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The Constituent Assembly of India meets for the first time

The Constituent Assembly held its first meeting in New Delhi on 9 December 1946 in the Constitution Hall, now the Central Hall of Parliament House.

The Constituent Assembly of India meets for the first time: Archive image dated 11 December 1946, two days after the Constituent Assembly first met on 9 December. Do not claim it depicts the inaugural day.
Archive image dated 11 December 1946, two days after the Constituent Assembly first met on 9 December. Do not claim it depicts the inaugural day. · Credit: Unknown photographer; reproduced in C. Subramaniam's memoir Hand of Destiny · License: Public domain

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  1. Digital Sansad, Parliament of India

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