Dr. B.R. Ambedkar served as the Chairman of the Drafting Committee of the Constituent Assembly and is widely regarded as the chief architect of the Constitution of India.
B.R. Ambedkar was elected to the Constituent Assembly from
Asked in UPPCS Prelims 1996 · Topic: Constituent Assembly and Making of the Constitution (Composition of the Constituent Assembly (election, representation, princely states))
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Answer: B. the Bombay Presidency
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