1947 North-West Frontier Province referendum
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title:
1947 North-West Frontier Province referendum
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The North-West Frontier Province referendum was held in July 1947 to decide whether the North-West Frontier Province of British India would join the Dominion of India or Pakistan upon the Partition of India. The polling began on 6 July and the results were made public on 20 July. Out of the total population of 4 million in the NWFP, only 572,798 were eligible to vote, of whom only 51.00% voted in the referendum. 289,244 (99.02%) of the votes were cast in favor of Pakistan and only 2,874 (0.98%)
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Referendum in British India
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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1947_North-West_Frontier_Province_referendum
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2019-07-04T12:20:27Z
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2024-09-09T10:22:37Z
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