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{{short description|Law governing body of East Punjab}}
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| name = Interim East Punjab Assembly
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| legislature = '''Interim Assembly'''
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| house_type = Unicameral
| term_length = 1947-1951
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| foundation = 3 June 1947
| disbanded = 20 June 1951
| preceded_by = [[1946 Punjab Provincial Assembly election|2nd Punjab Provincial Assembly]]
| succeeded_by = [[1st Punjab Legislative Assembly]]
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| leader1 = [[Kapur Singh]]
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Thakur Panchan Chand<br>{{small|(1947-1951)}}, [[Indian National Congress|INC]]
[[Shanno Devi]]<br>{{small|(1951)}}, [[Indian National Congress|INC]]}}
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*[[Gopi Chand Bhargava]] (1947-1949), [[Indian National Congress|INC]]
*[[Bhim Sen Sachar]] (1949), [[Indian National Congress|INC]]
*[[Gopi Chand Bhargava]] (1949-1951), [[Indian National Congress|INC]]}}
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The '''Interim East Punjab Assembly''' was a [[unicameral]] governing and law making body of the newly formed [[India]]n state of [[East Punjab]].

==History==
On 3 June 1947, the assembly, which was elected in [[1946 Punjab Legislative Assembly election|1946]] divided into two parts. One was [[West Punjab]] Assembly and other was [[East Punjab]] Assembly. This was done to decide whether or not the [[Punjab Province (British India)|province of Punjab]] should be partitioned. After voting on both sides, the partition was decided. Consequently, the
existing Punjab Legislative Assembly was also divided into West Punjab Legislative Assembly and the East Punjab Legislative Assembly. The sitting members belonging to the Western Section subsequently became the members of the new Assembly renamed as the West Punjab Legislative Assembly.
The sitting members belonging to the Eastern Section subsequently became the members of the new Assembly renamed as the East Punjab Legislative Assembly. The members, which were elected in [[1946 Indian provincial elections#Punjab|1946 election]] on the ticket of [[Shiromani Akali Dal]] and [[Unionist Party (Punjab)|Unionist Party]] after [[Partition of India|Partition]], all joined the [[Indian National Congress]]. There were total 79 members.<ref name="page28">page xxviii-xxix of ''[http://www.punjabassembly.nic.in/images/docs/compendium_doc.pdf Punjab Vidhan Sabha Compendium]''. Retrieved on 12 January 2019.</ref>

On 15 August 1947, [[Gopi Chand Bhargava]] elected the [[List of Chief Ministers of Punjab (India)|Chief Minister]] of [[East Punjab]] by Members of Interim Assembly.

On the date of 1 November 1947, it was the first-time interim assembly sit. [[Kapur Singh]] was the elected Speaker that day and two days later on 3 November, Thakur Panchan Chand was the elected Deputy speaker.

On 6 April 1949, [[Bhim Sen Sachar]] and [[Pratap Singh Kairon]], with other members, moved a [[Motion of no confidence]] against [[Gopi Chand Bhargava]]. Dr. Bhargava failed to secure motion by one vote. No confidence motion was carried by 40 votes in favour and 39 against.<ref>Turmoil in Punjab Politics. pp.27</ref>

On the same day, [[Bhim Sen Sachar]] was the elected the leader of congress assembly party. He took oath of Chief Minister of Punjab on 13 April 1949. On issue of corruption, Sachar resigned from the post and on next day, 18 October 1949, Bhargava took charge of Chief minister of Punjab.

Thakur Panchan Chand resigned from the post of Deputy Speaker on 20 March 1951. On 26 March 1951, Smt. [[Shanno Devi]] was the elected Deputy Speaker. The Interim Assembly was dissolved on 20 June 1951.
==References==
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[[Category:History of Punjab, India]]
[[Category:Historical state legislatures in India]]
[[Category:Punjab Legislative Assembly]]

Interim East Punjab Assembly - Revision history

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