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Constituent Assembly of India

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An idea for a   Constituent Assembly of India was proposed in 1934 by   M. N. Roy , a pioneer of the   Communist movement in India   and an advocate of radical democracy. It became an official demand of the Indian National Congress in 1935, and was accepted by the British in August 1940. On 8 August 1940, a statement was made by   Viceroy Lord Linlithgow   about the expansion of the Governor-General's Executive Council   and the establishment of a War Advisory Council. This offer, known as the   August Offer , included giving full weight to minority opinions and allowing Indians to draft their own constitution. Under the   Cabinet Mission Plan of 1946, elections were held for the first time for the Constituent Assembly. The Constitution of India was drafted by the Constituent Assembly, and it was implemented under the Cabinet Mission Plan on 16 May 1946. The members of the Constituent Assembly were elected by the provincial assemblies by a   single, transferable-vote   system of