Women's Participation in the Constitution Building process of India

Abstract

The Constituent Assembly of India was a sovereign body, which was formed on the recommendations of the Cabinet Mission which visited India in 1946 to draft a Constitution for the country. On the basis of the framework provided by the Cabinet Mission, a Constituent Assembly was constituted on 9^th December, 1946. The Constitution making body was elected by the Provincial Legislative Assembly constituting of 389 members. All sections of the Indian society got representation in the Constituent Assembly in spite of limited suffrage.