- Provincial elections were held in 1936-37 as mandated by the Government of India Act 1935.
- Areas where the provincial elections were held were – Madras, Central Provinces, Bihar, Orissa, United Provinces, Bombay Presidency, Assam, NWFP, Bengal, Punjab, and Sindh.
- It was the first election where a large number of people participated and total participants accounted for 14% of the population.
- Election Results
- Congress emerged as the single largest party and the Muslim League as the second.
- The Unionist Party won 106 seats.
- The result of the election was a severe blow to the Muslim League.