The provision for separate electorate for Muslims was given in

The provision for separate electorate for Muslims was given in

Morley-Minto Reforms, 1909
Montagu-Chelmsford Reforms, 1919
Communal Award, 1932
Government of India Act, 1935
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The provision for separate electorate for Muslims was first introduced in the Morley-Minto Reforms of 1909.
– The Morley-Minto Reforms (Indian Councils Act 1909) introduced communal representation by providing separate electorates for Muslims.
– This meant that Muslim members would be elected by Muslim voters only in specific constituencies.
– The Montagu-Chelmsford Reforms (Government of India Act 1919) extended separate electorates to Sikhs, Indian Christians, Anglo-Indians, and Europeans.
– The Communal Award of 1932, announced by Ramsay MacDonald, extended separate electorates to the Depressed Classes (later modified by the Poona Pact).
– The Government of India Act, 1935, further continued and extended the system of communal electorates.
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