List of members of the 1st Provincial Assembly of Sindh
Sindh was separated from the Bombay Presidency on 1 April 1936, under Government of India Act 1935.[1] Province of Sindh , formally knows as Sind in British India, was officially inaugurate, Sir Lancelot Graham was appointed first Governor General of the newly created province by the British Government.[2]
Elections
[edit]First elections of the Legislative assembly of Sindh were held on 7 February 1937 with 60 seats allocated to the newly established assembly. On 15 April 1937, H.E. the Governor Sir Lancelot Graham, issued a notification to summon the first session of the first Sindh Legislative Assembly to meet on Tuesday 27 April 1937 at 11.00 a.m. in the Assembly Hall of the Sindh Chief Court Karachi pursuant to Section 62(3) of the Government of India Act 1935.[2]
| Serial | Description | Number of Seats |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | General Seats | 18 |
| 2 | Muhammaddan Seats | 33 |
| 3 | European Seats | 02 |
| 4 | Seats reserved for the representative of Commerce, Industry, Mining & Planting | 02 |
| 5 | Seats reserved for Landlords | 02 |
| 6 | Seats reserved for the representative of Labour | 01 |
| 7 | Seat reserved for the women's Constituency (General) | 01 |
| 8 | Seat reserved for the women's Constituency (Muhammadan) | 01 |
| Total | 60 | |
List of Members of the Assembly
[edit]Complete list of members of the first provincial assembly of Sindh, 1937 - 1945.[2]
| Serial | Name | Constituency |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Mr. Abdul Majid Lilram Shaikh | Larkana |
| 2 | Mr. Abdul Sattar Abdul Rahman Pirzada | Sukkur |
| 3 | Mr. Akhji Ratansing Sodho | Tharparkar |
| 4 | Khan Sahab Allah Bux Khudadad Khan Gabol | Karachi |
| 5 | Khan Bahadur Allah Bux Muhammad Umar Soomro, O.B.E. | Sukkur |
| 6 | Sahab Bahadur Mir Allahdad Khan Imam Bux Khan Talpur | Tharparkar |
| 7 | Khan Bahadur Haji Amir Ali Tharo Khan Lahori | Larkana |
| 8 | Mr. Arbab Togachi Mir Muhammad Nohri | Tharparkar |
| 9 | Mr. Bhojsing Gurdinomal Pahalajani | Sukkur |
| 10 | Mr. Dialmal Doulatram | Landload Seat |
| 11 | Mr. Doulatram Mohandas | Sukkur |
| 12 | Mr. Ghanshyam Jethanand Shivdasani | Hyderabad |
| 13 | Mr. Ghanumal Tarachand | Hyderabad |
| 14 | Mir Ghulam Ali Bandehali Talpur | Hyderabad |
| 15 | Mir Ghulam Allah Khan Mir Haji Hussain Bux Khan Talpur | Hyderabad |
| 16 | Makhdoom Ghulam Haider Makhdoom Zaheeruddin | Hyderabad |
| 17 | Pir Ghulam Haider Shah Sahib Dino Shah | Tharparkar |
| 18 | Khan Bahadur Ghulam Muhammad Abdullah Khan Isran | Larkana |
| 19 | Mr. Ghulam Murtaza Shah Muhammad Shah, Syed | Dadu |
| 20 | Mr. Ghulam Murtaza Shah Muhammad Shah, Syed | Tharparkar |
| 21 | R.S Gokaldas Mewaldas | Larkana |
| 22 | Mr. Hassaram Sunderdas Pamnani (General Rural) | Sukkur East |
| 23 | Dr. Hemandas Rupchand Wadhwani | Upper Sindh, Frontier District |
| 24 | Mr. Hotchand Hiranand Rai Bahadur | Nawabshah |
| 25 | Pir Illahi Bux Nawaz Ali | Dadu |
| 26 | Mr. Issardas Varindmal | Commerce & Industry (Indian Commerce) |
| 27 | Khan Sahab Jaffer Khan Gul Muhammad Khan Burdi | Upper Sindh, Frontier District |
| 28 | Mr. Jamshed Nusserwanji Mehta | Dadu |
