Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Assembly

The Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Assembly is the unicameral legislative body of the Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province in Pakistan. It was established under Article 106 of the Constitution of the Pakistan. The assembly has 124 elected members, 99 regular seats, 22 seats reserved for women and 3 seats for Non-Muslims.AdministrationThe Federal Government appoints a Governor as head of the Provincial Government, the province is divided into 26 districts. Each district has a Zilla Nazim, in a District the functions are devolved further to the Tehsil, Town and Union Council Governments.HistoryIn 1901 the North West Frontier Province was declared as a Chief Commissioner's Province and thirty-one years later in 1932 its status was raised to a Governor's Province. In 1937, the Government of India Act 1935 was enforced in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa and the North-West Frontier Province Legislative Assembly was formed. The first speaker was K.B Khan Abdul Ghafoor Khan, Khan of Zaida, who worked in this slot from 1932 to 1936 and was followed by Khan Habibullah Khan.This minority government fell shortly afterwards and Dr.Khan Sahib, backed by the Khudai Khidmatgar was elected Chief Minister. His government resigned in 1939 as part of the Indian National Congress's Quit India Movement. The provincial government remained suspended for over three years before a minority government was formed by the Muslim League Sardar Aurangzeb Khan. This government collapsed in 1944 when Dr. Khan Sahib managed to form a government again, before calling an election in 1946.