Answer: Elected by the provincial assemblies
Notes: The Constituent Assembly of India was a sovereign body. It was formed on the recommendations of the Cabinet Mission which visited India in 1946 to draft a Constitution for the country. The Constitution making body was elected by the Provincial Legislative Assembly constituting of 389 members who included 93 from Princely States and 296 from British India.
The seats to the British Indian provinces and princely states were allotted in proportion of their respective population and were to be divided among Muslims, Sikhs and rest of the communities. All sections of the Indian society got representation in the Constituent Assembly in spite of limited suffrage.
