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Who was the Chief Draftsman of the Constituent Assembly, who prepared the drafts of the Constitution in proper legal language?

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Answer: Option C — S. N. Mukherjee

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  • Mukherjee. Surendra Nath Mukherjee (S. N. Mukherjee) was the Chief Draftsman of the Constituent Assembly, who put the decisions of the Assembly and the Drafting Committee into precise legal language.

Role of the Chief Draftsman:

  • The Constituent Assembly discussed and decided the principles and provisions of the Constitution.
  • The Drafting Committee prepared the Draft Constitution on the basis of these decisions.
  • The Chief Draftsman and his team wrote the actual text of the articles, in clear and exact legal language.
  • They prepared the revised drafts after each stage of discussion, and incorporated the amendments accepted by the Assembly.

Tribute by Dr. Ambedkar:

In his speech in the Constituent Assembly at the end of the work, Dr. B. R. Ambedkar praised S. N. Mukherjee.

He said that the credit for the work of drafting must go, to a large extent, to Mukherjee, the Chief Draftsman of the Constitution.

He said that Mukherjee's "ability to put the most intricate proposals in the simplest and clearest legal form can rarely be equalled", and that his industry was outstanding.

About S. N. Mukherjee:

  • He was an officer of the Legislative Department of the Government of India, and an expert in legal drafting.
  • He later served as the Secretary of the Ministry of Law, and as the Secretary-General of the Rajya Sabha (1952-1963).

Other officials of the Constituent Assembly:

  • The Constitutional Adviser prepared the first draft of the Constitution on the basis of the reports of the committees.
  • Prem Behari Narain Raizada handwrote the original English text of the Constitution in calligraphy.

Why not the other options?

  • ✗N. Rau was the Constitutional Adviser; N. Madhava Rau was a member of the Drafting Committee; Raizada was the calligrapher of the English version.

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Remember: Chief Draftsman of the Constituent Assembly = S. N. Mukherjee (praised by Ambedkar); Constitutional Adviser = B. N. Rau; calligrapher (English) = Prem Behari Narain Raizada.

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This topic covers how the Indian Constitution was made: the Constituent Assembly, its committees and members, the drafting process and key dates, and the features India borrowed from other constitutions, such as the parliamentary system from Britain and Fundamental Rights from the USA. Exams frequently ask who chaired the Drafting Committee (B. R. Ambedkar), who was President of the Constituent Assembly (Rajendra Prasad), and when the Constitution was adopted (26 November 1949) and came into force (26 January 1950). Questions on borrowed features are very common, so learn a table of features and their source countries. Practise the making of the Constitution questions below, written in the style of the general awareness sections of exams such as SSC, banking, railways, CUET GAT, MAH CET and CLAT. Each question comes with a detailed explanation that adds related facts, so every question helps you revise more than one point.

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