Gandhian Era · 24 September 1932
Poona Pact
After Gandhi's fast against separate electorates for Depressed Classes, Ambedkar agreed to reserved seats within joint electorates.
Causes
- Communal Award (1932)
- Gandhi's fast in Yerwada jail
Consequences
- 148 reserved seats in provincial legislatures
- Debate on caste and representation
Significance
Shaped later constitutional reservations.
People
Key terms
Sources
- Sumit Sarkar, Modern India 1885–1947 (Macmillan, 1983)
- Sekhar Bandyopadhyay, From Plassey to Partition (Orient BlackSwan, 2004)