The members of the Constituent Assembly were

Elected by Provincial Assemblies

Only representatives of the princely states

Elected directly by people

Nominated by the government

The Constituent Assembly of India was established in accordance with the provisions of the Cabinet Mission Plan of May 1946.
The Assembly was made up of 389 members who represented provinces (292), states (93), Chief Commissioner Provinces (3), as well as Balochistan (1).
On December 9, 1946, the Assembly convened for the first time and elected Dr. Sachhidannand Sinha, the Assembly’s oldest member, as Provisional President.
Dr. Rajendra Prasad was elected as the Assembly’s permanent Chairman on December 11, 1946.
The Assembly was to be composed of proportional representation from existing provincial legislatures and princely states.
The Assembly was to be divided into three sections: Punjab &the North-West, Bengal-Assam, and the rest of India.

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