Who was the Provisional President of the Constituent Assembly before Dr. Rajendra Prasad took over? [2024] - PMF IAS

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Who was the Provisional President of the Constituent Assembly before Dr. Rajendra Prasad took over?

C. Rajagopalachari
Dr. B.R. Ambedkar
T.T. Krishnamachari
Dr. Sachchidananda Sinha

Explanation

Option (d) is correct

The Constituent Assembly met for the first time on 9^th December 1946. Two hundred and seven representatives, including nine women, were present. Following the French practice of appointing the oldest member as president of the assembly, Dr Sachchidananda Sinha was appointed as the Provisional President of the Assembly. On December 11, 1946, Dr Rajendra Prasad was appointed as the permanent President of the Constituent Assembly. Later, when India became a republic on January 26, 1950, he took the oath as the first President of the Republic of India.

Additional Information

Tiruvellore Thattai Krishnamachari (1899 – 1974) was an Indian politician who served as Finance Minister from 1956 to 1958 and from 1964 to 1966. He was also a founding member of the first governing body of the National Council of Applied Economic Research (NCAER) in New Delhi, India’s first independent economic policy institute, established in 1956.

Answer: (d) Dr Sachchidananda Sinha; Difficulty Level: Easy