Question

Explain the communal election system proposed in Indian Councils Act, 1909.

Answer 1

It introduced a system of communal representation for Muslims by accepting the concept of 'separate electorate'. Indian Council Act of 1909, AD was instituted to placate the moderates and appeasement to the disseminate Muslims from National Movement by granting them separate electorate.

Answer 2

The Indian Councils Act 1909, commonly known as the Morley-Minto Reforms, was an Act of the Parliament of the United Kingdom that brought about a limited increase in the involvement of lndians in the governance of British India. By this Act, Communal Electoral System was introduced in India.