- Separate electorates meant that Muslim members were to be elected by Muslim voters only in constituencies specifically reserved for them. - This move was a significant step towards communal politics and partition, seen by many as a deliberate strategy by the British to 'divide and rule'.
Which of the following Acts introduced separate electorate system in India?
Asked in BPSC Prelims Exam 66th · Topic: Morley-Minto Reforms (Impact of Separate Electorates on Indian Politics)
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