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What does the Lucknow Pact say about the composition of Provincial Legislutures?
Lucknow Pact
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According to the Lucknow Pact-
- Four-fifths of the members of the Provincial Legislatures were to be elected and one-fifth nominated.
- The number of Muslim members was laid down Province by Province.
- On the whole, the proportion of Muslim members was large, for example, 50 per cent in Punjab, 40 per cent in Bengal and 30 per cent in U.P.
- They were to be elected through Separate Electorates.
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