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Important Committees of the Constituent Assembly

  • Committee on the Rules of Procedure : Rajendra Prasad
  • Steering Committee : Rajendra Prasad
  • Finance and Staff Committee: Rajendra Prasad
  • Credential Committee : Alladi Krishnaswami Ayyar
  • House Committee : B. Pattabhi Sitaramayya
  • Order of Business Committee: K.M. Munsi
  • Ad hoc Committee on the National Flag: Rajendra Prasad
  • Committee on the Functions of the Constituent Assembly : G.V. Mavalankar
  • States Committee : Jawaharlal Nehru
  • Advisory Committee on Fundamental Rights, Minorities and Tribal and Excluded Areas : Vallabhbhai Patel
  • Minorities Sub-Committee: H.C. Mookherjee
  • Fundamental Rights : Sub-Committee J.B. Kripalani
  • North-East Frontier Tribal Areas and Assam Excluded & Partially Excluded Areas Sub-Committee: Gopinath Bardoloi
  • Excluded and Partially Excluded Areas (Other than those in Assam) Sub-Committee : A.V. Thakkar
  • Union Powers Committee : Jawaharlal Nehru
  • Union Constitution Committee : Jawaharlal Nehru
  • Drafting Committee: B.R. Ambedkar

Breakup of Constituent assembly of India

The break-up of the Total 299 members of Constituent Assembly of India was as follows:

  • Indian Provinces : 229
  • Princely States : 70
  • Total : 299

    The members of the Indian Provinces were as follows:

  1. Madras     49
  2. Bombay     21
  3. West Bengal     19
  4. United Provinces     55 (Maximum)
  5. East Punjab     12
  6. Bihar     36
  7. C.P. and Berar 17
  8. Assam      8
  9. Orissa      9
  10. Delhi     1
  11. Ajmer-Merwara     1
  12. Coorg     1
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    Total =229

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