Constituent Assembly Members Analysis

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Birth-Death Year Information

df <- df %>%
  mutate(
    birth_decade = floor(year_of_birth / 10) * 10,
    death_decade = floor(year_of_death / 10) * 10
  )
  
library(knitr)
library(kableExtra)

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decade_table <- df %>%
  count(birth_decade, death_decade) %>%
  arrange(birth_decade, death_decade)

kable(
  decade_table,
  caption = "Distribution of Members by Birth and Death Decades",
  col.names = c("Birth Decade", "Death Decade", "Count"),
  align = "ccc"
) %>%
  kable_styling(
    bootstrap_options = c("striped", "hover", "condensed"),
    full_width = FALSE,
    position = "center"
  )

Distribution of Members by Birth and Death Decades
Birth Decade	Death Decade	Count
1860	1950	1
1870	1940	1
1870	1950	7
1870	1970	1
1880	1950	24
1880	1960	17
1880	1970	10
1880	1980	3
1880	1990	1
1880	NA	3
1890	1950	9
1890	1960	15
1890	1970	26
1890	1980	22
1890	1990	3
1890	NA	4
1900	1940	1
1900	1950	6
1900	1960	12
1900	1970	21
1900	1980	23
1900	1990	14
1900	2000	4
1900	NA	4
1910	1950	1
1910	1960	2
1910	1970	5
1910	1980	6
1910	1990	6
1910	2000	2
1910	NA	3
1920	1980	2
1920	2000	2
1920	2010	1
1920	2020	1
NA	1940	1
NA	1960	3
NA	1970	3
NA	NA	31

ggplot(df, aes(x = birth_decade)) +
  geom_bar(fill = "steelblue") +
  labs(
    title = "Distribution of Constituent Assembly Members by Birth Decade",
    x = "Birth Decade",
    y = "Number of Members"
  ) +
  theme_economist() +
  small_title_theme

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ggplot(df, aes(x = death_decade)) +
  geom_bar(fill = "darkred") +
  labs(
    title = "Distribution of Constituent Assembly Members by Death Decade",
    x = "Death Decade",
    y = "Number of Members"
  ) +
  theme_economist() +
  small_title_theme

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df_long <- df %>%
  select(birth_decade, death_decade) %>%
  pivot_longer(cols = everything(),
               names_to = "type",
               values_to = "decade")

ggplot(df_long, aes(x = decade, fill = type)) +
  geom_bar(position = "dodge") +
  labs(
    title = "Birth and Death Decade Distribution of Constituent Assembly Members",
    x = "Decade",
    y = "Number of Members",
    fill = ""
  ) +
  scale_fill_manual(values = c("birth_decade" = "steelblue",
                               "death_decade" = "darkred"),
                    labels = c("Birth", "Death")) +
  theme_economist() +
  small_title_theme

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Social Composition of Constituent Assembly Members

Caste Composition of Constituent Assembly Members
Caste Category	Number	Percentage (%)
General	263	87.4
SC/ST	29	9.6
NA	9	3.0

Gender Composition of Constituent Assembly Members
Gender	Number	Percentage (%)
Female	13	4.3
Male	288	95.7

Religious Composition of Constituent Assembly Members
Religion	Number	Percentage (%)
Christian	9	3.0
Hindu	247	82.1
Jain	2	0.7
Muslim	25	8.3
Parsi	4	1.3
Sikh	10	3.3
NA	4	1.3

Party Affiliations of Constituent Assembly Members

Party from which Members joined the Constituent Assembly
Costituent Assembly Party	Number	Percentage (%)
AIML	12	4.2
AITUC	1	0.4
Akali Dal	3	1.1
CPI	1	0.4
INC	216	76.1
Independent	5	1.8
Janata	1	0.4
National Conference	3	1.1
Nominated	1	0.4
Princely State	40	14.1
Scheduled Caste Federation	1	0.4

