The Constitution Framers
On 9th December 1946, the Constituent Assembly of India met for the first time in the Constitution Hall now popularly referred to as Central Hall of Parliament House. 207 members were present who signed the register and submitted their credentials. As of December 1947, the Assembly had 299 members: 229 members elected from 12 Indian Provinces and 70 members nominated from 29 Princely States.
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Algu Rai Shastri
1900 - 1967Party: Indian National Congress
Constituency: United Provinces
Committees: None
Socialist member of Arya Samaj, Prominent Hindi supporter
Alladi Krishnaswamy Ayyar
1883 - 1953Party: Indian National Congress
Constituency: Madras
Committees: 3
Eminent Constitutional Law Expert, Important Constitution-maker.
Ammu Swaminathan
1894 - 1978Party: Indian National Congress
Constituency: Madras
Committees: None
One of the founding members of the Women’s India Association; member of first Lok Sabha in 1952 and Rajya Sabha in 1954
B. Pocker Sahib Bahadur
1890 - 1965Party: All-India Muslim League
Constituency: Madras
Committees: 1
Eminent Muslim League leader, Founding member of the Kerala Muslim Educational Association
B. Shiva Rao
1891 - 1975Party: Indian National Congress
Constituency: Madras
Committees: 1
Prominent journalist and interlocutor; compiled 6 volumes on Constituent Assembly debates and documents
B.G. Kher
1888 - 1957Party:
Constituency: Bombay
Committees: 3
A premier politician in Bombay; helped to establish the Poona University (now known as the Savitribai Phule Pune University)
B.H. Khardekar
1903 - 1963Party:
Constituency: Bombay
Committees: None
A passionate advocate of education and teacher; staunch advocate against prohibition of alcohol; avid cricket enthusiast
B.R. Ambedkar
1891 - 1956Party: Indian National Congress, Scheduled Caste Federation
Constituency: West Bengal, Bombay
Committees: 3
Father of the Indian Constitution, Eminent Scholar and Social Reformer, Renounced Hinduism to adopt Navayana Buddhism
Bakshi Tek Chand
1883 -Party: Indian National Congress
Constituency: East Punjab
Committees: 3
Former Chief Justice of the Lahore High Court; Played a key role in public life during Partition.
Bhawanji Arjan Khimji
1902 - 1970Party: Indian National Congress
Constituency: Bombay
Committees: None
Long-time politician within the Indian National Congress; cotton merchant and businessman by profession
C. Rajagopalachari
1878 - 1972Party: Indian National Congress
Constituency: Madras
Committees: None
Popularly referred to as ‘Rajaji’, a prominent Indian statesman who was a firm Gandhian and a member of the Indian National Congress.
C. Subramaniam
1910 - 2000Party: Indian National Congress
Constituency: Madras
Committees: None
Father of the Green Revolution in India; a long-standing politician within the Indian National Congress; Bharat Ratna awardee in 1998
Chaudhari Hyder Husein
1890 -Party: Indian National Congress
Constituency: United Provinces
Committees: None
Member of the Provisional Parliament and first Lok Sabha in 1952; founded the Rotary Club in Lucknow
Chaudhari Khaliquzzaman
1889 - 1973Party: All-India Muslim League
Constituency: United Provinces
Committees: None
Prominent Muslim League politician, later migrated to Pakistan
Dakshayani Velayudhan
1912 - 1978Party:
Constituency: Madras
Committees: 1
Sole Female Dalit Member of Constituent Assembly
Damodar Swarup Seth
1896 - 1965Party: Indian National Congress
Constituency: United Provinces
Committees: None
Advocate for minority rights; active freedom fighter; served as a member of various socialist political parties
G. Durgabai
1909 - 1981Party:
Constituency: Madras
Committees: 1
A freedom fighter from the age of 12; an important figure in the literacy movement in India, especially education for girls
G.V. Mavalankar
1888 - 1956Party: Indian National Congress
Constituency: Bombay
Committees: None
Known as the 'Father of Lok Sabha', he was the Speaker of the first Lok Sabha in 1952; an active advocate for social issues
Govind Ballabh Pant
1887 - 1961Party: Indian National Congress
Constituency: United Provinces
Committees: 2
Eminent Freedom Fighter from Kumaon, First Chief Minister of Uttar Pradesh
H.C. Mookherjee
1877 - 1956Party: Indian National Congress
Constituency: West Bengal
Committees: 3
Prominent Bengali Christian leader, Vice-President of Constituent Assembly
Hansa Jivraj Mehta
1897 - 1995Party: Indian National Congress
Constituency: Bombay
Committees: 3
One of the few female drafters of the Indian Constitution, prominent women's rights activist
Har Govind Pant
1885 - 1957Party: Indian National Congress
Constituency: United Provinces
Committees: None
Journalist and lawyer advocating for awareness around political movements for Independence; Deputy Speaker of the UP Legislature
Hari Vinayak Pataskar
1892 - 1970Party: Indian National Congress
Constituency: Bombay
Committees: None
First Union Law Minister of 1952 Lok Sabha, introduced the Hindu Code Bill; first Governor of Madhya Pradesh
Hasrat Mohani
1875 - 1951Party: All-India Muslim League
Constituency: United Provinces
Committees: 1
Founding Member of the Communist Part of India; A noted Urdu poet well-known for coining the slogan, "Inquilab Zindabad".
