Bengal Legislative Assembly

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The Bengal Legislative Assembly was the elected legislative body of the Bengal Province in British India, responsible for making laws and overseeing the provincial government before independence and partition.

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Bengal Legislative Assembly canonical 10

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Statements (48)

Predicate Object
instanceOf provincial legislative assembly ⓘ
unicameral legislature ⓘ
appliesToJurisdiction Bengal Province ⓘ
linked to: Bengal Presidency
capitalOfJurisdiction Calcutta ⓘ
country British India ⓘ
dissolved 1947 ⓘ
electorateType limited franchise ⓘ
endedBecauseOf Indian independence ⓘ
partition of India ⓘ
linked to: Partition of India
hadMembersFrom All-India Muslim League ⓘ
Hindu Mahasabha ⓘ
Indian National Congress ⓘ
Krishak Praja Party ⓘ
hadReservedSeatsFor Anglo-Indians ⓘ
Commerce and Industry constituencies ⓘ
Europeans ⓘ
Hindus ⓘ
Indian Christians ⓘ
Muslims ⓘ
Scheduled Castes ⓘ
Universities ⓘ
hasRole lawmaking body ⓘ
oversight of provincial government ⓘ
inception 1937 ⓘ
languageUsed Bengali ⓘ
English ⓘ
legalBasis Government of India Act 1935 ⓘ
legislativeBodyFor Bengal Province ⓘ
linked to: Bengal Presidency
locatedIn Calcutta ⓘ
mainFunction controlling provincial budget ⓘ
enacting provincial legislation ⓘ
questioning provincial executive ⓘ
meetingPlace Council House, Calcutta ⓘ
linked to: Town Hall, Kolkata
notableElection 1937 Bengal provincial election ⓘ
1946 Bengal provincial election ⓘ
numberOfHouses 1 ⓘ
oversaw Bengal provincial ministries ⓘ
partOf British Raj ⓘ
linked to: British India

Government of Bengal Province ⓘ
playedSignificantRoleIn debates on partition of Bengal ⓘ
politics of late colonial Bengal ⓘ
precededBy Bengal Legislative Council ⓘ
replacedBy East Bengal Legislative Assembly ⓘ
West Bengal Legislative Assembly ⓘ
subordinateTo Governor of Bengal ⓘ
Viceroy of India ⓘ
timePeriod late British colonial period ⓘ
votingSystem first-past-the-post ⓘ

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Huseyn Shaheed Suhrawardy ministry in Bengal → legislature → Bengal Legislative Assembly ⓘ
Bengal Legislative Council → replacedBy → Bengal Legislative Assembly ⓘ
Bengal Legislative Council → followedBy → Bengal Legislative Assembly ⓘ
Chief Minister of Bengal → accountableTo → Bengal Legislative Assembly ⓘ
Sher-e-Bangla A. K. Fazlul Huq → memberOf → Bengal Legislative Assembly ⓘ
WBLA → predecessor → Bengal Legislative Assembly ⓘ
Premier of Bengal (British India) → responsibleTo → Bengal Legislative Assembly ⓘ
Premier of Bengal (British India) → legislativeBody → Bengal Legislative Assembly ⓘ
Fazlul Huq ministry in Bengal → legislature → Bengal Legislative Assembly ⓘ
Khawaja Nazimuddin ministry in Bengal → hasLegislature → Bengal Legislative Assembly ⓘ