the members of constituent assembly was not elected by suffrage but there was a serious attempt to make the assembly representative body . Explain with 2 argument
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Answer:
The members of the constituent assembly were indirectly elected. It was a representative body.
Explanation:
It was not feasible at that time to elect members by suffrage. it would take a long period of time, resources and manpower to make that happen, which may delay the Constitution making process. yet we need to make the best possible Constitution, which must be inclusive.
* provinces and princely states were allocated seats in the constituent assembly on proportion with their population. The allocated number of seats were divided among communities such as hindu, Muslim and sikhs, so their representation will be counted.
in provinces members were elected based on system of proportional representation with single transferable vote.
* The best minds of the country were included in the constituent assembly, even though some of them were political rivalries and men with different thoughts and ideologies.
* all provisions were extensively debated and decisions were taken unanimously. their aim was to make a Constitution which must be inclusive i.e., to prevent balkanization,sustainable and must evolve continuously to accommodate even the aspirations of future generations.