Q – Who was the first elected Chairman of Constituent Assembly?
(a) Dr. B. R. Ambedkar
(b) Dr. Sachchidanand Sinha
(c) Dr. Rajendra Prasad
(d) Dr. S. Radhakrishnan
Chhattisgarh P.C.S. (Pre) 2005
Ans. (c)
Explanation – Dr. Sachchidanand Sinha temporarily chaired the first meeting of the Constituent Assembly which was held on 9 December, 1946. The Constituent Assembly elected Dr Rajendra Prasad as permanent Chairman on 11 December 1946. Dr. Rajendra Prasad’s name was proposed by J.B. Kripalani.
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The Constituent Assembly and Its President
The Constituent Assembly held its first meeting on December 9, 1946. The Muslim League boycotted the meeting and insisted on a separate state of Pakistan. The meeting was, thus, attended by only 211 members.
Dr. Sachchidananda Sinha, the oldest member, was elected as the temporary President of the Assembly, following the French practice. Later, Dr. Rajendra Prasad was elected as the President of the Assembly.
Similarly, both H.C. Mukherjee and V.T. Krishnamachari were elected as the Vice-Presidents of the Assembly. In other words, the Assembly had two Vice-Presidents.
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