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	The '''Punjab Legislative Council''' was the [[legislature]] of the province of [[Punjab (British India)\|Punjab]] in [[British India]]. Established by British authorities under [[Government of India Act 1919]], the council had nominal powers and a membership of mainly pro-British politicians and government officials. Voting was largely boycotted until the [[Government of India Act 1935]] increased representation and the powers of the assembly.		The '''Punjab Legislative Council''' was the [[legislature]] of the province of [[Punjab (British India)\|Punjab]] in [[British India]]. Established by British authorities under [[Government of India Act 1919]], the council had nominal powers and a membership of mainly pro-British politicians and government officials. Voting was largely boycotted until the [[Government of India Act 1935]] increased representation and the powers of the assembly.
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	The [[First World War]] gave the momentum to the growing demand for self-government in [[British India]]. Therefore, the new constitutional reforms, under the [[Montagu–Chelmsford Reforms]] were introduced by British Government. The scheme was implemented through the [[Government of India Act 1919]]. The first Council was constituted on 8 January 1921 for the first time. The election for first Council was held in December 1920. 71 members were elected and 22 were nominated by [[List of governors of Punjab (British India)\|Governor]] and the last election held in 1930 and the council disbanded in 1936<ref>The Punjab Parliamentarians 1897-2013, Provincial Assembly of the Punjab, Lahore - Pakistan, 2015</ref>		The [[First World War]] gave the momentum to the growing demand for self-government in [[British India]]. Therefore, the new constitutional reforms, under the [[Montagu–Chelmsford Reforms]] were introduced by British Government. The scheme was implemented through the [[Government of India Act 1919]]. The first Council was constituted on 8 January 1921 for the first time. The election for first Council was held in December 1920. 71 members were elected and 22 were nominated by [[List of governors of Punjab (British India)\|Governor]] and the last election held in 1930 and the council disbanded in 1936<ref>The Punjab Parliamentarians 1897-2013, Provincial Assembly of the Punjab, Lahore - Pakistan, 2015</ref>

	==Presidents==		==Presidents==
	'''Color key for the Party of President'''		'''Color key for the Party of President'''
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	!Name		!Name
	~~!Portrait~~
	!colspan=2\|Party		!colspan=2\|Party
	!colspan=2\|Tenure		!colspan=2\|Tenure
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	\|[[Montagu Sherard Dawes Butler]]		\|[[Montagu Sherard Dawes Butler]]
	\|
	\|bgcolor=#DDDDDD rowspan=3\|		\|bgcolor=#DDDDDD rowspan=3\|
	\|rowspan=3\|Non-Partisan		\|rowspan=3\|Non-Partisan
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	\|rowspan=2\|[[Herbert Alexander Casson]]		\|rowspan=2\|[[Herbert Alexander Casson]]
	~~\|rowspan=2\|N/A~~
	\|10 May 1922		\|10 May 1922
	\|27 October 1923		\|27 October 1923
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	\|[[Abdul Qadir (Muslim leader)\|Abdul Qadir]]		\|[[Abdul Qadir (Muslim leader)\|Abdul Qadir]]
	\|
	\|bgcolor=blue rowspan=5\|		\|bgcolor=blue rowspan=5\|
	\|rowspan=5\|Unionist Party		\|rowspan=5\|Unionist Party
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	\|rowspan=3\|[[Shahab-ud-Din Virk]]		\|rowspan=3\|[[Shahab-ud-Din Virk]]
	~~\|rowspan=3\|[[File:Chaudhary Shahab-ud-Din Virk.jpg\|50px]]~~
	\|3 December 1925		\|3 December 1925
	\|27 October 1926		\|27 October 1926
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	\|[[Chottu Ram]]		\|[[Chottu Ram]]
	~~\|[[File:Chhotu Ram 1995 stamp of India.jpg\|50px]]~~
	\|20 October 1936		\|20 October 1936
	\|10 November 1936		\|10 November 1936
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	{{Main\|1920 Punjab Legislative Council election}}		{{Main\|1920 Punjab Legislative Council election}}
	[[File:Members of First Punjab Legislative Council.jpg\|thumb\|Group Photo of Members of First Punjab Legislative Council.]]		[[File:Members of First Punjab Legislative Council.jpg\|thumb\|Group Photo of Members of First Punjab Legislative Council.]]
	The first Punjab Legislative Council was formed in 1921 ~~fora t~~ three-year term. The Council had 93 members, seventy per cent of whom were elected and rest nominated.<ref name="Pre Punjab First synopsis">{{cite web \|title=Pre Punjab First synopsis \|url=http://papmis.pitb.gov.pk/en/members/past-members/punjab-legislative-council-1921-to-1936/pre-punjab-first-synopsis \|website=papmis.pitb.gov.pk \|accessdate=10 October 2020}}</ref>		The first Punjab Legislative Council was formed in 1921 for a three-year term. The Council had 93 members, seventy per cent of whom were elected and rest nominated.<ref name="Pre Punjab First synopsis">{{cite web \|title=Pre Punjab First synopsis \|url=http://papmis.pitb.gov.pk/en/members/past-members/punjab-legislative-council-1921-to-1936/pre-punjab-first-synopsis \|website=papmis.pitb.gov.pk \|accessdate=10 October 2020}}</ref>

