On what bases were seats determined in the Constituent Assembly.

1.	On what bases were seats determined in the Constituent Assembly.
Answer» The determination of seats in Constituent Assembly was done on the following bases: Each province and princely state were to be allotted seats in proportion to their respective population. One seat was to be allotted for roughly every million population. Seats allocated to each British province were to be, divided among the three principal communities General, Muslims and Sikhs only in Punjab. The representatives of each community were to be elected by members of that community in the provincial legislative assembly by the method of Proportional Representation of Single Transferable Voting System. The representatives of princely states were nominated by the heads of the princely states?

Answer»

The determination of seats in Constituent Assembly was done on the following bases:

Each province and princely state were to be allotted seats in proportion to their respective population. One seat was to be allotted for roughly every million population.
Seats allocated to each British province were to be, divided among the three principal communities General, Muslims and Sikhs only in Punjab.
The representatives of each community were to be elected by members of that community in the provincial legislative assembly by the method of Proportional Representation of Single Transferable Voting System.
The representatives of princely states were nominated by the heads of the princely states?

Discussion