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Download Solution PDFWhich of the following led to the origin of Poona Pact?
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Option 3 : Communal Award
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Download Solution PDFThe correct answer is Communal Award.
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- Poona Pact was signed by Dr. B R Ambedkar on 24 September 1932.
- The Poona Pact provided for the abandoning of the idea of separate electorates for the depressed classes.
- The Poona Pact was accepted by the British authorities as an amendment to the Communal Award.
- It gave nearly 147 seats to the depressed classes in provincial legislatures as opposed to 71 seats given by the Communal Award.
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