List of Sessions of Indian National Congress before Independence
Hemant Singh
Oct 5, 2019 17:31 IST
The Indian National Congress was formed in 1885. It was the nucleus of a future parliament for our country, and will lead to good of inconceivable magnitude for our countrymen. But over the time this safety-valve became the tool for the nationalism after spurts of nationalistics sentiments during Indian National Movement.
Sessions of Indian National Congress before Independence
| Year |
Place |
President |
|---|---|---|
| 1885, 1882 |
Bombay , Allahabad |
W.C Bannerji |
| 1886 |
Calcutta |
Dadabhai Naoroji |
| 1893 |
Lahore |
Dadabhai Naoroji |
| 1906 |
Calcutta |
Dadabhai Naoroji |
| 1887 |
Madras |
Badruddin Tyyabji (fist Muslim President) |
| 1888 |
Allahabad |
George Yule (first English President) |
| 1889 |
Bombay |
Sir William Wedderburn |
| 1890 |
Calcutta |
Sir Feroze S.Mehta |
| 1895, 1902 |
Poona , Ahmedabad |
S.N Banerjee |
| 1905 |
Banaras |
G.K Gokhale |
| 1907, 1908 |
Surat , Madras |
Rasbehari Ghosh |
| 1909 |
Lahore |
M.M Malviya |
| 1916 |
Lucknow |
A.C Majumdar (Re-union of the Congress) |
| 1917 |
Calcutta |
Annie Besant (first woman President) |
| 1919 |
Amritsar |
Motilal Nehru |
| 1920 |
Calcutta (Special Session) |
Lala Lajpat Rai |
| 1921,1922 |
Ahmadabad, Gaya |
C.R Das |
| 1923 |
Delhi (Special session) |
Abdul Kalam Azad (youngest President) |
| 1924 |
Belgaon |
M.K Gandhi |
| 1925 |
Kanpur |
Sarojini Naidu (first Indian woman President) |
| 1928 |
Calcutta |
Motilal Nehru (first All India Youth Congress Formed) |
| 1929 |
Lahore |
J.L. Nehru (Poorna Swaraj resolution was passed) |
| 1931 |
Karachi |
Vallabhbhai Patel (Here, resolution on Fundamental rights and the National Economic Program was passed) |
| 1932, 1933 |
Delhi , Calcutta |
(Session Banned) |
| 1934 |
Bombay |
Rajendra Prasad |
| 1936 |
Lucknow |
J.L. Nehru |
| 1937 |
Faizpur |
J.L Nehru (first session in a village) |
| 1938 |
Haripura |
S.C Bose (a National Planning Committed set-up under J.L Nehru). |
| 1939 |
Tripuri |
S.C.Bose was re-elected but had to resign due to protestby Gandhiji (as Gandhiji supported Dr. Pattabhi Sitaramayya). Rajendra Prasadwas appointed in his place. |
| 1940 |
Ramgarh |
Abdul Kalam Azad |
| 1946 |
Meerut |
Acharya J.B Kriplani |
| 1948 |
Jaipur |
Dr. Pattabhi Sitaramayya. |
The Indian National Congress was formed as a safety-valve for civil and political dialogue among literate Indians.