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{{Infobox election
| election_name = 1926 Punjab Provincial Legislative Council election
| country = British India
| type = parliamentary
| ongoing = no
| turnout = 54.36% ({{increase}} 1.54%)
| previous_election = 1923 Punjab Legislative Council election
| previous_year = 1923
| next_election = 1930 Punjab Legislative Council election
| next_year = 1930
| election_date = 1926
| seats_for_election = 71 seats in the [[Punjab Legislative Council (British India)|Punjab Legislative Council]]
| image1 =
| image1_size =
| leader1 =
| party1 = Unionist Party (Punjab)
| seats1 = 31
| seat_change1 = {{decrease}} 2
| party2 = Hindu Election Board
| seats2 = 12
| seat_change2 = {{increase}} 12
| party4 = [[Central Sikh League|CSL]]
| seats4 = 11
| seat_change4 = {{increase}} 11
| party5 = Independent politician
| seats5 = 12
| seat_change5 = {{decrease}} 5
| map = [[File:Punjab region.svg|200px]]
}}

'''Legislative Council elections''' were held in [[Punjab Province (British India)|Punjab Province]] in [[British India]] in late 1926. They were the third legislative council elections held in the province under the [[Government of India Act 1919]]. The newly elected Council was constituted on 3 January 1927 when its first meeting was held.<ref>The Punjab Parliamentarians 1897–2013, Provincial Assembly of the Punjab, Lahore - Pakistan, 2015</ref>

[[Shahab-ud-Din Virk]] was re-elected as President on 4 January 1927.<ref>Proceedings, Punjab Legislative Council, January 4, 1927. Pages 5-6.</ref> The Council was given the extension of about 7 months in its three years town and was dissolved on 26 July 1930. The Council held 111 meetings during its extended tenure.<ref>Proceedings, Punjab Legislative Council, July 26, 1930. Pages 317-322.</ref>

==Distribution of seats==
{|class="wikitable" style="text-align:center"
|-
!Category
!Urban
!Rural
!Total
|-
!General
|7
|13
!20
|-
!Mohammadans
|5
|27
!32
|-
!Sikh
|1
|11
!12
|-
!Special^
| -
| -
!7
|-
!Total
!13
!51
!71<ref>[http://panjabdigilib.org/webuser/searches/downloadPdf.jsp?file=BK-001213.pdf&docid=2769 Elections in Punjab 1920-1947 (Pdf)], Book by Kirpal C. Yadav. Retrieved 7 May 2021.</ref>
|}

'''Special^''' (Non-Territorial)

* Punjab Landholders - 3
** General - 1
** Mohammadan - 1
** Sikh - 1
* Baluch Tumandars - 1
* Punjab Universities - 1
* Punjab Commerce and Trade - 1
* Punjab Industry - 1
==Election schedule==
{|class="wikitable" style="text-align:center"
|-
!Event
!Date
|-
!Filing of Nominations
|5 November 1926
|-
!Scrutiny of Nominations
|8 November 1926
|-
!Polling
|23 and 30 November 1926
|-
!Counting
|? December 1926
|}
* Election schedule in special constituencies were not same and the dates were different, unfortunately not available.

==Category wise result==
{| class="wikitable" style="font-weight: bold; font-size: x-small; font-family: verdana"
|-
!rowspan=2| S. No.
!rowspan=2| Party
!colspan=8|Category (Seats)
|-
!General Urban (7)
!General Rural (13)
!Muhammadans Urban (5)
!Muhammadans Rural (27)
!Sikh Urban (1)
!Sikh Rural (11)
!Special (7)
!Total (71)
|-
!1
!Unionist Party
| -
|5
| -
|23
| -
| -
|3
!31
|-
!2
!Hindu Election Board
|4
|7
| -
| -
| -
| -
|1
!12
|-
!3
!Central Sikh League
| -
| -
| -
| -
|1
|10
| -
!11
|-
!4
!Khilafatists
| -
| -
|2
|1
| -
| -
| -
!3
|-
!5
!Indian National Congress
|1
|1
| -
| -
| -
| -
| -
!2
|-
!6
!Independent
|2
| -
|3
|3
| -
|1
|3
!12
|}

