjab Provincial Assembly in 1937.Color key for the Party of CandidatesOther color keysGeneral UrbanS. No.Cons. No.ConstituencyWinnerParty11Southern TownsShri Ram SharmaIndian National Congress22South-Eastern TownsDeshbandhu Gupta33Eastern TownsSudarshan Seth44Lahore CityGopi Chand Bhargava55Amritsar CitySant Ram Seth66North-Eastern TownsKrishan Gopal Dutt77North-Western TownsBhimsen Sachar88South-Western TownsShiv DayalHindu Election BoardGeneral RuralS. No.Cons. No.ConstituencyWinnerParty99Hissar SouthHey RamUnionist Party1010HansiSuraj Mal1111Hissar NorthAtma RamIndependent1212Rohtak NorthChaudhary Tika RamUnionist Party1313Rohtak CentralRam Sarup1414JhajjarChottu Ram1515North-western GurgaonRao Balbir SinghHindu Election Board1616South-Eastern GurgaonPrem SinghUnionist Party17South-Eastern GurgaonSumer Singh1817Karnal SouthAnant Ram1918Karnal NorthChaudhary Ranpat20Karnal NorthChaudhary Faqira2119Ambala-SimlaDuni ChandIndian National Congress22Ambala-SimlaJugal KishoreIndependent2320KangraNorthGopal DasHindu Election Board2421Kangra SouthDina Nath2522Kangra EastBagwant SinghIndependent2623Kangra WestBhagat Ram Sharma2724Hoshiarpur WestKartar SinghIndian National Congress28Hoshiarpur WestMula SinghIndependent2925UnaRai Hari ChandUnionist Party3026JullundharBhagat Ram ChodaCongress Nationalist Party31JullundharSeth Krishan DasUnionist Party3227Ludhiana-FerozpurMuni Lal KaliaIndian National Congress33Ludhiana-FerozpurGopal SinghUnionist Party3428Western LahoreGokul Chand NarangHindu Election Board3529Amritsar-SialkotChaudhary Rai36Amritsar-SialkotBhagat Hans RajUnionist Party3730GurdaspurRipudaman SinghHindu Election Board3831RawalpindiMukund Lal3932South-Eastern MultanGirdhari LalIndependent4033Layallpur JhangSeth Ram Narain AroraHindu Election Board41Layallpur JhangHarnam DasUnionist Party4234West MultanSham LalHindu Election BoardMuhammadan UrbanS. No.Cons. No.ConstituencyWinnerParty4335Southern TownsGulam SamadUnionist Party4436South-Eastern TownsMian Abdul Haye4537Eastern TownsBarkat AliAll-India Muslim League4638Inner LahoreKhalid Latif GaubaUnionist Party4739Outer LahoreAbdul AzizMajlis-e-Ahrar-ul-Islam4840Amritsar CitySaiffudin KitchlewIndependent4941North-Eastern TownsMazhar Ali AzharMajlis-e-Ahrar-ul-Islam5042Rawalpindi TownsSheikh Muhammad Alam5143Multan TownsGhulam HussainMuhammadan RuralS. NoCons. No.ConstituencyWinnerParty5244HissarSaheb daad KhanUnionist Party5345RohtakShafi Ali Khan5446North-Western GurgaonYasin Khan5547South-Eastern GurgaonAbdur Rahim5648KarnalFaiz Ali5749Ambala-SimlaAbdul Hamid Khan5850Kangra East-HoshiarpurRai Faiz Khan5951Hoshiarpur WestRana Nasrullah Khan6052Jullundur NorthAbdur Rahman6153Jullundur SouthAbdur Raab6254LudhianaMohammed HassanIndian National Congress6355Ferozpur CentralShah Nawaz Khan MamdotUnionist Party6456Ferozpur EasternAmjad Ali Khan6557FazilkaPir Akbar Ali6658Lahore SouthMuzaffar Ali Khan Qizilibash6759ChunianMuhammad Husain6860KasurIftik HaruddinIndian National Congress6961AmritsarMaqbul MahmudUnionist Party7062Tarn TaranFaqir Hussain Khan7163AjanalaFazl Din7264Gurdaspur EastAli Akbar7365BatalaBadar Mohy-ud-din Qadri7466ShakargarhAbdur Rahim7567Sialkot NorthShahab-ud-din7668Sialkot CenterGhulam Rasul Cheema7769Sialkot SouthShahab-ud-din Virk7870Gujranwala NorthNasiruddin Chatha7971Gujranwala