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Q34 (IAS/2013) Polity & Governance › Constitutional Basics & Evolution › Constituent Assembly Answer Verified

With reference to Indian History, the Members of the Constituent Assembly from the Provinces were

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The members of the Constituent Assembly from the British Indian Provinces were elected by the members of the Provincial Legislative Assemblies [2]. This process followed the scheme recommended by the Cabinet Mission Plan of 1946 [2]. The election was indirect, as the provincial legislators themselves had been elected on a limited franchise based on property, tax, or education qualifications rather than universal adult franchise [4]. The method used for this indirect election was proportional representation by means of a single transferable vote [2]. While the Indian National Congress and the Muslim League nominated candidates for these seats, the formal selection mechanism was the vote within the provincial legislatures [3]. In contrast, representatives from the Princely States were nominated by the heads of those states, making the Constituent Assembly a partly elected and partly nominated body [1].

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  1. [1] Indian Polity, M. Laxmikanth(7th ed.) > Chapter 2: Making of the Constitution > The features of the scheme were: > p. 12
  2. [2] Laxmikanth, M. Indian Polity. 7th ed., McGraw Hill. > Chapter 2: Making of the Constitution > The features of the scheme were: > p. 12
  3. [3] History , class XII (Tamilnadu state board 2024 ed.) > Chapter 8: Reconstruction of Post-colonial India > 8.2 Making of the Constitution > p. 104
  4. [4] THEMES IN INDIAN HISTORY PART III, History CLASS XII (NCERT 2025 ed.) > Chapter 12: FRAMING THE CONSTITUTION > 1.1 The making of the Constituent Assembly > p. 318
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