Indian Constitution and Constituent Assembly

Indian Constitution

• B.R. Ambedkar is known as the "Father of the Indian Constitution".
• The Constituent Assembly, which drafted the Indian Constitution, held its first meeting on December 9, 1946.
• The first President of the Constituent Assembly was Sachchidananda Sinha.
• The Indian Constitution was adopted on November 26, 1949.
• B.R. Ambedkar was the Chairman of the Drafting Committee of the Indian Constitution.
• The Indian Constitution came into force on January 26, 1950.

Key Figures

• Jawaharlal Nehru was the first Prime Minister of India.
• Rajendra Prasad was the last President of the Constituent Assembly.

Constituent Assembly

• The Constituent Assembly was set up under the Indian Independence Act, 1947.
• It took approximately 2 years and 11 months to draft the Constitution.

Constituent Assembly and Constitution

• Sarojini Naidu was the first woman member of the Constituent Assembly.
• The Objectives Resolution, which laid down the basic principles of the Constitution, was moved by Jawaharlal Nehru.
• The Preamble of the Indian Constitution was adopted on November 26, 1949.

Constitution Development

• B.R.Ambedkar was the first Law Minister of independent India.
• The Indian Constitution was signed by all members of the Constituent Assembly.

Constitution Structure

• The original Constitution of India contained 395 articles.

Constitution Creation

• The Indian Constitution was handwritten by Prem Behari Narain Raizada.
• The Drafting Committee of the Constituent Assembly was set up on August 29, 1947.