EastHusain Bhinder8072HafizabadRiasat Ali Chatha8173SheikhupuraGhulam Mohy-ud-din Qasuri8274Nankana SahibKaramat Ali8375ShahdaraAfzal Ali Shah Hasni8476Gujarat NorthFateh Mohammed8577Gujarat EastFazal Ali Khan8678South-Eastern GujaratMohammed Khan8779North-Western GujaratAhmed Yar Khan8880South-Western GujaratMohammed Ashraf8981ShahpurAllah Baksh Khan Tiwana9082KhushabMalik Khizar Hayat Tiwana9183BhalwalUmar Hayat Khan9284SargodhaHabibullah Khan Tiwana9385JehlumMohammed Khan Akram9486Pind Dadan KhanGazanfar Ali KhanAll-India Muslim League9587ChabwalSarfraj Ali KhanUnionist Party9688Rawalpindi SadarYusuf Khan9789Gujar KhanFarman Ali Khan9890Rawalpindi EastRaja Fateh Khan9991Attock NorthMuzaffar Khan10092Attock CentralMohammed Nawaz Khan10193Attock SouthMohy-ud-din Lal Badshah10294Mianwali NorthGulam Qadir Khan10395Mianwali SouthMuzaffar Khan10496MontgomeryFateh Sher Khan Langrial10597OkaraJehangir Khan10698DipalpurNur Ahmed Maneka10799PakpattanSultan Ahmed Hatiana108100LyallpurMohammed Nurullah109101SamunduriSadat Ali Khan110102Toba Tek SinghPir Nasir-ud-din Shah111103JaranwalRai Shahadat Ali Khan112104Jhang EastNawazish Ali Khan113105Jhang CentralMubarak Ali Shah114106Jhang WestTalib Hussain Khan115107MultanAshiq Hussain Qureshi116108ShujabadRaja Shah Gilani117109LodhranVilayat Hussain Shah118110MailsiAhmad Yar Khan Doultana119111KhanewalHabit Khan Daha120112KabirwalaWali Mohammed Sial Hiraz121113Muzaffargarh SadarFazl Karim Baksh Qureshi122114AlipurMohammed Hasan123115Muzaffargarh NorthMushtaq Ahmad Gurmani124116Dera Gaji Khan NorthGulam Murtaza125117Dera Gaji Khan CentralFaiz Mohammed126118Dera Gaji Khan SouthHusain Khan GurchaniSikh UrbanS. No.Cons. No.ConstituencyWinnerParty127119Eastern TownsSantokh SinghKhalsa National Party128120Western TownsUjjal SinghSikh RuralS. No.Cons. No.ConstituencyWinnerParty129121South-Eastern PunjabNarotam SinghShiromani Akali Dal130122Ambala NorthBaldev Singh131123Kangara North-HoshiarpurHari Singh132124Hoshiarpur SouthHarjab SinghIndian National Congress133125Jullundur WestGurbachan SinghKhalsa National Party134126Jullundur EastKabul SinghIndian National Congress135127Ludhiana EastKapur SinghIndependent136128Ludhiana CentralLal Singh KamlaUnionist Party137129JagraonDasaundha SinghKhalsa National Party138130Ferozpur NorthSodhi Harnam SinghKhalsa National Party139131Ferozpur EastRur SinghIndian National Congress140132Ferozpur WestPritam Singh SidhuIndependent141133Ferozpur SouthTara SinghShiromani Akali Dal142134Lahore WestTehja SinghIndian National Congress143135KasurChanan SinghShiromani Akali Dal144136Amritsar NorthSohan Singh JoshUnionist Party145137Amritsar CentralBasakha SinghKhalsa National Party146138Amritsar SouthPartap Singh KaironShiromani Akali Dal147139Gurdaspur NorthInder SinghKhalsa National Party148140BatalaSundar Singh Majithia149141SialkotBalwant SinghIndependent150142Gujranwala-ShahadaraJoginder SinghKhalsa National Party151143Sheikhupura WestNaunihal Singh Mann152144Gujarat ShahpurPrem SinghShiromani Akali Dal153145North-Western PunjabUttam Singh DuggalKhalsa National Party154146Montgomery EastJagjit Singh BediShiromani Akali Dal155147Lyallpur WestSampuran Singh156148Lyallpur EastGiani Kartar Singh157149South-Western PunjabAjit SinghKhalsa National PartySpecialS. NoCons. No.ConstituencyWinnerPartyWomen158150Lahore