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Encyclopedia > Constituent Assembly of India

The Constituent Assembly of India was elected to write the Constitution of India, and served as its first Parliament as an independent nation. This article does not cite any references or sources. ... A parliament is a legislature, especially in those countries whose system of government is based on the Westminster system modelled after that of the United Kingdom. ...

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Election

The Constituent Assembly of India was set up as a result of negotiations between the Indian leaders and members of the British Cabinet Mission. The constituent assembly was elected indirectly by the members of the Provincial legislative assembly. The Congress secured an overwhelming majority in the general seats while the Muslim League managed to sweep almost all the seats reserved for Muslims. The Congress had a majority of 69%. There were also members from smaller parties like the Scheduled Caste Federation, the Communist Party of India and the Unionist Party. The British Cabinet Mission of 1946 to India aimed to discuss and finalize plans for the transfer of power from the British Raj to Indian leadership, providing India with independence under Dominion status in the Commonwealth of Nations. ... Indian National Congress (also known as the Congress Party and abbreviated INC) is a major political party in India. ... The All India Muslim League (Urdu: مسلم لیگ), founded at Dhaka in 1906, was a political party in British India that developped into the driving force behind the creation of Pakistan as a Muslim state from British India on the Indian subcontinent. ... Scheduled Castes Federation, a political party in India. ... The Communist Party of India (CPI) is a political party in India. ... The name Unionist Party could refer to In Canada Unionist Party of 1917-1920. ...


It first met on December 9, 1946 in Delhi, while India was still under British rule. It originally included the provinces that now compose Pakistan and Bangladesh, and the representation of the princely states of India. In June 1947, the delegations from the provinces of Sindh, East Bengal, Baluchistan, West Punjab and the North West Frontier Province formed the Constituent Assembly of Pakistan in Karachi. is the 343rd day of the year (344th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 1946 (MCMXLVI) was a common year starting on Tuesday (link will display full 1946 calendar) of the Gregorian calendar. ... For other uses, see Delhi (disambiguation). ... The flag of British India British India, circa 1860 The British Raj (Raj in Hindi meaning Rule; from Sanskrit Rajya) was the British rule between 1858 and 1947 of the Indian Subcontinent, which included the present-day India, Bangladesh, Pakistan, and Burma (Myanmar), whereby these lands were under the colonial... Hundreds of princely states in British India existed prior to the independence of India and Pakistan (including the present Bangladesh) in 1947, ruled by semi-independent potentates. ... Sindh (SindhÄ«: سنڌ, UrdÅ«: سندھ) is one of the four provinces of Pakistan and historically is home to the Sindhis. ... East Bengal was the name used during two periods in the 20th century for a territory that roughly included the modern state of Bangladesh. ... The Chief Commissioners Province of Baluchistan was a former province of Pakistan located in the northern parts of modern Balochistan province. ... The Punjab/ پنجاب province of Pakistan is part of the larger Punjab region. ... North-West Frontier Province (NWFP) is geographically the smallest of the four provinces of Pakistan. ...   (Urdu: , Sindhi: ) is the largest city in Pakistan and is the provincial capital of Sindh province. ...


The final Constituent Assembly had two hundred and seven representatives, including fifteen women. Only 28 members of the Muslim League finally joined the Indian Assembly. Later, 93 members were nominated from the princely states. The Congress thus secured a majority of 82%.


On August 15, 1947, India became an independent nation, and the Constituent Assembly became India's Parliament. is the 227th day of the year (228th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 1947 (MCMXLVII) was a common year starting on Wednesday (link will display full 1947 calendar) of the Gregorian calendar. ... Sansad Bhavan, The Parliament of India The Parliament of India (or Sansad) is bicameral. ...


Organization

Dr.Sachidanand Sinha was the first president of the Constituent Assembly when it met on December 9,1946. Dr. Rajendra Prasad then became the President of the Constituent Assembly, and would later became the first President of India. The Vice President of the Constituent Assembly was Professor Harendra Coomar Mookerjee, former Vice-Chancellor of Calcutta University and a prominent Christian from Bengal who also served as the Chairman of the Minorities Committee of the Constituent Assembly. He was appointed Governor of West Bengal after India became a republic. Dr. Rajendra Prasad (Hindi: डाक्टर राजेन्द्र प्रसाद) (December 3, 1884 – February 28, 1963) was the first President of India. ... The President of India (Hindi: Rashtrapati) is the head of state and first citizen of India and the Supreme Commander of the Indian armed forces. ... Harendra Coomar Mookerjee, first Indian PhD (from Calcutta University) in English Literature, philanthropist, later Vice-Chancellor, Calcutta University, then Chairman of the Minorities Committee of the Constituent Assembly of India. ... A constituent assembly is a body elected with the purpose of drafting, and in some cases, adopting a constitution. ...