	An elected president presided over meetings of the Council. The first Punjab Legislative Council held 98 meetings between 8 January 1921 and 27 October 1923.<ref name="Pre Punjab First synopsis"/>		An elected president presided over meetings of the Council. The first Punjab Legislative Council held 98 meetings between 8 January 1921 and 27 October 1923.<ref name="Pre Punjab First synopsis"/>
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	*Manohar Lal ''(Punjab University) — Minister for Education''		*Manohar Lal ''(Punjab University) — Minister for Education''
	*Feroz Khan Noon ''(Shahpur East — Muhammadan, Rural) — Minister for Local Self-Government''		*Feroz Khan Noon ''(Shahpur East — Muhammadan, Rural) — Minister for Local Self-Government''
	*Chhotu Ram ''(Hissar — Non-Muhammadan, Rural)'		*Chhotu Ram ''(Hissar — Non-Muhammadan, Rural)''
	*Sir Jogendra Singh ''(Sikh Landholders) — Minister for Agriculture''		*Sir Jogendra Singh ''(Sikh Landholders) — Minister for Agriculture''
	*Sir Shahab-ud-Din Virk ''(President)''		*Sir Shahab-ud-Din Virk ''(President)''

	==Fourth Council==		==Fourth Council==
			{{Main\|1930 Punjab Legislative Council election}}
	[[File:Members of Fourth Punjab Legislative Council.jpg\|thumb\|Group photo of Members of Fourth Punjab Legislative Council.]]		[[File:Members of Fourth Punjab Legislative Council.jpg\|thumb\|Group photo of Members of Fourth Punjab Legislative Council.]]
	The fourth and the last Legislative Council was constituted on 25 October 1930 and held 197 meetings until it was dissolved on 17 November 1935.<ref name="Pre Punjab Fourth synopsis">{{cite web \|title=Pre Punjab Fourth synopsis \|url=http://papmis.pitb.gov.pk/en/members/past-members/punjab-legislative-council-1921-to-1936/pre-punjab-fourth-synopsis \|website=papmis.pitb.gov.pk \|accessdate=10 October 2020}}</ref> Sir Shahab-ud-Din Virk was reelected unopposed as President for a third term. He resigned when he was appointmed Minister for Education and was succeeded by [[Sir Chhotu Ram]].<ref name="Pre Punjab Fourth synopsis"/>		The fourth and the last Legislative Council was constituted on 25 October 1930 and held 197 meetings until it was dissolved on 17 November 1935.<ref name="Pre Punjab Fourth synopsis">{{cite web \|title=Pre Punjab Fourth synopsis \|url=http://papmis.pitb.gov.pk/en/members/past-members/punjab-legislative-council-1921-to-1936/pre-punjab-fourth-synopsis \|website=papmis.pitb.gov.pk \|accessdate=10 October 2020}}</ref> Sir Shahab-ud-Din Virk was reelected unopposed as President for a third term. He resigned when he was appointmed Minister for Education and was succeeded by [[Sir Chhotu Ram]].<ref name="Pre Punjab Fourth synopsis"/>
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	*[[Shahnawaz Khan Mamdot]] (Representative of General Interest)		*[[Shahnawaz Khan Mamdot]] (Representative of General Interest)
	*Feroz Khan Noon ''(Shahpur East — Muhammadan, Rural) — Minister for Education''		*Feroz Khan Noon ''(Shahpur East — Muhammadan, Rural) — Minister for Education''
	*Chhotu Ram ''(President)'		*Chhotu Ram ''(President)''
	*Sir Jogendra Singh ''(Sikh, Landholders — Minister for Agriculture)''		*Sir Jogendra Singh ''(Sikh, Landholders — Minister for Agriculture)''
			*Arjan Singh ''(Sikh, MLC Hoshiarpur)''
	*Sir Shahab-ud-Din Virk ''(President)''		*Sir Shahab-ud-Din Virk ''(President)''

