== APPENDIX XV ==

Allocation of Seats under the Government of India Act, 1935, for the Lower House of the Federal Legislature for British India, by Province and by Community


Province.

1

Total Seats.

2

General Seats. Sikh Seats.

5

Maho. medan Seats.

6

Anglo. Indian Seats.

7

European Seats.

8

Indian Christian Seats. 

9

Seats for representatives of commerce and Industry.

10

Landholders Seats.

11

Seats for representatives of labour.

12 

Women's Seats.

13


 

Total of General Seats.

3

General Seats reserved for Scheduled Castes.

4

Madras 37 19 4 --- 8 1 1 2 2 1 1 2
Bombay 30 13 2 --- 6 1 1 1 1 2 2
Bengal 37 10 3 ---  17 1 1 1 3 1  2  1
United Provinces  37 19 3 ---  12 1 1 1 --- 1 1 1
The Punjab 30 6 1 6 14 --- 1 1 --- 1 --- 1
Bihar 30  16  ---  ---  --- 
Central Provinces and Berar 15 ---  2 ---  3 --- --- ---- --- 1 1 1
Assam 10 4 1 --- 3 --- 1 1 --- ---  1 ---
North-West Frontier Province 5 1 --- --- 4 --- --- --- --- --- --- ---
Orissa 5 4 1 --- 1 --- --- --- --- --- --- ---
Sind 5 1 --- --- 3   1          
British Baluchistan 1 --- --- --- 1 --- --- --- --- --- ---  --- 
Delhi 2 1 --- --- 1 --- --- --- --- --- ---  --- 
Ajmer-Merwara 1 1 ---  ---  ---  ---  ---  ---  ---  ---  ---  --- 
Coorg 1 1 ---  ---  ---  ---  ---  ---  ---  ---  ---  --- 
Non-Provincial Seats  4 ---  ---  ---  ---  ---  ---  ---  3 ---  1 --- 
Total 250  105 19 6 82  4  8 8 11  7 10 9


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