Sachchidananda Sinha

Sachchidananda Sinha
President of Constituent Assembly (Temporary Chairman)
In office
9 December 1946 – 11 December 1946
Succeeded byDr. Rajendra Prasad
Personal details
Born(1871-11-10)10 November 1871
Bengal Presidency, British India
Died6 March 1950(1950-03-06) (aged 78)
Patna, Bihar, India
SpouseRadhika
Alma materPatna University
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Sachchidananda Sinha (10 November 1871 – 6 March 1950) was an Indian lawyer, statesman, administrator and educationist. He was the first President of the Indian Constituent Assembly which drafted the Constitution of India.[1] He also served as the vice chancellor of Patna University, secretary of the Indian National Congress, and deputy speaker of the Indian Legislative Assembly.

He, along with Mahesh Narayan, is considered to be the main architects of the modern state of Bihar.[2][3]

  1. ^ "The Indian Express - Google News Archive Search". news.google.com. Retrieved 23 February 2023.
  2. ^ PRASAD VARMA, VISHWANATH (1987). "The Political System of Bihar". The Indian Journal of Political Science. 48 (4): 506–511. JSTOR 41855334.
  3. ^ Bhaskar Sinha, Pabitra (1971). "Sachchidananda Sinha's Role in the Creation of the Province of Bihar". Proceedings of the Indian History Congress. 33: 507. JSTOR 44145386.