Question

throw some light on the composition of the constituent assembly

Answer 1

The Constitution of our country was framed by the Constituent Assembly which was constituted in 1946 under the provisions of the Cabinet Mission Plan. This Assembly originally had 389 members. Of them, most were elected by the Provincial Assemblies and some were nominated by the rulers of the native states. As a result of the partition of the country, its membership was reduced to 308 in 1947. This Assembly   included   eminent   persons   like  Dr Rajendra Prasad, Pt Jawaharlal Nehru, Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel, Maulana Abul Kalam Azad, Dr BR Ambedkar,   KM   Munshi,   Rajagopalachari,   HC Mookherjee, Baldev Singh etc. Women members like Sarojini Naidu, G Durgabai Deshmukh etc also played an important role in the Constituent Assembly. When the Constitution was completed it had only 299 members in the Assembly. 

Answer 2

Constituent assembly consists of 389 members in whish some members nearly 292 are elected by the elected members of the provincial legislative assembly and the remaining 93 are elected by the states