Question

Method of election of the members of constituent assembly

Answer 1

The members of the Constituent Assembly were elected by the provincial assemblies by a single, transferable-vote system of proportional representation. ... The elections for the 296 seats assigned to the British Indian provinces were completed by August 1946. Congress won 208 seats, and the Muslim League 73.

President: Dr. Rajendra Prasad, INC

Chairman of the drafting committee: Dr. B. R. Ambedkar

Temporary Chairman: Sachchidananda Sinha, INC