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Who was elected the permanent President of the Constituent Assembly of India in December 1946?

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Answer: Option B — Dr. Rajendra Prasad

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Rajendra Prasad. Dr. Rajendra Prasad was elected the permanent President of the Constituent Assembly of India on 11 December 1946, two days after its first meeting.

His role as President:

  • He presided over the debates of the Assembly with patience, fairness and dignity.
  • He guided the Assembly through its long discussions on the Constitution.
  • He also chaired some important committees, such as the Rules of Procedure Committee, the Steering Committee, the Finance and Staff Committee, and the Ad hoc Committee on the National Flag.
  • He was the first to sign the final copies of the Constitution.

About Dr. Rajendra Prasad:

  • He was born on 3 December 1884 at Ziradei, in the Siwan district of Bihar.
  • He was a brilliant student; he stood first in the entrance examination of the University of Calcutta.
  • He became a successful lawyer at the Calcutta and Patna High Courts.
  • He joined Gandhi during the Champaran Satyagraha (1917), and gave up his legal practice to join the freedom struggle.
  • He took part in the Non-Cooperation, Salt and Quit India movements, and was imprisoned many times.
  • He was the President of the Congress three times (1934, 1939 and 1947).
  • He was the Minister of Food and Agriculture in the Interim Government (1946).
  • He was popularly called "Rajendra Babu" and "Deshratna".

First President of India:

  • He was elected the first President of the Republic of India on 24 January 1950, and took office on the day the Constitution came into force.
  • He was re-elected in 1957; he is the only person to have served two full terms as President.
  • He retired in 1962, and was awarded the Bharat Ratna in the same year.
  • He lived at the Sadaqat Ashram in Patna after retirement, and died there on 28 February 1963.
  • His writings include his autobiography "Atmakatha" and "India Divided".

Why not the other options?

  • ✗Nehru, Ambedkar and Patel were important members of the Assembly, but they were not its President.

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Remember: permanent President of the Constituent Assembly = Dr. Rajendra Prasad (elected 11 December 1946); first President of India (1950-1962).

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