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	{{short description\|~~Agreement~~ between ~~Dr.~~ Babasaheb Ambedkar and Mahatma Gandhi}}		{{short description\|1932 political truce between Indian independence leaders Babasaheb Ambedkar and Mahatma Gandhi}}
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	The '''Poona Pact''' was an agreement between [[Mahatma Gandhi]] and [[B. R. Ambedkar]] on behalf of depressed classes and upper caste [[Hindu]] leaders on the reservation of electoral seats for the depressed classes in the legislature of [[British India]] ~~government~~ in 1932. It was made on 24 September 1932 at [[Yerwada Central Jail]] in [[Pune\|Poona]], India. It was signed by Ambedkar on behalf of the depressed classes and by [[Madan Mohan Malviya]] on behalf of Hindus and Gandhi <ref>{{Cite web\|title=Gandhi, Ambedkar and the 1932 Poona Pact\|url=https://www.hindustantimes.com/india-news/gandhi-ambedkar-and-the-1932-poona-pact/story-5WuyrphB8OwtRp5lC9XQGP.html\|date=2019-10-01\|website=Hindustan Times\|language=en\|access-date=2020-05-13}}</ref> as a means to end ~~the~~ [[~~Fasting~~\|fast]] that Gandhi was undertaking in jail as a protest against the decision made by British prime minister [[Ramsay MacDonald]] to give [[separate electorate]]s to depressed classes for the election of members of provincial legislative assemblies in British India. They finally agreed upon 148 electoral seats.<ref name="originaltext">{{cite web\|title=Original text of the Poona pact\|url=http://www.ambedkar.org/impdocs/poonapact.htm\|website=ambedkar.org\|access-date=29 November 2017}}</ref> Nearly twice as many seats were reserved for Depressed Classes under the Poona Pact than what had been offered by MacDonald's Separate Electorate.
			The '''Poona Pact''' was an agreement between [[Mahatma Gandhi]] and [[B. R. Ambedkar]] on behalf of [[Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes\|depressed classes]] and [[Forward caste\|upper caste]] [[Hindu]] leaders on the reservation of electoral seats for the depressed classes in [[Legislatures of British India\|the legislature]] of [[British India]] in 1932. It was made on 24 September 1932 at [[Yerwada Central Jail]] in [[Pune\|Poona]], India. It was signed by Ambedkar on behalf of the depressed classes and by [[Madan Mohan Malviya]] on behalf of Hindus and Gandhi <ref>{{Cite web\|title=Gandhi, Ambedkar and the 1932 Poona Pact\|url=https://www.hindustantimes.com/india-news/gandhi-ambedkar-and-the-1932-poona-pact/story-5WuyrphB8OwtRp5lC9XQGP.html\|date=2019-10-01\|website=Hindustan Times\|language=en\|access-date=2020-05-13}}</ref> as a means to end [[List of fasts undertaken by Mahatma Gandhi\|the fast]] that Gandhi was undertaking in jail as a protest against the decision made by British prime minister [[Ramsay MacDonald]] to give [[separate electorate]]s to depressed classes for the election of members of provincial legislative assemblies in British India. They finally agreed upon 148 electoral seats.<ref name="originaltext">{{cite web\|title=Original text of the Poona pact\|url=http://www.ambedkar.org/impdocs/poonapact.htm\|website=ambedkar.org\|access-date=29 November 2017}}</ref> Nearly twice as many seats were reserved for Depressed Classes under the Poona Pact than what had been offered by MacDonald's Separate Electorate.

