Sachchidananda Sinha

Statesman

Notable Work: First President of Constituent Assembly

District: bhojpur

Born: 11/10/1871

Died: 3/6/1950

Biography

A prominent lawyer, parliamentarian, and journalist who was the first president of the Constituent Assembly of India.

Contribution

Born in Arrah, Sachchidananda Sinha was a key figure in the movement for a separate Bihar province. He was a distinguished lawyer, a member of the Imperial Legislative Council, and the first Indian to be appointed as a finance member of a province. He is most famously remembered for being the interim President of the Constituent Assembly of India, which was responsible for drafting the Constitution. He was also instrumental in establishing the Patna University.