Constitution and elections See Also: Constitution of India This article does not cite any references or sources. ...


The Assembly approved the Constitution on January 26, 1949, making it official. On January 26, 1950, the Constitution took effect — a day now commemorated as Republic Day nationwide. Republic Day is the name of a public holiday in several countries to commemorate the day when they first became republics. ...


At this point, the Constituent Assembly became the Provisional Parliament of India, until the first elections under the new Constitution took place in 1952. Year 1952 (MCMLII) was a leap year starting on Tuesday (link will display full calendar) of the Gregorian calendar. ...


Committees under the Constituent Assembly

Name of the Committee Chairman

  • Committee on the Rules of procedure - [[ Rajendra Prasad]]
  • Steering Committee Rajendra Prasad
  • Finance and Staff Committee Anugrah Narayan Sinha
  • Credential Committee Alladi Krishnaswami Iyer
  • House Committee B. Pattabhi Sitaramayya
  • Order of Business Committee K.M. Munshi
  • Ad hoc Committee on the National Flag Rajendra Prasad
  • Committee on the Functions of the Constituent Assembly G.V. Mavalankar
  • States Committee Jawaharlal Nehru
  • Advisory Committee on Fundamental Rights, Minorities

and Tribal and Excluded Areas [[Vallabhbhai Patel]]

  • Minorities Sub-Committee H.C. Mookherjee
  • Fundamental Rights Sub-Committee J.B. Kripalani
  • North-East Frontier Tribal Areas Gopinath Bardoloi

and Assam. Excluded & Partially Excluded Areas Sub-Committee

  • Excluded and Partially Excluded A.V. Thakkar

Areas (Other than those in Assam) Sub-Committee

  • Union Powers Committee Jawaharlal Nehru
  • Union Constitution Committee Jawaharlal Nehru
  • Drafting Committee B.R. Ambedkar

Members of the Indian Constituent Assembly

Indian National Congress

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Scheduled Caste Federation Begum Kudsia Aizaz Rasul[1908-2001] was an Indian politician and the only Muslim woman to be a member of the Constituent Assembly of India. ... The All India Muslim League (Urdu: مسلم لیگ), founded at Dhaka in 1906, was a political party in British India that developped into the driving force behind the creation of Pakistan as a Muslim state from British India on the Indian subcontinent. ... Hasrat Mohani Maulana Hasrat Mohani (Urdu: مولانا حسرت موہانی) (b. ... Kazi Syed Karimuddin MA, LLB (19 July 1899, Yavatmal District, Maharashtra-14 November 1977) was a member of the Constituent Assembly of India that framed the Indian Constitution. ... The All India Muslim League (Urdu: مسلم لیگ), founded at Dhaka in 1906, was a political party in British India that developped into the driving force behind the creation of Pakistan as a Muslim state from British India on the Indian subcontinent. ... Aziz Ahmed Khan is Pakistans high commissioner to India since June 2003. ...

Akalis Bhimrao Ramji Ambedkar (April 14, 1891 or 1892 - December 6, 1956) was the most prominent Indian Untouchable leader of the 20th century. ...

  • Sardar Hukam Singh

Communist Sardar Hukam Singh was speaker of Lok Sabha from 1962 to 1967. ...

  • Somnath Lahiri

See also

Jawahar Lal Nehru making his first speech in Independent India On August 15, 1947, India became a dominion within the Commonwealth of Nations under the leadership of Prime Minister Jawaharlal Nehru. ... This article does not cite any references or sources. ... The Indian independence struggle incorporated the efforts by Indians to liberate the region from British rule and form the nation-state of India. ... A constituent assembly is a body elected with the purpose of drafting, and in some cases, adopting a constitution. ...

External Source

Granville Austin, The Indian constitution: Cornerstone of a Nation, ISBN 78019564958

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