List of members of the 1st Provincial Assembly of Sindh

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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 the 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 the 27th 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]

References[edit]

  1. ^ "Government of India Act 1935" (PDF).
  2. ^ a b c "First Assembly of Sindh" (PDF).