Question

Who was the chairman of the constituent assembly in India?

Answer 1

The idea of a constituent assembly was first proposed in 1934 by M.N. Roy. Yet, the actual constituent assembly was formed in 1946 on the basis of the cabinet mission plan. The constituent assembly was formed for the purpose of writing a constitution for independent India. 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.