Separate electorates for representation of Indian Christians and Anglo-Indians were created under the
Indian Councils Act, 1861
Government of India Act, 1909
Government of India Act, 1919
Government of India Act, 1935
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– The Government of India Act, 1919 (Montagu-Chelmsford Reforms) extended the principle of separate electorates to Sikhs, Indian Christians, Anglo-Indians, and Europeans.
– The Government of India Act, 1935 further extended this principle, reserving seats for depressed classes (Scheduled Castes), women, and labour, in addition to retaining separate electorates for earlier groups, although the separate electorate for depressed classes was averted by the Poona Pact.
– The Indian Councils Act, 1861 was primarily concerned with restructuring the legislative councils in India.