The correct answer is 1946. • On 9 December 1946, The Constituent Assembly met for the first time in New Delhi in the Constitution Hall which is now known as the Central Hall of Parliament House. Important Notes: • The Constitution of India was framed by a Constituent Assembly set up under the Cabinet Mission Plan of 1946. • The first elected Provisional President was Dr Sachhidanand Sinha. • M.N Roy gave the idea of a constitution first. • 284 members of the Constituent Assembly signed the Indian Constitution at the Constitution Hall, on 24 January 1950. • Dr Rajendra Prasad first signed the Constitution of India. • The Father of the Indian Constitution is Dr B.R Ambedkar. Related Concepts: • The Constituent Assembly: • The Constituent Assembly took almost three years (two years, eleven months, and eighteen days to be precise) to complete its historic task of drafting the Constitution for Independent India. • During this period, it held eleven sessions covering a total of 165 days. • Of these, 114 days were spent on the consideration of the Draft Constitution. • As to its composition, members were chosen by indirect election by the members of the Provincial Legislative Assemblies. • According to the scheme recommended by the Cabinet Mission. The arrangement was: • 292 members were elected through the Provincial Legislative Assemblies; • 93 members represented the Indian Princely States; and • 4 members represented the Chief Commissioners' Provinces. • The total membership of the Assembly thus was to be 389. • However, as a result of the partition under the Mountbatten Plan of 3 June 1947, a separate Constituent Assembly was set up for Pakistan. • As a result, the membership of the Assembly was reduced to 299. opyright © Bloombe