▁against ▁the ▁decision ▁by ▁British ▁prime ▁minister ▁R ams ay ▁Mac Donald ▁to ▁give ▁separate ▁elect or ates ▁to ▁de pressed ▁classes ▁for ▁the ▁election ▁of ▁members ▁of ▁provincial ▁legisl ative ▁assemb lies ▁in ▁British ▁India . ▁They ▁finally ▁agreed ▁upon ▁ 1 4 7 ▁elect oral ▁seats . ▁ ▁Term s ▁of ▁the ▁p act ▁The ▁terms ▁of ▁the ▁Po ona ▁P act ▁were ▁as ▁follows . ▁▁ 1 . ▁There ▁shall ▁be ▁elect oral ▁seats ▁reserved ▁for ▁the ▁De pressed ▁Class es ▁out ▁of ▁general ▁elect or ate . ▁Se ats ▁in ▁the ▁provincial ▁Legisl atures ▁were ▁as ▁follows : ▁ ▁These ▁figures ▁were ▁based ▁on ▁the ▁total ▁strength ▁of ▁the ▁Provin cial ▁Coun c ils ▁announced ▁in ▁R ams ay ▁Mac Donald ' s ▁decision . ▁▁ 2 . ▁E lection ▁to ▁these ▁seats ▁shall ▁be ▁by ▁joint ▁elect or ates ▁subject , ▁however , ▁to ▁the ▁following ▁procedure ▁– ▁ ▁All ▁members ▁of ▁the ▁De pressed ▁Class es ▁registered ▁in ▁the ▁general ▁elect oral ▁roll ▁of ▁a ▁constitu ency ▁will ▁form ▁an ▁elect oral ▁college ▁which ▁will ▁elect ▁a ▁panel ▁of ▁four ▁candidates ▁belonging ▁to ▁the ▁De pressed ▁Class es ▁for ▁each ▁of ▁such ▁reserved ▁seats ▁by ▁the ▁method ▁of ▁the ▁single ▁vote ▁and ▁four ▁persons ▁getting ▁the ▁highest ▁number ▁of ▁votes ▁in ▁such ▁primary ▁elections ▁shall ▁be ▁the ▁candidates ▁for ▁election ▁by ▁the ▁general ▁elect or ate . ▁▁ 3 . ▁The ▁representation ▁of ▁the ▁De pressed ▁Class es ▁in ▁the ▁Central ▁Legisl ature ▁shall ▁like wise ▁be