'''Special (7)'''
*Landholders (3)
**General (1)
***Hindu Election Board - 1
**Mohammadans (1)
***Unionist Party - 1
**Sikh (1)
***Unionist Party - 1
*Baluch Tumandars (1)
**Unionist Party - 1
*Punjab Universities (1)
**Independent - 1
*Punjab Commerce and Trade (1)
**Independent -1
*Punjab Industries(1)
**Independent - 1

==Result==
{{Election results
|party1=[[Unionist Party (Punjab)|Unionist Party]]|seats1=31|sc1=–2
|party2=[[Hindu Election Board]]|seats2=12|sc2=New|color2=#8D0FCC
|party3=[[Central Sikh League]]|seats3=11|sc3=New|color3=#FF9933
|party4=[[Khilafatists]]|seats4=3|sc4=New|color4=green
|party5=[[Indian National Congress]]|seats5=2|sc5=New
|party6=Independents|seats6=12|sc6=–5
|total_sc=0
|source=Ali<ref>[http://citeseerx.ist.psu.edu/viewdoc/download%3Fdoi%3D10.1.1.717.1331%26rep%3Drep1%26type%3Dpdf&ved=2ahUKEwiCxq2d-cfwAhVVQH0KHZ-mBuc4ChAWMAV6BAgJEAI&usg=AOvVaw2wY8OBb_-lob-N7V3uw1pR Political Development and Political Parties in Punjan 1849-1948], (p. 74), Pakistan Journal of Social Science Vol. 29, No. 1 (June 2009) pp. 65-78. Retrieved 14 May 2021.</ref>
}}

==Constituency wise result==
'''Color Keys for the Party of winner'''
*{{colorbox|blue}} [[Unionist Party (Punjab)|Unionist Party]]
*{{colorbox|#8D0FCC}} [[Hindu Election Board]]
*{{colorbox|#FF9933}} [[Central Sikh League]]
*{{colorbox|green}} [[Khilafatists]]
*{{colorbox|#00BFFF}} [[Indian National Congress]]
*{{colorbox|#DDDDDD}} [[Independent politician|Independent]]
'''Other keys'''
*{{colorbox|wheat}} Candidate Elected Unopposed

'''General-Urban'''
{|class="wikitable" style="text-align:center"
|-
!S. No.
!Constituency
!Winner
!colspan=2|Party
|-
!1
|Lahore City
|Bakshi Tek Chand
|bgcolor=#8D0FCC|
|Hindu Election Board
|-
!2
|Amritsar City
|Kesho Ram
|bgcolor=#DDDDDD|
|Independent
|-
!3
|South-Eastern Towns
|bgcolor=wheat|Joti Prasad
|bgcolor=#8D0FCC rowspan=2|
|rowspan=2|Hindu Election Board
|-
!4
|North-Eastern Towns
|Mohan Lal
|-
!5
|East-Western Towns
|Daulat Ram Kalia
|bgcolor=#DDDDDD|
|Independent
|-
!6
|North-Western Towns
|Gokul Chand
|bgcolor=#8D0FCC|
|Hindu Election Board
|-
!7
|Western Punjab
|Bodh Raj
|bgcolor=#00BFFF|
|Indian National Congress
|}

'''General-Rural'''
{|class="wikitable" style="text-align:center"
|-
!S. No.
!Constituency
!Winner
!colspan=2|Party
|-
!8
|Hissar
|Chhaju Ram
|bgcolor=blue rowspan=2|
|rowspan=2|Unionist Party
|-
!9
|South-Eastern Rohtak
|Chottu Ram
|-
!10
|North-Eastern Rohtak
|Baldeo Singh
|bgcolor=#8D0FCC rowspan=2 |
|rowspan=2 |Hindu Election Board
|-
!11
|Gurgaon
|Balbir Singh
|-
!12
|Karnal
|Duli Chand
|bgcolor=blue |
|Unionist Party
|-
!13
|Ambala-Simla
|Ganga Ram
|bgcolor=#8D0FCC|
|Hindu Election Board
|-
!14
|Kangra
|Ram Singh
|bgcolor=blue|
|Unionist Party
|-
!15
|Hoshiarpur
|Nanak Chand
|bgcolor=#8D0FCC|
|Hindu Election Board
|-
!16
|Jullundur-Ludhiana
|Hans Raj
|bgcolor=#00BFFF|
|Indian National Congress
|-
!17
|Lahore-Ferozpur-Sheikhupura
|Gopal Das
|bgcolor=#8D0FCC|
|Hindu Election Board
|-
!18
|Amritsar-Gurdaspur
|Kesar Singh
|bgcolor=blue |
|Unionist Party
|-
!19
|Rawalpindi
|Labh Singh
|bgcolor=#8D0FCC rowspan=2|
|rowspan=2|Hindu Election Board
|-
!20
|Multan
|Sewak Ram
|}

