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Congress wins 1937 Madras Presidency election

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The Indian National Congress won a large majority in the first Madras Legislative Assembly election under provincial autonomy, routing the Justice Party.

Elections under the Government of India Act 1935, which introduced provincial autonomy, were held in the Madras Presidency in early 1937. The Congress won a decisive majority in the new Legislative Assembly. The Justice Party suffered a heavy defeat and never returned to power. The result led to the formation of the first Congress ministry in Madras.

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