The Constitution of India contains 395 articles in 22 parts and 8 schedules at the time of commencement.
The idea to have the constitution in India was given in the year 1934 by Mr. M.N. Roy the pioneer of the communist movement in India
The demand was accepted by the British parliament which came to be known as the August Offer in the year 1940, for this purpose the Constituent Assembly of India was set up under the Cabinet Mission Plan in May 1946.
The Constituent Assembly met for the first time in New Delhi on 9 December 1946.
Constituent Assembly of India finally accepted the Constitution on 26th November 1949.
The Constituent Assembly took 2 years, 11 months and 18 days in making the Constitution
Important fact
Chairman of drafting committee in constituent Assembly - B R Ambedkar
First Chairman was Sachidanand Sinha
First Elected Chairman of Constituent Assembly was Dr Rajendra prasad
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