Hriday Nath Kunzru
1887 - 1978Party: Indian National Congress
Constituency: United Provinces
Committees: None
Two-time member of the Rajya Sabha; Member of the States Reorganisation Commission and the University Grants Commission
J. B. Kripalani
1888 - 1982Party: Indian National Congress
Constituency: United Provinces
Committees: 1
A formidable educationist, active freedom fighter and Gandhian; advocated for socialism and upholding fundamental rights
Jagjivan Ram
1908 - 1986Party: Indian National Congress
Constituency: Bihar
Committees: 3
Prominent Dalit Freedom fighter, Independent India's first Labour Minister
Jaipal Singh
1903 - 1970Party: Independent
Constituency: Bihar
Committees: 1
Exceptional Hockey player, writer and tribal rights advocate; Captained India's first official Hockey team to the Olympics.
Jairamdas Daulatram
1891 - 1979Party: Indian National Congress
Constituency: East Punjab
Committees: 4
Former governor of Bihar and Assam; first Minister of Agriculture; passionate advocate for Sindhi language and community
Jaspat Roy Kapoor
1896 - 1984Party: Indian National Congress
Constituency: United Provinces
Committees: None
Jawaharlal Nehru
1889 - 1964Party: Indian National Congress
Constituency: United Provinces
Committees: 1
India's first Prime Minister; shaped India's early foreign policy; a key leader of the Indian National Congress and the Independence movement
Jerome D’Souza
1897 - 1977Party:
Constituency: Madras
Committees: None
First Rector in India; a prominent diplomat of the Nehru government; proficient in several languages
Jivraj Narayan Mehta
1886 - 1978Party: Indian National Congress
Constituency: Bombay
Committees: None
An eminent physician and administrator; the first Chief Minister of Gujarat; the founder of the Indian Institute of Management in Ahmedabad
John Matthai
1886 - 1959Party: Indian National Congress
Constituency: United Provinces
Committees: None
One of the architects of the Bombay Plan; reputed academic; former Vice-Chancellor of Bombay and Kerala University
Jwala Prasad Srivastava
1889 - 1954Party: Indian National Congress
Constituency: United Provinces
Committees: None
Knighted by the British in 1934; a British loyalist and one of Kanpur's leading industrialists; involved with the Hindu Mahasabha
K. Kamaraj
1903 - 1975Party: Indian National Congress
Constituency: Madras
Committees: None
Former Chief Minister of Madras; eminent politician within the Indian National Congress; Bharat Ratna awardee in 1976
K.C. Neogy
1888 - 1970Party: Indian National Congress
Constituency: West Bengal
Committees: None
Eminent lawyer and legislator, chairperson of first Finance Commission
K.M. Munshi
1887 - 1971Party: Indian National Congress
Constituency: Bombay
Committees: 4
K.T. Shah
1888 - 1953Party: Indian National Congress
Constituency: Bihar
Committees: 2
Eminent economist, advocate and writer; An important socialist face in the Constituent Assembly.
