Who was the chairman of the drafting committee of the Constitution of India?

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answered Mar 4, 2022 by Mahendrak (121k points)
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Correct Answer - Option 1 : B.R. Ambedkar

The correct answer is B.R. Ambedkar.

B.R. Ambedkar was the chairman of the drafting committee of the Constituent Assembly.
On 9 December 1946, the Constituent Assembly sat for the first time. In the span of 2 years and 11 months, it completed its task of framing the Indian Constitution.
During this period the Constituent Assembly had 11 sessions and sat for a total of 166 days.
On 26 November 1949 the Constituent Assembly adopted the Constitution of India which came into force on 26 January 1950.
Important Committees of the Constituent Assembly and their Chairman:

Committee	Chairman
Committee on the Rules of Procedure	Rajendra Prasad
Steering Committee	Rajendra Prasad
Finance and Staff Committee	Rajendra Prasad
Credential Committee	Alladi Krishnaswami Ayyar
House Committee	B. Pattabhi Sitaramayya
Order of Business Committee	K.M. Munshi
Ad hoc Committee on the National Flag	Rajendra Prasad
Committee on the Functions of the Constituent Assembly	G.V. Mavalankar
States Committee	Jawaharlal Nehru
Advisory Committee on Fundamental Rights, Minorities and Tribal and Excluded Areas	Vallabhbhai Patel
Minorities Sub-Committee	H.C. Mookherjee
Fundamental Rights Sub-Committee	J.B. Kripalani
North-East Frontier Tribal Areas and Assam Excluded & Partially Excluded Areas Sub-Committee	Gopinath Bardoloi
Excluded and Partially Excluded Areas (Other than those in Assam) Sub-Committee	A.V. Thakkar
Union Powers Committee	Jawaharlal Nehru
Union Constitution Committee	Jawaharlal Nehru
Drafting Committee	B.R. Ambedkar