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Who replaced Sachchidananda Sinha as Chairman of the Constituent Assembly of India?

Who replaced Sachchidananda Sinha as Chairman of the Constituent Assembly of India? Correct Answer Dr. Rajendra Prasad

The correct answer is Dr. Rajendra Prasad.

Key Points

  • Dr. Sachchidananda Sinha was the first temporary chairman of the Constituent Assembly.
  • Later, Dr. Rajendra Prasad was elected as the President and its Vice President was Harendra Coomar Mookerjee.
  • BN Rau was the constitutional advisor.

Important Points

  • Formation of Constituent Assembly:
    • In 1934, M N Roy first proposed the idea of a constituent assembly.
    • The demand was taken up by the Congress Party in 1935 as an official demand.
    • The British accepted this in the August Offer of 1940.
    • Under the Cabinet Mission plan of 1946, elections were held for the formation of the constituent assembly
    • The members of this assembly were elected indirectly, i.e., by the members of the provincial assemblies by the method of a single transferable vote of proportional representation.
    • The constituent assembly was formed for the purpose of writing a constitution for independent India.

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