Of the thirty seats reserved for them in the central assembly, the League had won every single one.8 Of the roughly 500 Muslim seats in the provincial assemblies, the League had gained 425.9 Since the franchise was limited to those with property, money, or education, over 86 per cent of adult Muslims did not have the right to vote.10 But the Muslim League interpreted the results conveniently. All Muslims, it declared, were behind its demand for Pakistan.
1945 elections - central and provincial assembly