'''Muhammadan-Urban'''
{|class="wikitable" style="text-align:center"
|-
!S. No.
!Constituency
!Winner
!colspan=2|Party
|-
!21
|Lahore City
|Mohammed Iqbal
|bgcolor=#DDDDDD rowspan=2 |
|rowspan=2 |Independent
|-
!22
|Amritsar City
|Mohammed Sadiq
|-
!23
|Western Punjab Towns
|Mohammed Alam
|bgcolor=green|
|Khilafatists
|-
!24
|East West Central Towns
|Din Mohammed
|bgcolor=#DDDDDD|
|Independent
|-
!25
|South-Eastern Towns
|Feroz-ud-Din
|bgcolor=green|
|Khilafatists
|}

'''Muhammadan-Rural'''
{|class="wikitable" style="text-align:center"
|-
!S. No.
!Constituency
!Winner
!colspan=2|Party
|-
!26
|Gurgaon Hissar
|Yasim Khan
|bgcolor=blue |
|Unionist Party
|-
!27
|Ambala
|bgcolor=wheat|Rahim Baksh
|bgcolor=#DDDDDD|
|Independent
|-
!28
|Hoshiarpur Ludhiana
|Afzal Haq
|bgcolor=green|
|Khilafatists
|-
!29
|Ferozpur
|Akbar Ali
|bgcolor=#DDDDDD|
|Independent
|-
!30
|Jullundur
|Abdur Rehman Khan
|bgcolor=blue rowspan=4|
|rowspan=4|Unionist Party
|-
!31
|Kangra Gurdaspur
|bgcolor=wheat|Shahab-ud-din Virk
|-
!32
|Lahore
|Habibullah
|-
!33
|Amritsar
|Maqbool Mahmud
|-
!34
|Sialkot
|Zafrullah Khan
|bgcolor=#DDDDDD|
|Independent
|-
!35
|Gujranwala
|Ali Ahmed
|bgcolor=blue rowspan=18|
|rowspan=18|Unionist Party
|-
!36
|Sheikhupura
|Mohammed Khan Wagha
|-
!37
|Gujarat East
|Fazl Ali
|-
!38
|Gujarat West
|Umar Hayat
|-
!39
|Shahpur East
|Firoz Khan Noon
|-
!40
|Shahpur West
|Mohammed Hayat Qureshi
|-
!41
|Mianwali
|Saifullah Khan
|-
!42
|Attock
|Mohammed Amin Khan
|-
!43
|Rawalpindi
|Nur Khan
|-
!44
|Jehlum
|Talib Mohammed Khan
|-
!45
|Lyallpur North
|Shahadat Khan
|-
!46
|Lyallpur South
|Sadaullah Khan
|-
!47
|Montgomery
|Husaini Shah
|-
!48
|Multan East
|Ahmad Yar Khan
|-
!49
|Multan West
|bgcolor=wheat|Raza Shah Gilani
|-
!50
|Jhang
|bgcolor=wheat|Mubarak Ali Shah
|-
!51
|Muzaffargarh
|bgcolor=wheat|Abdullah Khan
|-
!52
|Dera Gazi Khan
|Faiz Mohammed
|}

'''Sikh-Urban'''
{|class="wikitable" style="text-align:center"
|-
!S. No.
!Constituency
!Winner
!colspan=2|Party
|-
!53
|Sikh Urban
|bgcolor=wheat |Ujjal Singh
|bgcolor=#FF9933|
|Central Sikh League
|}

