THE FIRST CONSTITUENT ASSEMBLY OF BRITISH INDIA.
M.N.ROY. 
DR. SACHCHIDANANDA SINHA. 
Dr. RAJENDRA PRASAD. 
H.C. MUKHERJEE. 
SIR. B.N.RAU.
M .N. Roy, the first communist leader of India mooted the idea of the Constituent Assembly for the making of the constitution. In the year 1935 for the first time, Indian National Congress demanded the formation of the constituent assembly. The demand for the first time was accepted in August Offer of 1940. Though the Cripps Mission of 1942 failed. It also supported the framing of the Indian Constitution by an elected assembly of the Indians. The demand was fulfilled in 1946’s Cabinet Mission Plan, as the formation constituent was one of its provisions. The total members of the assembly were 389 out of which 296 were indirectly elected from British India and 93 were nominated by the Princely States. On 9th December 1946, the Constituent Assembly met for the first time with 207 members including 9 women in then Constituent Hall now the Central Hall of the Parliament. Dr Sachchiananda Sinha was its first President later replaced by Dr Rajendra Prasad and H.C Mukherjee was Vice President. Sir B.N Rau was an advisor to the Constitutional Assembly.
IMPORTANT COMMITTEES OF THE CONSTITUENT ASSEMBLY AND THEIR CHAIRMEN.
ALLADI KRISHNASWAMI AYYAR. 
B. PATTABHI SITARAMAYYA. 
K.M.MUNSHI. 
G.V. MAVALANKAR. 
SARDAR VALLABHBHAI PATEL.
| COMMITTEE | CHAIRMAN |
| COMMITTEE ON THE RULES OF PROCEDURE | RAJENDRA PRASAD |
| STEERING | RAJENDRA PRASAD |
| FINANCE AND STAFF | RAJENDRA PRASAD |
| AD HOC COMMITTEE ON THE NATIONAL FLAG | RAJENDRA PRASAD |
| STATES | JAWAHARLAL NEHRU |
| UNION POWER | JAWAHARLAL NEHRU |
| UNION CONSTITUTION | JAWAHARLAL NEHRU |
| ADVISORY COMMITTEE ON FUNDAMENTAL RIGHTS, MINORITIES, TRIBALS AND EXCLUDED AREAS. | VALLABHBHAI PATEL |
| CREDENTIAL | ALLADI KRISHNASWAMI AYYAR |
| HOUSE | B. PATTABHI SITARAMAYYA |
| ORDER OF BUSINESS | K.M. MUNSHI |
| FUNCTIONS OF THE CONSTITUENT ASSEMBLY | G.V. MAVALANKAR |
| MINORITIES SUB-COMMITTEE | H.C MUKHERJEE |
| FUNDAMENTAL RIGHTS SUBCOMMITTEE | J.B. KRIPALANI |
| NORTHEAST FRONTIER TRIBAL AREAS AND ASSAM EXCLUDED AND PARTIALLY EXCLUDED AREAS SUBCOMMITTEE | GOPINATH BARDOLOI |
| EXCLUDED AND PARTIALLY EXCLUDED AREAS OTHER THEN ASSAM | A. V THAKKAR |
| DRAFTING COMMITTEE | B.R AMBEDKAR |
JAWAHARWALAL NEHRA. 
J.B. KRIPALANI. 
GOPINATH BARDOLI. 
A.V. THAKKAR. 
B.R. AMBEDKAR.
