Chapter : 3. Constitution Design
The Constituent Assembly
Composition of the Constituent Assembly- The Constitution of our country was framed by the Constituent Assembly which was constituted in 1946 under the provisions of the Cabinet Mission Plan. This Assembly had 389 members in all, mostly elected by the Provincial Assemblies and some nominated by the rulers of the native states. As a result of the partition of the country, its membership was reduced to 308 in 1947. However, this Assembly represented people of all shades and opinions, regions and communities. It included eminent persons like Dr. Rajendra Prasad, Pt. Jawaharlal Nehru, Sardar Patel, Maulana Azad, Dr. Ambedkar, K.M. Munshi, Rajagopalachari, Dr. H.C. Mukehrjee, Frank Anthony, Dr. H.P. Modi, Sardar Hukam Singh, Sardar Baldev Singh and many other. Thus this Constituent Assembly represented the people of all castes and creeds. Besides the Hindu, the Muslims and the Sikhs, there were Christians (like Dr. H.C. Mukerjee), Anglo-Indians (like Frank Anthony). Parsees (like Dr. H.P. Modi) etc. Women members like Sarojini Naidu, Durgabai Deshmukh and Renuka Rai also played an important part in the Constituent Assembly. In short the Constituent Assembly was the mirror of the nation.
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