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	*[[1923 Punjab Legislative Council election]]		*[[1923 Punjab Legislative Council election]]
	*[[1926 Punjab Legislative Council election]]		*[[1926 Punjab Legislative Council election]]
			*[[1930 Punjab Legislative Council election]]

	==References==		==References==

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The '''Punjab Legislative Council''' was the [[legislature]] of the province of [[Punjab (British India)|Punjab]] in [[British India]]. Established by British authorities under [[Government of India Act 1919]], the council had nominal powers and a membership of mainly pro-British politicians and government officials. Voting was largely boycotted until the [[Government of India Act 1935]] increased representation and the powers of the assembly.
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| name = Punjab Legislative Council
| native_name =
| native_name_lang = Punjabi
| transcription_name =
| legislature =
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| house_type = [[Unicameralism|Unicameral]]
| body =
| houses = Punjab Legislative Council
| term_limits = 3 years
| foundation = {{Start date|df=yes|1921|01|08}}
| disbanded = {{End date|df=yes|1936|011|10}}
| preceded_by = [[Council of Lieutenant Governor of Punjab (British India)|Lieutenant Governor's Council]]
| succeeded_by = [[Punjab Provincial Assembly (British India)|Punjab Provincial Assembly]]
| new_session =
| leader1_type = President
| leader1 = [[Montagu Sherard Dawes Butler]] {{small|(First)}}
| leader2 = [[Chottu Ram]] {{small|(Last)}}
| leader3_type = Deputy President
| leader3 = [[Mehtab Singh, Sardar Bahadur|Mehtab Singh]] {{small|(First)}}
| party3 =
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| leader4_type =
| leader4 = Buta Singh {{small|(Last)}}
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| leader5_type =
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| leader6_type =
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| seats = '''Total-93''' <br>Elected-71 <br>Nominated-22
| house1 =
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| first_election1 = [[1920 Punjab Legislative Council election|1920]]
| last_election1 = [[1930 Punjab Legislative Council election|1930]]
| previous_election1 =
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| constitution = [[Government of India Act 1919]]
}}
The [[First World War]] gave the momentum to the growing demand for self-government in [[British India]]. Therefore, the new constitutional reforms, under the [[Montagu–Chelmsford Reforms]] were introduced by British Government. The scheme was implemented through the [[Government of India Act 1919]]. The first Council was constituted on 8 January 1921 for the first time. The election for first Council was held in December 1920. 71 members were elected and 22 were nominated by [[List of governors of Punjab (British India)|Governor]] and the last election held in 1930 and the council disbanded in 1936<ref>The Punjab Parliamentarians 1897-2013, Provincial Assembly of the Punjab, Lahore - Pakistan, 2015</ref>
==Presidents==
'''Color key for the Party of President'''
* {{legend|#DDDDDD|[[Nonpartisanism|Non-Partisan]]|border=1px solid #AAAAAA}}
* {{legend|blue|[[Unionist Party (Punjab)|Unionist Party]]|border=1px solid #AAAAAA}}
'''List of Presidents'''
{|class="wikitable" style="text-align:center"
|-
!S. No.
!Name
!Portrait
!colspan=2|Party
!colspan=2|Tenure
!Council
|-
!1
|[[Montagu Sherard Dawes Butler]]
|
|bgcolor=#DDDDDD rowspan=3|
|rowspan=3|Non-Partisan
|8 January 1921
|21 March 1922
|rowspan=2|1st
|-
!rowspan=2|2
|rowspan=2|[[Herbert Alexander Casson]]
|rowspan=2|N/A
|10 May 1922
|27 October 1923
|-
|2 January 1924
|16 January 1925
|rowspan=3|2nd
|-
!3
|[[Abdul Qadir (Muslim leader)|Abdul Qadir]]
|
|bgcolor=blue rowspan=5|
|rowspan=5|Unionist Party
|16 January 1925
|4 September 1925
|-
!rowspan=3|4
|rowspan=3|[[Shahab-ud-Din Virk]]
|rowspan=3|[[File:Chaudhary Shahab-ud-Din Virk.jpg|50px]]
|3 December 1925
|27 October 1926
|-
|4 January 1927
|26 July 1930
|3rd
|-
|25 October 1930
|24 July 1936
|rowspan=2|4th
|-
!5
|[[Chottu Ram]]
|[[File:Chhotu Ram 1995 stamp of India.jpg|50px]]
|20 October 1936
|10 November 1936
|}

