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Question 63

The Cabinet Mission proposed a two-tier federal plan which was expected to maintain national unity while conceding the largest measure of regional autonomy.

With reference to the above, state the composition of the Constituent Assembly.

Answer

The composition of the 389 member constituent assembly would be as under:

  1. 296 members to be elected from the British provinces
  2. 93 members to be elected from the Princely States.

The members of the Constituent Assembly would be elected by the Provincial Legislative Assemblies. Adult suffrage (all eligible voters voting) for this was ruled out to avoid delay in the making of the Constitution.