Post Constituent Assembly Party of Constituent Assembly Members
Post Constituent Assembly Party	Number	Percentage (%)
Akali Dal	3	0.9
Bharatiya Jana Sangh	4	1.2
CPI	1	0.3
Chhotanagpur Santhal Pargana Janta Party	1	0.3
Forward Bloc	1	0.3
Hindu Mahasabha	2	0.6
INC	227	69.2
INC (I)	1	0.3
INC (J)	1	0.3
INC(O)	3	0.9
INC(U)	1	0.3
IUML	6	1.8
Independent	6	1.8
Janata Dal	1	0.3
Janata Party	8	2.4
Jharkhand Party	1	0.3
Kisan Mazdur Praja Party	3	0.9
Kisan Union	1	0.3
Nag Vidarbha Andolan Samiti	1	0.3
National Conference	2	0.6
Nominated	1	0.3
Orissa Jana Congress	1	0.3
Plebiscite Front	1	0.3
Praja Socialist Party	5	1.5
Republic Party of India	1	0.3
Socilaist Party	1	0.3
Swaraj Party	1	0.3
Swatantra Party	6	1.8
NA	37	11.3

Successful Party of Constituent Assembly Members
Succesful Party	Number	Percentage (%)
AIML	7	2.3
Akali Dal	1	0.3
CPI	1	0.3
Chhotanagpur Santhal Pargana Janta Party	1	0.3
Forward Bloc	1	0.3
Hindu Mahasabha	1	0.3
INC	229	76.1
IUML	1	0.3
Independent	7	2.3
Jana Sangh	2	0.7
Janata	1	0.3
Janata Dal	1	0.3
Jharkhand Party	1	0.3
National Conference	3	1.0
Nominated	1	0.3
PDA	1	0.3
Praja Socialist Party	2	0.7
SC Federation	1	0.3
Socialist Party	1	0.3
Swatantra Party	3	1.0
Utkal Congress	1	0.3
NA	34	11.3

## # A tibble: 2 × 3
##   Category Count Percentage
##      <dbl> <int>      <dbl>
## 1        0    74       24.6
## 2        1   227       75.4

Post-Independence INC Affiliation of Constituent Assembly Members
Post Constituent Assembly INC Affiliation	Number	Percentage (%)
0	74	24.6
1	227	75.4

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##   Category Count Percentage
##      <dbl> <int>      <dbl>
## 1        0   218       72.4
## 2        1    63       20.9
## 3       NA    20        6.6

Multiple Party Affiliations among Constituent Assembly Members
Multiple Party Affiliation	Number	Percentage (%)
0	218	72.4
1	63	20.9
NA	20	6.6

Political Activity of Constituent Assembly Members

Active Status of Constituent Assembly Members
Active Status	Number	Percentage (%)
0	44	14.6
1	233	77.4
NA	24	8.0
Total	301	100.0

Summary Statistics of Parliamentary Experience among Constituent Assembly Members
Career Measure	Mean	Median	Minimum	Maximum
Years Active	16.26	15	1	50
Years as MP/MLA	9.71	8	0	44
Years as MP	6.59	5	0	44
Years as MLA	3.11	0	0	33

Position Status of Constituent Assembly Members
Did they hold Positions	Number	Percentage (%)
0	48	15.9
1	223	74.1
NA	30	10.0
Total	301	100.0

Highest Political Positions Held by Constituent Assembly Members
Highest Position Held	Number	Percentage (%)
MP	88	29.2
NA	75	24.9
Chief Minister	36	12.0
Union Minister	30	10.0
State Cabinet Minister	25	8.3
Governor	20	6.6
MLA	9	3.0
Speaker	7	2.3
Ambassador	4	1.3
President of India	3	1.0
Party President/Chairperson	2	0.7
Chief Election Commissioner	1	0.3
Prime Minister of India	1	0.3
Total	301	100.0

States of Constituent Assembly Members

Political Dynasty Background of Constituent Assembly Members

Political Dynasty Status of Constituent Assembly Members
Political Dynasties	Number	Percentage (%)
0	198	65.8
1	61	20.3
NA	42	14.0
Total	301	100.0

Ideological Orientation of Constituent Assembly Members

Political Dynasty Status of Constituent Assembly Members
Ideology	Number	Percentage (%)
Centre	2	0.7
Communist	1	0.3
Congress Line	90	29.9
Gandhian	49	16.3
Left	11	3.7
Liberal	15	5.0
Nationalist	2	0.7
Right	38	12.6
Socialist	31	10.3
NA	62	20.6
Total	301	100.0

Constituent Assembly Members Analysis

Avisikta Sinha

2026-02-03

Birth-Death Year Information

Party Affiliations of Constituent Assembly Members

Political Activity of Constituent Assembly Members

States of Constituent Assembly Members

Political Dynasty Background of Constituent Assembly Members

Ideological Orientation of Constituent Assembly Members