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{{short description|Agreement between Dr. Babasaheb Ambedkar and Mahatma Gandhi}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=January 2019}}
{{Use Indian English|date=January 2019}}
The '''Poona Pact''' was an agreement between [[Mahatma Gandhi]] and [[B. R. Ambedkar]] on behalf of depressed classes and upper caste [[Hindu]] leaders on the reservation of electoral seats for the depressed classes in the legislature of [[British India]] government in 1932. It was made on 24 September 1932 at [[Yerwada Central Jail]] in [[Pune|Poona]], India. It was signed by Ambedkar on behalf of the depressed classes and by [[Madan Mohan Malviya]] on behalf of Hindus and Gandhi <ref>{{Cite web|title=Gandhi, Ambedkar and the 1932 Poona Pact|url=https://www.hindustantimes.com/india-news/gandhi-ambedkar-and-the-1932-poona-pact/story-5WuyrphB8OwtRp5lC9XQGP.html|date=2019-10-01|website=Hindustan Times|language=en|access-date=2020-05-13}}</ref> as a means to end the [[Fasting|fast]] that Gandhi was undertaking in jail as a protest against the decision made by British prime minister [[Ramsay MacDonald]] to give [[separate electorate]]s to depressed classes for the election of members of provincial legislative assemblies in British India. They finally agreed upon 148 electoral seats.<ref name="originaltext">{{cite web|title=Original text of the Poona pact|url=http://www.ambedkar.org/impdocs/poonapact.htm|website=ambedkar.org|access-date=29 November 2017}}</ref> Nearly twice as many seats were reserved for Depressed Classes under the Poona Pact than what had been offered by MacDonald's Separate Electorate.

==Terms==
The terms of the Poona Pact were as follows.

1. There shall be electoral seats reserved for the Depressed Classes out of general electorate. Seats in the provincial Legislatures were as follows:
{| class="wikitable"
|-
| [[Madras Presidency|Madras]] || 30
|-
| [[Bombay State|Bombay]] with [[Sindh]] || 15
|-
| [[Punjab Province (British India)|Punjab]] || 8
|-
| [[Bihar and Orissa Province|Bihar and Orissa]] || 18
|-
| [[Central Provinces and Berar|Central Provinces]] || 20
|-
| [[Assam Province|Assam]] || 7

|-
| [[Bengal Presidency|Bengal]] || 30
|-
| [[United Provinces of Agra and Oudh|United Provinces]] || 20
|-
| Total || 148
|}

These figures were based on the total strength of the Provincial Councils announced in Ramsay MacDonald's decision.

2. Election to these seats shall be by joint electorates subject, however, to the following procedure –

All members of the Depressed Classes registered in the general electoral roll of a constituency will form an electoral college which will elect a panel of four candidates belonging to the Depressed Classes for each of such reserved seats by the method of the single vote and four persons getting the highest number of votes in such primary elections shall be the candidates for election by the general electorate.

3. The representation of the Depressed Classes in the Central Legislature shall likewise be on the principle of joint electorates and reserved seats by the method of the primary election in the manner provided for in clause above for their representation in the provincial legislatures.

4. In the Central Legislature, 18% of the seats allotted to the general electorate for British India in the said legislature shall be reserved for the Depressed Classes.

5. The system of primary election to a panel of candidates for election to the Central and Provincial Legislatures as hereinbefore mentioned shall come to an end after the first ten years unless terminated sooner by mutual agreement under the provision of clause 6 below.

6. The system of representation of Depressed Classes by reserved seats in the Provincial and Central Legislatures as provided for in clauses (1) and (4) shall continue until determined otherwise by mutual agreement between the communities concerned in this settlement.

7. The Franchise for the Central and Provincial Legislatures of the Depressed Classes shall be as indicated, in the [[Lothian Committee]] Report.

8. There shall be no disabilities attached to anyone on the ground of his being a member of the Depressed Classes in regard to any election to local bodies or appointment to the public services. Every endeavour shall be made to secure a fair representation of the Depressed Classes in these respects, subject to such educational qualifications as may be laid down for appointment to the Public Services.

9. In every province out of the educational grant, an adequate sum shall be earmarked for providing educational facilities to the members of Depressed Classes.

==See also==
* [[Communal Award]]
* [[Forward Castes]]
* [[Gandhi–Irwin Pact]]
* [[Other Backward Classes]]
* [[Scheduled Castes and Tribes]]

==References==
{{Reflist}}

==External links==
*[http://www.ambedkar.org/impdocs/poonapact.htm Poona Pact from ambedkar.org]
*[https://www.britannica.com/event/Poona-Pact Britannica entry]
*[http://www.indohistory.com/third_round_table_conference_and_poona_pact.html Third Round Table Conference] Indohistory.com

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