The Constitution of India is the supreme law of India. It is the longest written constitution of any sovereign country in the world. The nation is governed on the basis of this Constitution. The Constitution was adopted by the Constituent Assembly on 26 November 1949, and came into effect on 26 January 1950. With its adoption, Union of India officially became the modern and contemporary Republic of India and it replaced the Government of India Act 1935 as the country's fundamental governing document.
President: Dr. Rajendra Prasad
Vice-President: Harendra Coomar Mookerjee,
Major Sub-Committees and chairs
Committee on the Rules of Procedure: Rajendra Prasad
Drafting Committee: B.R. Ambedkar
Steering Committee: Rajendra Prasad
Finance and Staff Committee: Rajendra Prasad
Credential Committee: Alladi Krishnaswami Aiyyar
House Committee: B. Pattabhi Sitaramayya
Order of Business Committee: K. M. Munshi
Ad Hoc Committee on National Flag: Rajendra Prasad
Committee on Functions of Constituent Assembly: G.V. Mavlankar
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. Kriplani
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
