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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. 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
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The third Legislative Council sat between 3 January 1927 and 26 July 1930, during which is held 111 meetings. Sir Shahab-ud-Din Virk was re-elected President on 4 January 1927.
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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
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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.
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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.
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The second Legislative Council was constituted on 2 January 1924 and held 102 meetings until it was dissolved on 27 October 1926.
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increased representation and the powers of the assembly. It was dissolved in 1936 and was succeeded by
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The Punjab Parliamentarians 1897-2013, Provincial Assembly of the Punjab, Lahore - Pakistan, 2015
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were introduced by British Government. The scheme was implemented through the
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Group photo of Members of Second Punjab Legislative Assembly in 1924.
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and the last election held in 1930 and the council disbanded in 1936
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gave the momentum to the growing demand for self-government in
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Group photo of Members of Fourth Punjab Legislative Council.
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Group Photo of Members of First Punjab Legislative Council.
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Unicameral legislature of British Punjab (1921–1936)
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British Punjab Provincial Assembly
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Government of India Act 1919
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