Sylhet referendum of 1947
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The Sylhet referendum of 1947 was a pivotal plebiscite held during the partition of British India to decide whether the Sylhet region would join Pakistan or remain in Assam within India.
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| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Sylhet referendum of 1947 canonical | 1 |
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
historical event
ⓘ
plebiscite ⓘ referendum ⓘ |
| aim |
to decide whether Sylhet would join Pakistan
ⓘ
to determine if Sylhet would remain in Assam within India ⓘ |
| appliesToJurisdiction | Sylhet region NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| conflict |
Assamese nationalist concerns over loss of territory
ⓘ
communal tensions between Hindus and Muslims in Sylhet ⓘ |
| country | British India ⓘ |
| describedBySource |
histories of Partition of India
ⓘ
scholarship on Assam politics ⓘ studies of Sylhet diaspora ⓘ |
| determinedBy | popular vote ⓘ |
| electorate | voters of Sylhet District ⓘ |
| followedBy |
Radcliffe Line boundary award
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
mass migration between India and Pakistan ⓘ |
| hasCause |
creation of Dominion of Pakistan
ⓘ
demand for Pakistan by All-India Muslim League ⓘ partition of British India ⓘ |
| hasEffect |
change in demographic composition of Assam
ⓘ
incorporation of most of Sylhet into Pakistan ⓘ redrawing of Assam’s eastern border ⓘ retention of some Sylhet areas in India ⓘ transfer of most of Sylhet to East Bengal ⓘ |
| hasPart |
campaigning by Congress and local parties
ⓘ
campaigning by Muslim League ⓘ |
| languageUsed |
Assamese
ⓘ
Bengali ⓘ English ⓘ |
| location |
Assam Province
NERFINISHED
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India NERFINISHED ⓘ Pakistan NERFINISHED ⓘ Sylhet District NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| opposedBy | Indian National Congress leaders in Assam NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| organizer | British colonial authorities ⓘ |
| partOf |
Partition of India
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
decolonization of the Indian subcontinent ⓘ |
| pointInTime | 1947 ⓘ |
| result | majority voted to join Pakistan ⓘ |
| significantFor |
Bengali–Assamese relations
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border formation between India and East Pakistan ⓘ history of Assam ⓘ history of Bangladesh ⓘ history of Pakistan ⓘ |
| supportedBy | All-India Muslim League NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| topic |
religious politics in colonial India
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self-determination ⓘ territorial reorganization ⓘ |
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