List of Sessions of Indian National Congress before Independence
The Indian National Congress was formed in 1885. The first president of the Indian National Congress was Mr. Womesh Chunder Bonnerjee. The session of the Indian National Congress is held at the gap of one year. In this article, we have published the list of all the sessions of the Indian national congress before the Indian Independence.
Sessions of Indian National Congress before Independence
| Year |
Place |
President |
|---|---|---|
| 1885, 1882 |
Bombay, Allahabad |
Womesh Chandra Bonnerjee |
| 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 protests by 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. These sessions of the INC are asked in various competitive exams. So aspirants need to read them with utmost care.
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