Kailash Nath Katju
1887 - 1968Party: Indian National Congress
Constituency: United Provinces
Committees: 3
Prominent lawyer during Independence who fought cases for political prisoners; also involved in educationl and journalistic endeavours
Kala Venkata Rao
1900 - 1959Party: Indian National Congress
Constituency: Madras
Committees: None
Active freedom fighter during the Independence movement; former Minister of Finance and Revenue for Andhra Pradesh upon its creation
Kallur Subba Rao
1897 - 1973Party: Indian National Congress
Constituency: Madras
Committees: None
Padma Shri awardee in 1967; a gifted orator and nationalist; former Deputy Speaker of the Andhra Assembly
Kameshwar Singh
1907 - 1962Party: Independent
Constituency: Bihar
Committees: None
Independent member from Bihar, Maharaja of Darbhanga, Prominent Zamindar
Kanayalal Nanabhai Desai
1886 -Party: Indian National Congress
Constituency: Bombay
Committees: None
Involved in regional politics in Gujarat; a member of the First Lok Sabha in 1952
Kengal Hanumanthaiah
1908 - 1980Party: Indian National Congress
Constituency: Mysore
Committees: None
First chief Minister of Mysore State
Keshavrao Jedhe
1896 - 1959Party: Indian National Congress
Constituency: Bombay
Committees: None
A strong leader of political and social reform movements in Maharashtra; founded the Peasants and Workers Party (PWP)
Khandubhai Kasanji Desai
1898 - 1975Party: Indian National Congress
Constituency: Bombay
Committees: None
India's third Labour minister; founded the Indian National Trade Union Congress; active participant in trade union and labour issues
L. Krishnaswami Bharathi
1904 - 1999Party: Indian National Congress
Constituency: Madras
Committees: None
Advocate of Gandhian values and reputed Congress leader; contributed to the official language issue in the Constituent Assembly
M. Ananthasayanam Ayyangar
1891 - 1978Party: Indian National Congress
Constituency: Madras
Committees: 1
A scholar, a seasoned parliamentarian and a skilled lawyer; former speaker of the Lok Sabha
M. R. Jayakar
1873 - 1959Party: Indian National Congress
Constituency: Bombay
Committees: None
First Vice-Chancellor of the University of Poona; eminent jurist and lawyer from Bombay; key member of Hindu Mahasabha
M. R. Masani
1905 - 1998Party: Indian National Congress
Constituency: Bombay
Committees: 2
Eminent Parsi member of the Constituent Assembly, Represented socialist strand of Congress
M.A. Muthiah Chettiar
1905 - 1984Party:
Constituency: Madras
Committees: None
Active politician in the Madras Legislative Assembly; respected banker and educationist; Padma Bhushan awardee in 1973
Mahavir Tyagi
1899 - 1980Party: Indian National Congress
Constituency: United Provinces
Committees: 1
Prominent Gandhian activist and social reformer; Opposed preventive detention and suspension of Fundamental Rights in Emergency situations
Maulana Abul Kalam Azad
1888 - 1958Party: Indian National Congress
Constituency: United Provinces
Committees: 3
A prominent member of the Congress Party and the first education minister of independent India.
Mohammad Ismail Khan
1884 - 1958Party: All-India Muslim League
Constituency: United Provinces
Committees: None
Eminent politician and activist from the Muslim League; member of the founding committee of Jamia Milia Islamia University
Mohan Lal Saksena
1896 - 1965Party: Indian National Congress
Constituency: United Provinces
Committees: None
Minister of Rehabilitation between 1948-50; active leader within the Indian National Congress; lawyer and journalist
Moturi Satyanarayana
1905 - 1995Party: Indian National Congress
Constituency: Madras
Committees: None
Proficient linguist and active freedom fighter; inspired by Gandhi's movement to make Hindi the national language
Muhammad Ismail Sahib
1896 - 1972Party: All-India Muslim League
Constituency: Madras
Committees: None
Founded the Indian Union Muslim League party in 1948; one of the 28 Muslim League members in the Constituent Assembly
N. Gopalaswami Ayyangar
1882 - 1953Party: Indian National Congress
Constituency: Madras
Committees: 2
Drafting Committee Member, Architect of Article 370
N.G. Ranga Rao
1900 - 1995Party: Indian National Congress
Constituency: Madras
Committees: None
Strong advocate for farmers' rights; founder of All India Kisan Congress; co-founder of the Swatantra Party
N.V. Gadgil
1896 - 1966Party: Indian National Congress
Constituency: Bombay
Committees: None
Pioneer of various social reform movements; former Governor of Punjab; former vice-chancellor of Poona University
Neelam Sanjeeva Reddy
1913 - 1996Party: Indian National Congress
Constituency: Madras
Committees: None
Reputed politician in Andhra Pradesh; former speaker of the Lok Sabha and youngest President to be elected
O.V. Alagesan
1911 - 1992Party: Indian National Congress
Constituency: Madras
Committees: None
Active freedom fighter; three-time Member of Parliament including Union Minister for Transport and Railways from 1952-57
P. Kakkan
1909 - 1981Party: Indian National Congress
Constituency: Madras
Committees: None
Fierce advocate for the rights of Dalit people and the underprivileged; an active freedom fighter and local Congress politician
P. Subbarayan
1889 - 1962Party: Indian National Congress
Constituency: Madras
Committees: 3
Advocate for language rights and Dalit issues; former Governor of Maharashtra and member of first Rajya Sabha
Purushottam Das Tandon
1882 - 1962Party: Indian National Congress
Constituency: United Provinces
Committees: 2
Freedom Fighter, Hindi Advocate, Given Title of 'Rajarshi'
R. K. Shanmukham Chetty
1892 - 1953Party: Independent
Constituency: Madras
Committees: None
India's first Finance Minister; advocate for Dalit rights and the Tamil language; former Vice-Chancellor of Annamalai University
R.V. Dhulekar
1891 - 1980Party: Indian National Congress
Constituency: United Provinces
Committees: None
Active freedom fighter; seasoned member of the Congress Party; educationist and advocate for social issues
Rafi Ahmed Kidwai
1894 - 1954Party: Indian National Congress
Constituency: United Provinces
Committees: 2
One of the foremost leaders of the Indian National Congress; active freedom fighter; the first Communications Minister
Rajkumari Amrit Kaur
1889 - 1964Party: Indian National Congress
Constituency: Central Provinces and Berar
Committees: 4
Long time freedom fighter, Gandhi’s close aide and independent India’s first Minister of Health.
