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 Indian National Congress under Dr. Khan Sahib won the 1946 elections despite a strong showing by the Muslim League.

The first session of parliament was summoned on 12 March 1946 under the Chairmanship of Sardar Bahadur Khan while Nawabzada Allah Nawaz Khan was elected as Speaker and Lala Girdheri Lal as Deputy Speaker on 13 March 1946.

The total number of members was 50, the provincial government of Dr.Khan Sahib was dismissed by the Governor-General in September 1947 after the Chief Minister did not attend the oath taking ceremony of the new nation state of Pakistan.

After the creation of Pakistan, the first Election in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Legislative Council was held on 15 December 1951 and the session of the Assembly was summoned on 10 January 1952 for the oath taking ceremony.

The first session of the Assembly was summoned on 2 May 1972 in the hall of Pakistan Academy for Rural Development, University Town Peshawar.

Muhammad Aslam Khan Khattak was elected as Speaker and Arbab Saifur Rehman Khan as Deputy Speaker on 2 May 1972, and opposition leader Mufti Mahmud was elected Chief Minister as part of an alliance between his party the Jamiat Ulema-e-Islam and the National Awami Party (Wali).

The provincial elections in 1977 were boycotted by the opposition Pakistan National Alliance, a short-lived government was formed under Chief Minister Muhammad Iqbal Khan Jadoon.

The Assembly Secretariat shifted from Pakistan Academy for Rural Development to its own present building in 1987.

Similarly no member is liable in respect of any publication which is published under the authority of Provincial Assembly.

Article 109 authorizes the Governor of the Province to summon Provincial Assembly to meet at such time and place as he thinks fit.

– Under Article 112, clause 1, the Governor of a Province is empowered to dissolve Provincial Assembly if so advised by the Chief Minister.

Where the Chief Minister so advises, the Provincial Assembly stands dissolved at the expiration of 48 hours.

Executive Authority is exercised by the Governor and under Article 105, he shall act in accordance with advice of the cabinet or the Chief Minister.

The Provincial Assembly has exclusive powers to make law with respect to any matter not enumerated in the Federal Legislative List.

However, this provincial law making power comes to an end and shifts to the Federation during emergency when declared vide Articles 232, 233 or 234.

The second important function of the Provincial Assembly of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa under Article 123 (3) is that it acts as a manager or custodian of the purse of Khyber-Pukhtunkhwa.

The significance of Provincial Assembly is that it is a representative institution and keeps checks upon policies, practices and performance of the Government.

The Members make the Executive accountable to the legislature through these devices according to the Rules of Procedure of the Provincial Assembly of Khyber-Pukhtunkhwa, 1997.

Prior to the establishment of the Research and Reference Wing, this service was performed by the Legislation Branch.

This web page also includes the procedural rules for the Provincial Assembly of Khyber-Pukhtunkhwa and some other important laws of the country.

Election results are withheld in one constituency – PK-23 Shangla – where the number of women voters was less than 10 per cent of the total votes.

[17] Later on the order of Supreme court of Pakistan, the additional reserved seats given were suspended till the decision of the case filed by Sunni Ittehad Council.