The Hammond Committee interpreted the panel of four as an optimum favoring caste Hindus
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After hearing out all views, the Hammond Committee ruled that the number four in the primaries panel is “neither a maximum nor a minimum, but an optimum”. It further ruled that “if there is only one candidate as the result of the primary election, or on account of subsequent withdrawals, that candidate should be returned unopposed for the reserved seat at the final election”. Another crucial decision was that the “primary election should take place two months before the final election”, thus providing ample scope for the caste Hindus to back their preferred Untouchable candidate. — Ambedkar, B R, Annihilation of Caste_ The Annotated…, 1317
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