- The member of the Constituent Assembly drafted the Indian Constitution.
- On 9 December 1946, the constituent Assembly first met.
- The constituent assembly reassembled after partition of Pakistan for the remaining part on 14th August 1947.
- The members of the Constituent Assembly were elected indirectly by the members of Provincial Legislative Assemblies.
- The constituent Assembly was made of members suggested by the Committee of the British Cabinet also known as the Cabinet Mission.
The Role of Provinces and Princely States
- Seats were allotted to the Provinces and the Princely States based on the proportional to their population roughly in the ratio of 1:1 Million.
- The Provinces were to elect 292 members while the princely states were to elect a minimum of 93 seats.
- The number of seats in the provinces was divided between the three major religions such as Hindu, Muslim and Sikh with respect to their proportion to their population.
- The member of each community in the Provisional Legislative Assembly elected their members by the Proportional representation with a single transferable vote.
- The method of selection of representatives of Princely states was to be determined by the princely states themselves.
Composition of the constituent assembly
- 284 members were present on 26th November 1949 and added their signature to the constitution and finally passed.
- The first meeting the Constituent Assembly took place in New Delhi at the Constitution Hall on 9th December 1946.
- Dr Sachchidananda Sinha took Chair as a Temporary Chairman.
- The final meeting of the Constituent Assembly took place on 24th January 1950, with the “Signing of the Constitution” and Dr Rajendra Prasad is the Chairman of the Debate.
- The Constituent Assembly debate consists of 12 Volumes.
- The Constituent Assembly held between 9th December 1946 to 24th January 1950.
