Composition of The Constituent Assembly
Table 1: Allocation Of Seats In The Constituent Assembly Of India(1946)
| No. | Areas | Seats |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | British Indian Provinces(11) | 292 |
| 2 | Princely States (Indian States) | 93 |
| 3 | Chief Commissioners Provinces(4) | 4 |
| Total | 389 |
Table 2: Result Of The Elections To The Constituent Assembly(July-August 1946)
| No. | Name Of The Party | Seat Won |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Congress | 208 |
| 2 | Muslim League | 73 |
| 3 | Unionist Party | 1 |
| 4 | Unionist Muslim | 1 |
| 5 | Unionist Scheduled Caste | 1 |
| 6 | Krishak Praja Party | 1 |
| 7 | Scheduled Castes Federation | 1 |
| 8 | Sikhs(Non-Congress) | 1 |
| 9 | Communist Party | 1 |
| 10 | Independents | 8 |
| Total | 296 |
Table 3: Community-wise Representation In The Constituent Assembly(1946)
| No. | Community | Strength |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Hindus | 163 |
| 2 | Muslims | 80 |
| 3 | Scheduled Castes | 31 |
| 4 | Indian Christians | 6 |
| 5 | Backward Tribes | 6 |
| 6 | Sikhs | 4 |
| 7 | Anglo-Indians | 3 |
| 8 | Parsees | 3 |
| Total | 296 |
Table 4: Statewise Membership Of India As On December 31, 1947
| No. | Name | No. of Members |
|---|---|---|
| A | Indian Provinces – 229 | |
| 1 | Madras | 49 |
| 2 | Bombay | 21 |
| 3 | West Bengal | 19 |
| 4 | United Provinces | 55 |
| 5 | East Punjab | 12 |
| 6 | Bihar | 36 |
| 7 | C.P. And Berar | 17 |
| 8 | Assam | 8 |
| 9 | Orissa | 9 |
| 10 | Delhi | 1 |
| 11 | Ajmer-Merwara | 1 |
| 12 | Coorg | 1 |
| B | Indian States(Princely States)- 70 | |
| 1 | Alwar | 1 |
| 2 | Baroda | 3 |
| 3 | Bhopal | 1 |
| 4 | Bikaner | 1 |
| 5 | Cochin | 1 |
| 6 | Gwalior | 4 |
| 7 | Indore | 1 |
| 8 | Jaipur | 3 |
| 9 | Jodhpur | 2 |
| 10 | Kolhapur | 1 |
| 11 | Kotah | 1 |
| 12 | Mayurbhanj | 1 |
| 13 | Mysore | 7 |
| 14 | Patiala | 2 |
| 15 | Rewa | 2 |
| 16 | Travancore | 6 |
| 17 | Udaipur | 2 |
| 18 | Sikkim And Cooch Behra Camp | 1 |
| 19 | Tripura, Manipur And Khasi State Group | 1 |
| 20 | U.P. State Group | 1 |
| 21 | Eastern Rajputana States Group | 3 |
| 22 | Central India States Groups (Including Bundelkhand And Malwa) | 3 |
| 23 | Western India States Group | 4 |
| 24 | Gujarat States Group | 2 |
| 25 | Deccan And Madras States Group | 2 |
| 26 | Punjab States Group | 3 |
| 27 | Eastern States Group I | 4 |
| 28 | Eastern States Group II | 3 |
| 29 | Residuary States Group | 4 |
| Total | 299 |