==Deputy President==
{|class="wikitable" style="text-align:center"
|-
!Council
!Name
!colspan=2|Tenure
|-
|rowspan=2|1st
|[[Mehtab Singh, Sardar Bahadur|Mehtab Singh]]
|23 February 1921
|24 October 1921
|-
|[[Manohar Lal (economist)|Manohar Lal]]
|3 November 1921
|27 October 1923
|-
|rowspan=2|2nd
|[[Abdul Qadir (Muslim leader)|Sheikh Abdul Qadir]]
|5 January 1924
|16 January 1925
|-
|Mohinder Singh
|5 March 1925
|27 October 1926
|-
|rowspan=2|3rd
|Buta Singh
|5 January 1927
|21 July 1927
|-
|Habibullah
|21 July 1927
|26 July 1930
|-
|rowspan=2|4th
|Harbaksh Singh
|8 November 1930
|17 January 1931
|-
|Buta Singh
|2 March 1931
|10 November 1936
|}

==First Council==
{{Main|1920 Punjab Legislative Council election}}
[[File:Members of First Punjab Legislative Council.jpg|thumb|Group Photo of Members of First Punjab Legislative Council.]]
The first Punjab Legislative Council was formed in 1921 fora t three-year term. The Council had 93 members, seventy per cent of whom were elected and rest nominated.<ref name="Pre Punjab First synopsis">{{cite web |title=Pre Punjab First synopsis |url=http://papmis.pitb.gov.pk/en/members/past-members/punjab-legislative-council-1921-to-1936/pre-punjab-first-synopsis |website=papmis.pitb.gov.pk |accessdate=10 October 2020}}</ref>

An elected president presided over meetings of the Council. The first Punjab Legislative Council held 98 meetings between 8 January 1921 and 27 October 1923.<ref name="Pre Punjab First synopsis"/>

Notable members included:

*[[Montagu Sherard Dawes Butler|Sir Montagu Butler]] ''(President)''
*[[Herbert Alexander Casson]] ''(President)''
*[[Manohar Lal (economist)|Manohar Lal]] ''(Lahore — Punjab University)''
*[[Fazl-i-Hussain|Sir Fazl-i-Husain]] ''(Elected — Muhammadan Landholders)''
*[[Sikandar Hayat Khan (Punjabi politician)]] ''(Wah, Attock — Muhammadan, Rural)''
*[[Sundar Singh Majithia]] (Ex-officio member, Member Executive Council)
*[[Feroz Khan Noon]] ''(Shahpur West — (Muhammadan), Rural)''
*[[Chhotu Ram]] ''(South East Rohtak (Non-Muhammadan)''
*[[Mian Muhammad Shahnawaz]] (''Lahore, Lahore — Muhammadan, Rural)''

==Second Council==
{{Main|1923 Punjab Legislative Council election}}
[[File:Members of Second Punjab Legislative Council.jpg|thumb|Group photo of Members of Second Punjab Legislative Assembly in 1924.]]
The second Legislative Council was constituted on 2 January 1924 and held 102 meetings until it was dissolved on 27 October 1926.<ref name="Pre Punjab Second Synopsis">{{cite web |title=Pre Punjab Second Synopsis |url=http://papmis.pitb.gov.pk/en/members/past-members/punjab-legislative-council-1921-to-1936/pre-punjab-second-synopsis |website=papmis.pitb.gov.pk |accessdate=10 October 2020}}</ref>

[[Abdul Qadir (Muslim leader)|Sir Sheikh Abdul Qadir]] was the first elected and the first Muslim President of this Council. He resigned in September 1925 when he was appointed Minister for Education, and was succeeded by [[Shahab-ud-Din Virk|Sir Shahab-ud-Din Virk]].<ref name="Pre Punjab Second Synopsis"/>

Notable members included:

*[[George Anderson (educator)|Sir George Anderson]] ''(Director of Public Instruction, Punjab)''
*Herbert Alexander Casson ''(President)''
*Sir Shahab-ud-Din Virk ''(President)''
*Sir Sheikh Abdul Qadir ''(President)''
*Manohar Lal ''(Lahore — Punjab University)''
*Sir Fazl-i-Husain ''(Minister for Education, Revenue Member — Muhammadan Landholders)''
*Sikandar Hayat Khan ''(Attock — Muhammadan, Rural)''
*Sundar Singh Majithia ''(Revenue Member)''
*[[John Maynard (civil servant)|John Maynard]] ''(Leader of the House, Finance Member)''
*[[Jogendra Singh]] ''(Sikh Landholders, Minister for Agriculture)''
*Chhotu Ram ''(South East Rohtak — Non-Muhammadan, Rural, Minister for Agriculture, Education)''

