Composition of The Constituent Assembly

Table 1: Allocation Of Seats In The Constituent Assembly Of India(1946)

No.AreasSeats
1British Indian Provinces(11)292
2Princely States (Indian States)93
3Chief Commissioners Provinces(4)4
Total389

Table 2: Result Of The Elections To The Constituent Assembly(July-August 1946)

No.Name Of The PartySeat Won
1Congress208
2Muslim League73
3Unionist Party1
4Unionist Muslim1
5Unionist Scheduled Caste1
6Krishak Praja Party1
7Scheduled Castes Federation1
8Sikhs(Non-Congress)1
9Communist Party1
10Independents8
Total296

Table 3: Community-wise Representation In The Constituent Assembly(1946)

No.CommunityStrength
1Hindus163
2Muslims80
3Scheduled Castes31
4Indian Christians6
5Backward Tribes6
6Sikhs4
7Anglo-Indians3
8Parsees3
Total296

Table 4: Statewise Membership Of India As On December 31, 1947

No.NameNo. of Members
AIndian Provinces – 229
1Madras49
2Bombay21
3West Bengal19
4United Provinces55
5East Punjab12
6Bihar36
7C.P. And Berar17
8Assam8
9Orissa9
10Delhi1
11Ajmer-Merwara1
12Coorg1
BIndian States(Princely States)- 70
1Alwar1
2Baroda3
3Bhopal1
4Bikaner1
5Cochin1
6Gwalior4
7Indore1
8Jaipur3
9Jodhpur2
10Kolhapur1
11Kotah1
12Mayurbhanj1
13Mysore7
14Patiala2
15Rewa2
16Travancore6
17Udaipur2
18Sikkim And Cooch Behra Camp1
19Tripura, Manipur And Khasi
State Group
1
20U.P. State Group1
21Eastern Rajputana States Group3
22Central India States Groups
(Including Bundelkhand And Malwa)
3
23Western India States Group4
24Gujarat States Group2
25Deccan And Madras States Group2
26Punjab States Group3
27Eastern States Group I4
28Eastern States Group II3
29Residuary States Group4
Total299

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