Indian general election, 1923
General elections were held in British India in 1923 for both the Central Legislative Assembly and Provincial Assemblies. The Central Legislative Assembly had 145 seats, of which 105 were elected by the public.[1]
Results
Legislative Assembly
| Grouping |
Seats |
| Swaraj Party |
38 |
| Moderates |
27 |
| Independents |
7 |
| Loyalists |
6 |
| Brahmins |
3 |
| Gurdwara Sikhs |
2 |
| Liberals |
2 |
| Unknown allegiance |
20 |
| Appointed members |
40 |
| Total |
145 |
| Source: The Times[2] |
Provincial Assemblies
a Seats that were unfilled as of 1 January 1924
References
- ^ "Indian Election Results. Strength Of Extremists", The Times, 15 December 1923, p11, Issue 43525
- ^ "Indian Legislative Assembly: Balance Of Parties", The Times, 8 January 1924, p6, Issue 43543
- ^ "Indian Election Results: Strength Of The Swaraj Party", The Times, 1 January 1924, p11, Issue 43537
- ^ Saroja Sundararajan (1989). March to freedom in Madras Presidency, 1916-1947. Madras : Lalitha Publications. pp. 334–339.