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General Election, 1906

Three South Asians stood, and were defeated, as candidates for the 1906 general election

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The 1906 general election saw defeats for three Asian candidates in London: M. M. Bhownaggree, Conservative, at North-East Bethnal Green; Manmath Mallik, Liberal, at St George's, Hanover Square; Dadabhai Naoroji, Independent Liberal, at Lambeth North.

Visram, Rozina, Asians in Britain: 400 Years of History (London: Pluto Press, 2002)

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The Dome Hospital [Brighton], 1915, H D Girdwood Collection, Shelfmark: Photo 24/1, Courtesy of British Library Board, Usage Term: Public Domain

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Citation: ‘General Election, 1906’, South Asian Britain, https://southasianbritain.org/events/general-election-1906/. Accessed: 5 September 2025.

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