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here and there in despair in many places, and unrest in many cities. The atmosphere is surcharged with these quarrels and feuds which are called communal disturbances, and unfortunately we sometimes cannot avoid them. But at present the greatest and most important question in India is how to solve the problem of the poor and the starving. Wherever we turn, we are confronted with this problem. If we cannot solve this problem soon, all our paper constitutions will become useless and purposeless. Keeping this aspect in view, who could suggest to us to postpone and wait?
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The first task of this Assembly is to free India through a new constitution, to feed the starving people, and to clothe the naked masses, and to give every Indian the fullest opportunity to develop himself according to his capacity. This is certainly a great task. Look at India today. We, are sitting
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representatives, was established to draft a constitution for India (including the now-separate countries of Pakistan and Bangladesh). It existed for approx three years, the first parliament (Provisional Parliament) of India after independence in 1947. The Assembly was not elected based on complete
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and the separate nations of India and Pakistan. The Indian Independence Act was passed on 18 July 1947 and, although it was earlier declared that India would become independent in June 1948, this event led to independence on 15 August 1947. The Constituent Assembly met for the first time on 9
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won 208 seats (69%), and the Muslim League 73. After this election, the Muslim League refused to cooperate with the Congress and the political situation deteriorated. Hindu-Muslim riots began, and the Muslim League demanded a separate constituent assembly for Muslims in India. On 3 June 1947
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was 299 after the reorganization, and it met on 31 December 1947. The constitution was drafted by 299 delegates from different castes, regions, religions, gender etc. These delegates sat over 114 days spread over 3 years (2 years 11 months and 18 days to be precise) and discussed what the
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The constitution, has been in recent times, due political differences, criticised on the basis that the members of the Constituent Assembly were not completely chosen by universal suffrage, but rather were elected by provincial assemblies. In his book
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of 1946, elections were held for the first time for the Constituent Assembly. The Constitution of India was drafted by the Constituent Assembly, and it was implemented under the Cabinet Mission Plan on 16 May 1946. The members of the
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received special representation as minorities. The Muslim League boycotted the Assembly, although 28 of its members out of 73 ended up joining India's Constituent Assembly. A large part of the Constituent Assembly was drawn from the
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At 11 AM on 9 December 1946, the Assembly began its first session, with 211 members attending. The Assembly approved the draft constitution on 26 November 1949. On 26 January 1950, the constitution took effect (commemorated as
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were held in early 1946. Constituent Assembly members were elected indirectly by members of the newly elected provincial assemblies, and initially included representatives for those provinces that formed part of
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The Constituent Assembly appointed a total of 22 committees to deal with different tasks of constitution-making. Out of these, Eight were major committees and the others were minor committees.
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Dr. Babasaheb Ambedkar, chairman of the Drafting Committee, presenting the final draft of the Indian Constitution to Dr. Rajendra Prasad, President of constituent assembly on 25 November 1949.
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The Assembly met for the first time in New Delhi on 9 December 1946, and its last session was held on 24 January 1950. The hope of the Assembly was expressed by Jawaharlal Nehru:
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from the British in August 1947, its members served as the nation's 'Provisional Parliament', as well as the Constituent Assembly. It was conceived and created by
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Rajeev Dhavan tried to argue that the Indian people did not have much say in the making of the Constitution, which they had no choice but to accept.
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India was still under British rule when the Constituent Assembly was established, following negotiations between Indian leaders and members of the
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Party (69%), and included a wide diversity of ideologies and opinions—from conservatives, progressives, Marxists, liberals and Hindu revivalists.
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The constitution was adopted, with a committee of experts led by the Congress Party (known as the Congress Assembly Party) played a pivotal role.
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was appointed constitutional adviser to the assembly; Rau prepared the original draft of the constitution and was later appointed a judge in the
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again voiced the demand for a Constituent Assembly on 15 November 1939 based on adult franchise, and was accepted by the British in August 1940.
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Jawaharlal Nehru and other members taking pledge during the midnight session of the Constituent Assembly of India held on 14 and 15 August 1947.
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Last meeting of the Constituent Assembly. 'The Constitution of India' (with 395 articles, 8 schedules, 22 parts) was signed and accepted by all.
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where voting was restricted by property and educational qualifications,the elections of 1946, which would further elect representatives to the
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Dr. Babasaheb Ambedkar, chairman, with other members of the Drafting Committee of the Constituent Assembly of India, on 29 August 1947.
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December 1946, reassembling on 14 August 1947 as a sovereign body and successor to the British parliament's authority in India.
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held nearly all the seats reserved in the Assembly for Muslims. There were also members of smaller parties, such as the
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constitution should contain and what laws should be included. The Drafting Committee of the Constitution was chaired by
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was established on 3 June 1947. The representatives of the areas incorporated into Pakistan ceased to be members of the
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Formation of the Constituent Assembly (demanding a separate state, the Muslim League boycotted the meeting)
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prepared an initial draft based on the reports and his research into the constitutions of other nations.
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The elections for the 296 seats assigned to the British Indian provinces were completed by August 1946.
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North-East Frontier Tribal Areas and Assam Excluded & Partially Excluded Areas Sub-Committee –
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Ambedkar and other members of the Drafting Committee of the Indian Constitution on Aug. 29, 1947.
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Advisory Committee on Fundamental Rights, Minorities and Tribal and Excluded Areas –
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Excluded and Partially Excluded Areas (Apart from those in Assam) Sub-Committee –
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was formed on 2 September 1946 from the newly elected Constituent Assembly. The
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TV called "SAMVIDHAN" described in detail how the Indian Constitution was made.
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The draft constitution was discussed, and amendments were proposed and enacted.
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was also elected as the second vice-president of the Constituent Assembly.
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and the establishment of a War Advisory Council. This offer, known as the
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As a result of the partition, under the Mountbatten plan, a separate
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held a large majority in the Assembly (69% of the seats), and the
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and the Provisional Parliamnt of India, and the delegations from
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After August 1947, the 299 Representatives of India became the
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Jawaharlal Nehru addressing the constituent assembly in 1946.
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was rejected as it was an imposition on the people of India.
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States Committee (Committee for negotiating with states) – ⁣
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Committee for the function of the Constitution Assembly – ⁣
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was partly elected and partly nominated body to frame the
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as the chairman. Other 6 members of the committee were:
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Unicameral assembly for making the Constitution of India
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Bipan Chandra, Mridula Mukherjee and Aditya Mukherjee.
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held its session at Lucknow in April 1936 presided by
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The Constitution of India: Miracle, Surrender, Hope,
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and 4 were from the chief commissioner provinces of
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Constituent Assembly Debates (Proceedings), Vol. II
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