==Third Council==
{{Main|1926 Punjab Legislative Council election}}
The third Legislative Council sat between 3 January 1927 and 26 July 1930, during which is held 111 meetings.<ref name="Pre Punjab Third synopsis">{{cite web |title=Pre Punjab Third synopsis |url=http://papmis.pitb.gov.pk/en/members/past-members/punjab-legislative-council-1921-to-1936/pre-punjab-third-synopsis |website=papmis.pitb.gov.pk |accessdate=10 October 2020}}</ref> Sir Shahab-ud-Din Virk was re-elected President on 4 January 1927.<ref name="Pre Punjab Third synopsis"/>

Notable members included:

*Sir George Anderson ''(Director of Public Instruction, Punjab)''
*Sir Sheikh Abdul Qadir ''(Representative, General Interests)''
*[[Sir Henry Craik, 1st Baronet|Sir Henry Craik]] ''(Finance Member Government of Punjab)''
*[[Geoffrey Fitzhervey de Montmorency|Sir Geoffrey Fitzhervey de Montmorency]] ''(Finance Member to Government, Punjab)''
*[[Herbert William Emerson|Herbert Emerson]] ''(Secretary to Government Punjab, Finance Department)''
*Sir Fazl-i-Husain ''Revenue Member to Government Punjab''
*[[Muhammad Iqbal|Sir Muhammad Iqbal]] ''(Lahore City — Muhammadan, Urban)''
*Sikandar Hayat Khan ''(Muhammadan — Landholders)''
*Manohar Lal ''(Punjab University) — Minister for Education''
*Feroz Khan Noon ''(Shahpur East — Muhammadan, Rural) — Minister for Local Self-Government''
*Chhotu Ram ''(Hissar — Non-Muhammadan, Rural)'
*Sir Jogendra Singh ''(Sikh Landholders) — Minister for Agriculture''
*Sir Shahab-ud-Din Virk ''(President)''

==Fourth Council==
[[File:Members of Fourth Punjab Legislative Council.jpg|thumb|Group photo of Members of Fourth Punjab Legislative Council.]]
The fourth and the last Legislative Council was constituted on 25 October 1930 and held 197 meetings until it was dissolved on 17 November 1935.<ref name="Pre Punjab Fourth synopsis">{{cite web |title=Pre Punjab Fourth synopsis |url=http://papmis.pitb.gov.pk/en/members/past-members/punjab-legislative-council-1921-to-1936/pre-punjab-fourth-synopsis |website=papmis.pitb.gov.pk |accessdate=10 October 2020}}</ref> Sir Shahab-ud-Din Virk was reelected unopposed as President for a third term. He resigned when he was appointmed Minister for Education and was succeeded by [[Sir Chhotu Ram]].<ref name="Pre Punjab Fourth synopsis"/>

Notable members included:
*Sir George Anderson ''(Director of Public Instruction, Punjab)''
*[[Mazhar Ali Azhar]] ''(East and West Central Towns — Muhammadan, Urban)''
*Sir Henry Craik ''(Finance Member to Government, Punjab)''
*[[Mushtaq Ahmed Gurmani]] ''(Representative of General Interest)''
*Sir Fazl-i-Husain ''Minister for Education''
*[[Miles Irving]] ''(Finance Member, Minister Revenue previously worked as Financial Commissioner)''
*Sikandar Hayat Khan ''(Revenue Member to Government, Punjab)''
*Manohar Lal ''(Punjab University)''
*[[Shahnawaz Khan Mamdot]] (Representative of General Interest)
*Feroz Khan Noon ''(Shahpur East — Muhammadan, Rural) — Minister for Education''
*Chhotu Ram ''(President)'
*Sir Jogendra Singh ''(Sikh, Landholders — Minister for Agriculture)''
*Sir Shahab-ud-Din Virk ''(President)''

==See also==
*[[1920 Punjab Legislative Council election]]
*[[1923 Punjab Legislative Council election]]
*[[1926 Punjab Legislative Council election]]

==References==
{{Reflist}}

[[Category:Provinces of British India]]
[[Category:History of Punjab]]
[[Category:Defunct lower houses]]
[[Category:Government of British India]]