Bogra Formula
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The Bogra Formula was a political proposal by Pakistani Prime Minister Mohammad Ali Bogra in the 1950s to resolve representation disputes between East and West Pakistan through a new power-sharing constitutional arrangement.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Bogra Formula canonical | 3 |
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Prime Minister of Pakistan
ⓘ
constitutional proposal ⓘ power‑sharing formula ⓘ |
| aimedToResolve |
constitutional deadlock
ⓘ
representation dispute between East Pakistan and West Pakistan ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs | Bogra constitutional formula ⓘ |
| concerns |
bicameral legislature
ⓘ
federal representation ⓘ parliamentary structure ⓘ power sharing ⓘ |
| country | Pakistan ⓘ |
| executiveSelectionMethod | Prime Minister to be elected by joint session of both houses ⓘ |
| followedBy |
Constitution of Pakistan 1956
ⓘ
surface form:
1956 Constitution of Pakistan
|
| governorGeneralTermLength | 5 years ⓘ |
| headOfStateSelectionMethod | Governor‑General to be elected by joint session of both houses ⓘ |
| historicalContext |
One Unit policy discussions
ⓘ
early constitutional debates in Pakistan ⓘ |
| influencedBy |
concerns of West Pakistani provinces
ⓘ
representation demands of East Pakistan ⓘ |
| legislatureType | bicameral legislature ⓘ |
| lowerHouseName | House of People ⓘ |
| lowerHouseRepresentationPrinciple | population‑based representation ⓘ |
| lowerHouseSeatsEastPakistan | 165 ⓘ |
| lowerHouseSeatsWestPakistan | 135 ⓘ |
| lowerHouseTotalSeats | 300 ⓘ |
| namedAfter | Mohammad Ali Bogra ⓘ |
| primeMinisterTermLength | 5 years ⓘ |
| principle |
federalism
ⓘ
parity between the two wings in the upper house ⓘ population‑based majority for East Pakistan in the lower house ⓘ regional autonomy within a united Pakistan ⓘ |
| proposed | Bogra Formula self-linksurface differs ⓘ |
| proposedBy | Mohammad Ali Bogra ⓘ |
| proposedByOfficeHolder | Prime Minister of Pakistan ⓘ |
| proposedChamber |
House of People
ⓘ
House of Units ⓘ |
| proposedInDecade | 1950s ⓘ |
| proposedInYear | 1953 ⓘ |
| region1 |
People's Republic of Bangladesh (from East Pakistan)
ⓘ
surface form:
East Pakistan
|
| region2 | West Pakistan ⓘ |
| requiredSupportForPrimeMinister |
at least 30 percent support in House of Units from each wing
ⓘ
majority in House of People ⓘ |
| status | never fully implemented as a constitution ⓘ |
| upperHouseName | House of Units ⓘ |
| upperHouseRepresentationPrinciple | parity between East Pakistan and West Pakistan ⓘ |
| upperHouseSeatsEastPakistan | 25 ⓘ |
| upperHouseSeatsWestPakistan | 25 ⓘ |
| upperHouseTotalSeats | 50 ⓘ |
Referenced by (3)
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subject surface form:
Mohammad Ali Bogra