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Q: Who among the following became the member of the Constituent Assembly from Madras constituency in 1946?
  • A. Hansa Jivraj Mehta
  • B. Kamla Chaudhary
  • C. Ammu Swaminathan
  • D. Begum Aijaz Rasool
Correct Answer: Option C - Ammu Swaminathan was elected to the Constituent Assembly from the Madras Constituency in 1946. She spoke on fundamental rights and directive principles. Ammu Swaminathan was born in 1894 in Palakkad, Kerala. In 1917, she worked with Kamaladevi Chattopadhyay, Annie Besant, Muthulakshmi Reddy, and others to set up the Women’s India Association (WIA) at Adyar, Madras. Swaminathan was involved in the Quit India Movement in 1942 which led to her imprisonment a year later.
C. Ammu Swaminathan was elected to the Constituent Assembly from the Madras Constituency in 1946. She spoke on fundamental rights and directive principles. Ammu Swaminathan was born in 1894 in Palakkad, Kerala. In 1917, she worked with Kamaladevi Chattopadhyay, Annie Besant, Muthulakshmi Reddy, and others to set up the Women’s India Association (WIA) at Adyar, Madras. Swaminathan was involved in the Quit India Movement in 1942 which led to her imprisonment a year later.

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Ammu Swaminathan was elected to the Constituent Assembly from the Madras Constituency in 1946. She spoke on fundamental rights and directive principles. Ammu Swaminathan was born in 1894 in Palakkad, Kerala. In 1917, she worked with Kamaladevi Chattopadhyay, Annie Besant, Muthulakshmi Reddy, and others to set up the Women’s India Association (WIA) at Adyar, Madras. Swaminathan was involved in the Quit India Movement in 1942 which led to her imprisonment a year later.