Muslim League Election Campaign Expense Accounts and Receipts

Sub title : Local Expenditure and Logistics for the 1946 Elections

Subject: All India Muslim League — Election Campaign Expenses | 1946 Elections — Campaign Logistics

Date of publication: 1946

Language: English

Page: 200 p.

Source: National Archives of Pakistan

Serial no: 27379

Keyword: Muslim League — Election 1946 — Campaign Expenses | Expense Accounts — Receipts | Logistics — Calcutta — Taxi Hire — Microphone — M. A. Jinnah

Abstract: This collection consists of handwritten expense accounts, receipts, and cash bills detailing the day-to-day operational costs of a Muslim League election campaign in early 1946. The documents meticulously record expenditures for taxi fares, reimbursement for travel to Calcutta, microphone rental, newspaper advertisements, and other logistical necessities. These granular financial records provide a rare, ground-level view of the resources and organization required to fight the crucial elections that were a mandate for Pakistan, undertaken under the leadership of M.A. Jinnah.

Description: A set of internal financial documents from a Muslim League election campaign organizer dating from January to March 1946. The papers include detailed daily balance sheets, receipts for services like microphone rental and steamer transport, and records of payments to staff. This collection offers a practical, on-the-ground perspective of campaign management and expenditure during the pivotal 1946 elections, illustrating the operational efforts that supported the broader political movement led by M.A. Jinnah. It complements the donation records by showing how funds were utilized at the local level. SCANNED BY: NATIONAL ARCHIVES OF PAKISTAN.

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