'''Sikh-Rural'''
{|class="wikitable" style="text-align:center"
|-
!S. No.
!Constituency
!Winner
!colspan=2|Party
|-
!54
|Ambala Division
|Hari Singh
|bgcolor=#FF9933 rowspan=4|
|rowspan=4|Central Sikh League
|-
!55
|Hoshiarpur Kangara
|bgcolor=wheat|Kundan Singh
|-
!56
|Jullundur
|bgcolor=wheat|Partap Singh
|-
!57
|Ludhiana
|Mohinder Singh
|-
!58
|Ferozpur
|Fateh Singh
|bgcolor=#DDDDDD|
|Independent
|-
!59
|Lahore
|Hira Singh
|bgcolor=#FF9933 rowspan=6|
|rowspan=6|Central Sikh League
|-
!60
|Amritsar
|Santa Singh
|-
!61
|Sialkot Gurdaspur
|bgcolor=wheat|Bishan Singh
|-
!62
|Lyallpur
|Kartar Singh Bedi
|-
!63
|Multan Shekhupura
|Buta Singh
|-
!64
|Rawalpindi Gujranwala
|Narain Singh
|}

'''Special'''
{|class="wikitable" style="text-align:center"
|-
!S. No.
!Constituency
!Winner
!colspan=2|Party
|-
!colspan=5| Landholders
|-
!65
|Punjab (General)
|bgcolor=wheat |Raja Narendra Nath
|bgcolor=#8D0FCC|
|Hindu Election Board
|-
!66
|Punjab (Muhammadan)
|bgcolor=wheat|Sikandar Hayat Khan
|bgcolor=blue rowspan=2|
|rowspan=2|Unionist Party
|-
!67
|Punjab<br> (Sikh)
|bgcolor=wheat|Joginder Singh
|-
!colspan=5|Tumandars
|-
!68
|Baluch Tumandars
|bgcolor=wheat|Jamal Khan Leghari
|bgcolor=blue |
|Unionist Party
|-
!colspan=5 |University
|-
!69
|Punjab <br>Universities
|Manohar Lal
|bgcolor=#DDDDDD|
|Independent
|-
!colspan=5 |Commerce and Trade
|-
!70
|Punjab Commerce and Trade
|bgcolor=wheat |V. F. Gray
|bgcolor=#DDDDDD|
|Independent
|-
!colspan=5 |Industry
|-
!71
|Punjab <br>Industries
|Dhanpat Rai
|bgcolor=#DDDDDD|
|Independent
|}

==Office bearer==
{|class="wikitable" style="text-align:center"
|-
!Post
!Name
!colspan=2|Tenure
!colspan=2|Party
|-
!President
|[[Shahab-ud-Din Virk]]
|3 January 1927
|26 July 1930
|bgcolor=blue|
|Unionist Party
|-
!rowspan=2|Deputy President
|Buta Singh
|5 January 1927
|21 July 1927
|bgcolor=#FF9933|
|Central Sikh League
|-
|Habibullah
|21 July 1927
|26 July 1930
|bgcolor=blue|
|Unionist Party
|}
'''Ex-Officio member and Ministers'''
{|class="wikitable" style="text-align:center"
|-
!Name
!Member of Department
!colspan=2|Party
|-
|[[Geoffrey Fitzhervey de Montmorency]]
|rowspan=2|Finance
|rowspan=2 bgcolor=#DDDDDD|
|rowspan=2|Non-Partisan
|-
|[[Henry Duffield Craik]]
|}
'''Ministers'''
{|class="wikitable" style="text-align:center"
|-
!Name
!Member of Department
!colspan=2|Party
|-
|[[Feroz Khan Noon]]
|Local Self Government
|bgcolor=blue rowspan=3|
|rowspan=3|Unionist Party
|-
|[[Fazl-i-Hussain]]
|Revenue
|-
|[[Jogendra Singh]]
|Agriculture
|-
|[[Manohar Lal (economist)|Manohar Lal]]
|Education
|bgcolor=#DDDDDD|
|Independent
|}

==See also==
[[Punjab Legislative Council (British India)]]

==References==
{{reflist}}

==External links==
*{{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=17 June 2021}}

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