Roman plebeians won a separate elective consul but could not benefit from it

Evidence

The plebeians had fought for a share in the supreme executive under the Roman Republic, and had secured the appointment of a plebeian consul elected by a separate electorate constituted by the Comitia Centuriata, which was an assembly of plebeians. They wanted a consul of their own because they felt that the patrician consuls used to discriminate against the plebeians in carrying on the administration. They had apparently obtained a great gain, because under the republican constitution of Rome one consul had the power of vetoing an act of the other consul. — Ambedkar, B R, Annihilation of Caste_ The Annotated…, 847

Categorization

• XREF: This is a clear parallel to separate electorates in India — Ambedkar is explicitly drawing the comparison.