Indian Independence & Partition, 1857–1964 · THE MAP IN
Map of India in July 1937
The elected map
India in July 1937: The elected map. Since April 1930, 1 territory changed status on this map: Burma (annexed 1826–86; separated from India 1937).
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What changes on the map
| Burma (annexed 1826–86; separated from India 1937) | British India — direct rule → Crown colonies · Burma after 1937 |
On the ground
- the Madras Presidency under its Congress ministry, 1937–39
- the Bombay Presidency under its Congress ministry, 1937–39
- the United Provinces under their Congress ministry, 1937–39
- Bihar under its Congress ministry, 1937–39
- the Central Provinces & Berar under their Congress ministry, 1937–39
- Orissa under its Congress ministry, 1937–39
- the North-West Frontier Province — Ghaffar Khan’s Congress ministry, 1937–39
- Bengal under Fazlul Huq’s KPP–League coalition, 1937 →
- the Punjab under Sikandar Hayat Khan’s Unionist ministry, 1937 →
- Sind under its coalition ministries, 1937 →
- Assam under its coalition, then Congress, ministries, 1937 →
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