The correct answer is Option 3 -Between December 1946 and November 1949
India’s Constitution was formally created by a Constituent Assembly between December 1946 and November 1949.
Mode of promulgation: This refers to how a constitution comes into being. In many countries constitutions remain defunct because they are crafted by military leaders or leaders who are not popular and do not have the ability to carry the people with them. The most successful constitutions, like India, South Africa and the United States, are constitutions which were created in the aftermath of popular national movements. Although India’s Constitution was formally created by a Constituent Assembly between December 1946 and November 1949, it drew upon a long history of the nationalist movement that had a remarkable ability to take along different sections of Indian society together. The Constitution drew enormous legitimacy from the fact that it was drawn up by people who enjoyed immense public credibility, who had the capacity to negotiate and command the respect of a wide cross-section of society, and who were able to convince the people that the Constitution was not an instrument for the aggrandisement of their personal power. The final document reflected the broad national consensus at the time. |
