Lower chamber of the legislature of Bengal in British India (1937–1947)
This article is about the lower chamber of the legislature of Bengal Presidency. For the upper chamber, see Bengal Legislative Council. For the council of Eastern Bengal and Assam, see Eastern Bengal and Assam Legislative Council. For the modern Indian Bengal assembly, see West Bengal Legislative Assembly.
Bengal Legislative Assembly
বঙ্গীয় আইনসভা
Type
Type
Lower chamber
History
Founded
1937 (1937)
Disbanded
1947 (1947)
Succeeded by
East Bengal Legislative Assembly West Bengal Legislative Assembly
Seats
250
Meeting place
Calcutta, Bengal Presidency
The Bengal Legislative Assembly (Bengali: বঙ্গীয় আইনসভা) was the largest legislature in British India, serving as the lower chamber of the legislature of Bengal (now Bangladesh and the Indian state of West Bengal). It was established under the Government of India Act 1935. The assembly played an important role in the final decade of undivided Bengal. The Leader of the House was the Prime Minister of Bengal. The assembly's lifespan covered the anti-feudal movement of the Krishak Praja Party, the period of World War II, the Lahore Resolution, the Quit India movement, suggestions for a United Bengal and the partition of Bengal and partition of British India.
Many notable speeches were delivered by Bengali statesmen in this assembly. The records of the assembly's proceedings are preserved in the libraries of the Parliament of Bangladesh and the West Bengal Legislative Assembly.
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