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Which of the following Adivasi leaders from Chota Nagpur was the member of the Constituent Assembly?

Which of the following Adivasi leaders from Chota Nagpur was the member of the Constituent Assembly? Correct Answer Jaipal Singh

The correct answer is Jaipal Singh.

Key Points

  • Jaipal Singh was a Munda from Chotanagpur, the forested plateau of South Bihar peopled by numerous tribes all more or less distinct from caste Hindu society.
  • Jaipal formed an Adibasi Mahasabha in 1938 which asked for a separate state of ‘Jharkhand’, to be carved out of Bihar.
  • To the tribals of Chotanagpur, he was their marang gomke, or ‘great leader’.
  • In the Constituent Assembly, he came to represent the tribals not just of his native plateau, but of all India.
    • As a member of the Constituent Assembly of India, he actively campaigned for the rights of the scheduled tribes.
  • Jaipal Singh Munda was a Munda tribal man, who captained the Indian field hockey team to clinch gold in the 1928 Summer Olympics in Amsterdam.

Additional Information

  • Niral Enem Horo was an Indian politician and a former member of the Lok Sabha.
    • He was associated with Jharkhand Party and served as minister in the Bihar government.
  • Kartik Oraon was an Indian politician and an Adivasi leader from Indian National Congress.
    • He also found the Organisation "Akhil Bharatiya Adivasi Vikas Parishad".

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