What is Constituent Assembly and How Constituent Assembly Formed?

The idea generated from the mind of legendary freedom fighter M.N Roy (Manabendra Nath Roy known as MN ROY, Indian nationalist and revolutionaries and international known as Radical Activist and theorist of politics). But, it later becomes the official demand of INC 1935. The demand accepted in August 1940 offer by the British. This is called August offer of 1940. This offer gives full weight to minority opinion, recognizing the Indians to form their own constitution.

Under cabinet mission plan of 1946, constituent assembly and election were held for the first time.

British India Seats = 296

Princely States = 093

Total Strength of Constituent assembly = 389

British India Seats = 296, Out of these

Eleven Governor Provinces = 292 Rest

Chief Commissioner Provinces = 04 (Delhi, Ajmer, Coorg and British Baluchistan)

Elections of 296 seats of British India were completed by July – August 1946.

Congress = 208, Muslim League = 073. Since Muslims secured very less votes compared to INC, they refused to cooperate with congress. Riots Started between Hindus and Muslims, then the immediate action taken by the LAST Governor General of British India was Lord Mountbatten scrapped the Cabinet Mission Plan and culminated the Indian Independence Act to make separate nation for India and Pakistan and Constituent Assembly too. When our constitution enacted, the big laws, Govt. of India Act 1935 and Indian Independence Act 1947 were official cancelled by the Article 395.

The Indian Independence act was passed on July 18, 1947. Earlier it is declared via Cabinet Mission Plan as June 1948 but by scrapping the act by Lord Mountbatten. Indian got independence earlier on 15 August 1947. Cabinet elected for Undivided India is on June 9, 1946 but it reassembled on 14th August 1947 as sovereign body and took the power in the night from the British. As a result, Pakistan Got separate constituent assembly was set up for Pakistan on June 3, 1947. The person who represented the areas from Pakistan are ceased to be the members of Constituent assembly of India. Fresh election was held for two places for west Punjab and east Bengal. Now the members of Indian Constituent assembly were 299 and met again on 31st Dec 1947.