City (General)Parbhati DeviIndian National Congress159151Inner Lahore (Muhammadan)Rashida LatifIndependent160152Outer Lahore (Muhammadan)Jahanara Shah Nawaz161153Amritsar South (Sikh)Raghbir KaurShiromani Akali DalAnglo-Indian162154Punjab Anglo-IndianE. FewIndependentEuropean163155EuropeanWilliam RobertsIndependentIndian Christian164156East-Central PunjabS. P. SinghaUnionist Party165157West-Central PunjabJalal-ud-din AmberCommerce and Industry166158Punjab Commerce and IndustryBinda SaranIndependentLandholders167159Eastern Punjab (General)Raja Narender NathHindu Election Board168160Central Punjab (Sikh)Jagjit SinghKhalsa National Party169161Northern Punjab (Muhammadan)Sikandar Hayat KhanUnionist Party170162Western Punjab (Muhammadan)Hayat Khan Noon171163Baluch Tumandars (Muhammadan)Jamal Khan LeghariTrade and Labour Unions172164Punjab Trade and Labour UnionsSita RamHindu Election Board173165Eastern PunjabDiwan Chaman LallIndian National Congress174166Northern PunjabAhmad Baksh KhanUnionist PartyUniversity175167Punjab UniversitiesManohar LalIndependentGovernment formation[edit]  (Right to Left) Amjad Ali Khan (member), Malik Khizar Hayat Tiwana (minister), Dasaundha Singh (member), Sikandar Hayat Khan (prime minister), Chottu Ram (minister), Mian Abdul Haye (minister) in 1940.After the result Unionist party got majority in the assembly on its own. Unionist Party leader Sikandar Hayat Khan claimed the formation of Government in the State. Khalsa National Board and Hindu Election Board also joined the government.On 5 April 1937 Sikandar Hayat Khan formed the Government and 5 other members also took oath. The ministers and their ministries were as follows:-[4]On 2 April 1941 after the death of Sundar Singh Majithia, the ministry of Development was handed over to Dasaundha Singh (KNP) from  Jagraon (Sikh-Rural) constituency.[5] In 1942 after Sikandar-Baldev Pact KNP leader and minister Dasaundha Singh was removed from the cabinet and Baldev Singh joined the cabinet.[6]On 26 December 1945 Sikandar Hayat Khan died due to a heart attack. Malik Khizar Hayat Tiwana succeeded him on 30 December 1945.[7]See also[edit]Zimni elections in PakistanReferences[edit]^ Elections in Punjab 1920-1947 (Pdf),(p. 16), Book by Kirpal C. Yadav. Retrieved 7 May 2021.^ Elections in Punjab 1920-1947 (Pdf),(p. 84), Book by Kirpal C. Yadav. Retrieved 7 May 2021.^ Political Development and Political Parties in Punjan 1849-1948 (Pdf), (p. 74), Pakistan Journal of Social Science Vol. 29, No. 1 (June 2009) pp. 65-78. Retrieved 14 May 2021.^ Turmoil in Punjab politics Book by Subhash Chandra Arora. Retrieved 7 May 2021.^ Turmoil in Punjab politics Book by Subhash Chandra Arora. Retrieved 7 May 2021.^ Sikandar-Baldev Pact. www.thesikhencyclopedia.com. Retrieved 9 May 2021.^ Firoz Khan Noon to Khizar Hayat Khan, 21 August 1945, SHC\/Punjab vol. IV, 15."},{"@context":"http:\/\/schema.org\/","@type":"BreadcrumbList","itemListElement":[{"@type":"ListItem","position":1,"item":{"@id":"https:\/\/wiki.edu.vn\/en\/wiki10\/#breadcrumbitem","name":"Enzyklop\u00e4die"}},{"@type":"ListItem","position":2,"item":{"@id":"https:\/\/wiki.edu.vn\/en\/wiki10\/1937-punjab-provincial-assembly-election\/#breadcrumbitem","name":"1937 Punjab Provincial Assembly election"}}]}]