Which of the following statements is correct about the Provincial elections of 1946?

A- The Congress swept the general constituencies, capturing 91.3 per cent of the non-Muslim vote.
B- The League won all 30 reserved constituencies in the Centre with 86.6 per cent of the Muslim vote.
C- The League won 509 out of 509 seats in the provinces.
D- Nehru and Jinnah both became the head of the assembly.

Choose the correct answer from the given options:

A and B

The correct answer is Option 1 - A and B

The correct statements are:

A- The Congress swept the general constituencies, capturing 91.3 per cent of the non-Muslim vote.

B- The League won all 30 reserved constituencies in the Centre with 86.6 per cent of the Muslim vote.

Provincial elections were again held in 1946. The Congress swept the general constituencies, capturing 91.3 per cent of the non-Muslim vote. The League’s success in the seats reserved for Muslims was equally spectacular: it won all 30 reserved constituencies in the Centre with 86.6 per cent of the Muslim vote and 442 out of 509 seats in the provinces. Only as late as 1946, therefore, did the League establish itself as the dominant party among Muslim voters, seeking to vindicate its claim to be the “sole spokesman” of India’s Muslims. The franchise was extremely limited. About 10 to 12 per cent of the population enjoyed the right to vote in the provincial elections and a mere one per cent in the elections for the Central Assembly.

These statements are incorrect:

C- The League won 509 out of 509 seats in the provinces (The League won 442 out of 509 seats in the provinces.)
D- Nehru and Jinnah both became the head of the assembly (Nehru and Jinnah both did not become head of the assembly)