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Q33 (IAS/2002) Polity & Governance › Constitutional Basics & Evolution › Constituent Assembly Answer Verified

The members of the Constituent Assembly which drafted the Constitution of India were

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The Constituent Assembly members were chosen by indirect election by the Provincial Legislative Assemblies created under the Government of India Act, 1935 — i.e., members of provincial assemblies elected the representatives to the Constituent Assembly — so they were elected by the Legislative Assemblies of various provinces [2]. The elections for the 296 seats allotted to British Indian provinces were held in July–August 1946 by proportional representation (single transferable vote); the Indian National Congress won 208 seats and the Muslim League 73, confirming the provincial-assembly basis of selection [1]. (Representatives of princely states were to be nominated by their rulers, making the Assembly partly elected and partly nominated.)

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  1. [2] https://static.pib.gov.in/WriteReadData/specificdocs/documents/2021/nov/doc2021112621.pdf
  2. [1] Laxmikanth, M. Indian Polity. 7th ed., McGraw Hill. > Chapter 2: Making of the Constitution > The features of the scheme were: > p. 12
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