Question

why the 1937 elections were so important for muslims? [07]

Answer 1

Why were the 1937 elections important for the Muslim League?
Provincial elections were held in British India in the winter of 1936-37 as mandated by the Government of India Act 1935. Elections were held in eleven provinces - Madras, Central Provinces, Bihar, Orissa, United Provinces, Bombay Presidency, Assam, NWFP, Bengal, Punjab and Sindh.

The final results of the elections were declared in February 1937. The Indian National Congress emerged in power in eight of the provinces - the three exceptions being Bengal, Punjab, and Sindh. The All-India Muslim League failed to form the government in any province.

The Congress ministries resigned in October and November 1939, in protest against Viceroy Lord Linlithgow's action of declaring India to be a belligerent in the Second World War without consulting the Indian people.

Election Results?
The 1937 election was the first in which large masses of Indians were eligible to participate. An estimated 30.1 million persons, including 4.25 million women, had acquired the right to vote (14% of the total population), and 15.5 million of these, including 917,000 women, actually did exercise their franchise.

The results were in favour of the Indian National Congress. Of the total of 1,585 seats, it won 707 (44.6%). Among the 864 seats assigned "general" constituencies, it contested 739 and won 617. Of the 125 non-general constituencies contested by Congress, 59 were reserved for Muslims and in those the Congress won 25 seats, 15 of them in the entirely-Muslim North-West Frontier Province. The All-India Muslim League won 106 seats (6.7% of the total), placing it as second-ranking party. The only other party to win more than 5 percent of all the assembly seats was the Unionist Party (Punjab), with 101 seats.

Answer 2

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Answer 3

i have seen this before but its not helpful @KendrickLamar2014

Answer 4

Well, thats all I can do, sorry :(

Answer 5

the elections were held in janurary and feburary of 1937.congress won the absolute majority in the five provinces and was the largest province in four other.it was invited to united provinces,the central provinces ,bihar,orissa,madras,bombay and later,assam and the three remaining provinces(punjab,sindh and bengal) where there was a muslikm majority ,the league did not fare well.it won only 109 out of 482 seats while on the other hand congress won huge number of votes,however,which seats reserved for muslims.the election had not been a success for the muslin league