Ramnath Goenka
1904 - 1991Party: Indian National Congress
Constituency: Madras
Committees: None
Founder of the Indian Express; an advocate for free speech and freedom of press; inspired to join the Freedom Struggle because of Gandhi
Ranganath Ramachandra Diwakar
1894 - 1990Party: Indian National Congress
Constituency: Bombay
Committees: None
Former Governor of Bihar and first Union Minister of State for Information and Broadcasting; key figure in unification of Kannada speaking regions
S. Nagappa
1911 -Party: Indian National Congress
Constituency: Madras
Committees: None
Advocate for the rights of Dalits; architect of the famous Kurnool District Circular that guided local participation for Quit India movement
S. Nijalingappa
1902 - 2000Party: Indian National Congress
Constituency: Bombay
Committees: None
Former Chief Minister of Karnataka; active in state politics in Karnataka
Sarat Chandra Bose
1889 - 1950Party: Indian National Congress
Constituency: West Bengal
Committees: 1
Socialist republican; founded the Socialist Republican Party in 1947; active revolutionary
Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel
1875 - 1950Party: Indian National Congress
Constituency: Bombay
Committees: 2
Iron Man and Unifier of India, Member and Chairman of key Assembly Committees
Sarvepalli Radhakrishnan
1888 - 1975Party: Indian National Congress
Constituency: United Provinces
Committees: None
Second President of India; prolific writer, scholar and educationist; seasoned diplomat representing India at the UN
Stanley Henry Prater
1890 - 1960Party: Independent
Constituency: Madras
Committees: 2
Representative of the Anglo-Indian community in the Constituent Assembly, naturalist and biologist
Sucheta Kripalani
1908 - 1974Party: Indian National Congress
Constituency: United Provinces
Committees: 1
Active freedom fighter; staunch Gandhian; one of the first few women parliamentarians in independent India
Syama Prasad Mookerjee
1901 - 1953Party: Indian National Congress
Constituency: West Bengal
Committees: 2
Founder of Bharatiya Jana Sangh, First Minister of Commerce and Industry of Independent India
T. Prakasam
1872 - 1957Party: Indian National Congress
Constituency: Madras
Committees: None
T.A. Ramalingam Chettiar
1881 - 1952Party: Indian National Congress
Constituency: Madras
Committees: None
An advocate for the cooperative movement during the freedom struggle; an active politician in the Madras presidency
T.M. Kalliannan Gounder
1921 - 2021Party: Indian National Congress
Constituency: Madras
Committees: None
The youngest member of the Constituent Assembly; an active politician in the Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly
T.T Krishnamachari
1899 - 1974Party: Indian National Congress
Constituency: Madras
Committees: None
Former Finance Minister during the Nehru government; successful industrialist who founded the TTK group; Drafting Committee member
Thirumala Rao
1901 - 1970Party: Indian National Congress
Constituency: Madras
Committees: None
Staunch Gandhian and active freedom fighter; served 17 years in the Indian Parliament including as Deputy Minister of Food and Agriculture
U. Srinivasa Malliah
1902 - 1965Party: Indian National Congress
Constituency: Madras
Committees: None
Touted as “Father of Modern Dakshina Kannada District”; a reputed architect and active freedom fighter in the South Canara district
V.C. Kesava Rao
1917 - 1995Party: Indian National Congress
Constituency: Madras
Committees: None
Two-term member of the Rajya Sabha and active local politician in Andhra Pradesh
V.I. Muniswamy Pillai
1889 - 1953Party: Indian National Congress
Constituency: Madras
Committees: 1
A leading activist for the Dalit community; one of the signatories of the Poona Pact; a cabinet minister in the Provisional Parliament
