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Jammu And Kashmir Praja Sabha Election, 1934
The first election for a legislative assembly called ''Praja Sabha'' was held in 1934 in the princely state of Jammu and Kashmir (princely state), Jammu and Kashmir in the British Indian Empire. The Praja Sabha was to have 75 members, of which 12 would be officials, 33 elected members and 30 nominated members. The election was held on 3 September 1934. The All Jammu and Kashmir Muslim Conference (1934–1939), All Jammu and Kashmir Muslim Conference under the leadership of Sheikh Abdullah was the largest elected party with 16 seats won. A 'Liberal Group' championed by the Dogra Sadar Sabha had the overall majority in the Assembly with 24 members. . The elected members of the Liberal Group are not specified, but they can be inferred to be 13 in number, based on other data. The rest were nominated members. Two members of the Muslim Conference later switched to the Liberal Group, increasing its strength to 26. Constitution of the Praja Sabha Maharaja Hari Singh of Jammu and Kashmir ( ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jammu & Kashmir National Conference
The Jammu and Kashmir National Conference (JKNC) is a regional political party in Kashmir, Indian-administered Kashmir's States and union territories of India, union territories of Jammu and Kashmir (union territory), Jammu and Kashmir and Ladakh. Founded as the ''All Jammu and Kashmir Muslim Conference'' by Sheikh Abdullah and Chaudhry Ghulam Abbas in 1932 in the Jammu and Kashmir (princely state), princely state of Jammu and Kashmir, the organisation renamed itself to "National Conference" in 1939 in order to represent all the people of the state. It supported the accession of the princely state to India in 1947. Prior to that, in 1941, a group led by Ghulam Abbas broke off from the National Conference and revived the All Jammu and Kashmir Muslim Conference, old Muslim Conference. The All Jammu and Kashmir Muslim Conference, revived Muslim Conference supported the accession of the princely state to Pakistan and led the movement for Azad Kashmir. Since 1947, the National Conf ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