| 29 | Jam Jan Muhammad Khan Muhammad Sharif Junejo | Nawabshah |
| 30 | Mrs. Jenubai Ghulam Ali Allana | Women Constituency Muhammadan |
| 31 | Miss. Jethibai Tulsidas Sipahimalani | Women Constituency General |
| 32 | Khan Bhahadur Kaisar Khan Ghulam Mohammad Khan Bozdar | Sukkur |
| 33 | Mr. Khair Shah Imam Ali Shah, Syed (Oath 3/8/1937) | Nawabshah |
| 34 | Col. H.J. Mahon | European Sindh |
| 35 | Syed Miran Muhammad Shah Zainul-ab-din Shah | Hyderabad |
| 36 | Mr. Muhammad Ali Shah Allahando Shah, Syed | Nawabshah |
| 37 | K.B Muhammad Ayub Shah Muhammad Khan Khuhro | Larkana |
| 38 | Muhammad Hashim Faiz Mohammad Alias Fabji Gazdar | Karachi |
| 39 | Mr. Mir Muhammad Khan Nawab Ghaibi Khan Chandio | Larkana |
| 40 | Mr. Muhammad Usman Muhammad Khan Soomro | Karachi |
| 41 | Mr. Muhammad Yousif Khan Bahadur Khair Mohammad Khan Chandio | Karachi |
| 42 | Mr. Naraindas Anandji Bechar | Karachi |
| 43 | Mr. Newandram Vishindas | Nawabshah |
| 44 | Mr. Nichaldas Chatomal Vazirani | Karachi |
| 45 | Mr. Nur Muhammad Shah Murad Ali Shah, Syed | Nawabshah |
| 46 | Dr. D.N.O Sullivan | Karachi |
| 47 | Mr. Partabrai Kaisukhdas (General Rural West) | Tharparkar |
| 48 | Dr. Popatlal A. Bhoopatkar | Karachi |
| 49 | Mr. G.H Raschen (Chamber of Commerce) | Karachi |
| 50 | Mr. Rasool Bux Khan Muhammad Bux Khan Unar | Nawabshah |
| 51 | Khan Sahab Rasool Bux Shah Mahboob Shah, Syed | Sukkur |
| 52 | Mr. Rustomji Khurshedji Sidhwa | Karachi |
| 53 | Mir. Bandehali Khan Mir Haji Mohammad Hussain Khan Talpur | Hyderabad |
| 54 | Mr. Shamsuddin Khan Abdul Kabir Khan Barikzai (Durani) Pathan | Sukkur |
| 55 | Mr. Sitaldas Perumal | Tharparkar |
| 56 | Mir Zain-ul-din Khan Mir Sunder Khan Sundrani | Upper Sindh, Frontier District |
| 57 | Khan Sahab Sohrab Khan Sahib Dino Khan Sarki | Upper Sindh, Frontier District |
| 58 | Mukhi Gobindram Pritamdas | Upper Sindh, Frontier District |
| 59 | Dewan Bahadur Hiranand Khemsing | Hyderabad |
| 60 | Sir Ghulam Hussain Hidayatullah Shaikh, Kt. K.C.S.I | Karachi |
| 61 | Mr. Flockhart, J.J. (9 August 1937 Oath) | Landlord seat |
| 62 | Mr. Muhammad Amin Abdul Aziz Khoso (29/3/1938 Oath) | Upper Sindh, Frontier District |
| 63 | MR. Hossack William Bartlet Lt. Col. (31/3/1938 Oath) | Karachi |
| 64 | Mr. Choithram T.Valecha (19/5/1938 Oath) | Karachi |
| 65 | Mr. Fraser J. (19/5/1938 Oath) | Karachi |
| 66 | Dr. Choithram P. Gidwani (4/1/1939 Oath) | Hyderabad |
| 67 | Lollumal Rewachand Motiwani (27/11/1940 Oath) | Sukkur |
| 68 | Mr. Lalla Menghraj Beherumal (18/3/1941 Oath) | Sukkur |
| 69 | Rais Ali Gohar Khan Mahar (1/3/1943 Oath) | Sukkur |
| 70 | Mr. Tarachand Dharamdas (24/6/1943 Oath) | Tharparkar |
| 71 | Mr. Ahmad Khan Sadhayo Khan Bahadur (23/2/1944 Oath) | Sukkur |
| 72 | Mir Hussain Bux Talpur Sian Bahadur (21/2/1945 Oath) | Hyderabad |
| 73 | Mr. Haji Moula Bux Muhammad Umer Soomro Khan Bahadur (21/2/1945 Oath) | Sukkur |
See also
[edit]- Pakistan
- British India
- Sindh
- Provincial Assembly of Sindh
- Pakistan Movement
- Fourteen Points of Jinnah
- List of members of the 2nd Provincial Assembly of Sindh
References
[edit]- ^ "Government of India Act 1935" (PDF).
- ^ a b c "First Assembly of Sindh" (PDF).