Important Indian National Congress Sessions in Brief

1885 - Bombay -At Gokuldas Tejpal Sanskrit College, 72 delegates attended the session.

1886 - Calcutta - 436 delegates attended the session.

1887 - Madras -Tayabji became first Muslim President.

1888 - Allahabad - George Yule became first English President.

1889 - Bombay - Congress represented all areas of British India.

1890 - Calcutta - Decision taken to organises session of congsess in London.

1895 - Poona - Demand of a representative body only for educated class.

1898 - Madras - Social reform was set as the main goal.

1907 - Surat - Congress split.

1908 - Madras - Constitution for the Congress fromed.

1916 - Lucknow - Congress merged. Pact with Muslim League, Gandhi attended .

1917 - Calcutta - Annie Besant became 1st women President.

1920 - Nagpur - Gandhian programme was adopted. Change in congress
constitution.

1921 - Ahmedabad - Harsat Mohani demanded for complete independence.

1922 - Gaya - Formation of Swaraj Party.


1923 - Delhi - Abul Kalam Azad became President (Youngest President) (sp. session)

1924 - Belgaum - Gandhi became President (Gandhi became President here first and last time).

1925 - Kanpur - Sarojini Naidu became 1st Indian women President.

1927 - Madras - Nehru and S.C. Bose moved resolution for independence and it was passed for the 1st time.

1928 - Calcutta - First All India Youth Congress.

1929 - Lahore - ‘Poorna Swaraj’ (Complete Independence) resolution and pledge for Independence day on 26 January 1930.

1931- Karachi - Resolution for Fundamental Rights and National Economic Policy.

1934 - Bombay - Formation of Congress Socialist Party.

1936 - Lucknow - Support for socialism through democracy.

1937 - Faizpur - Demand for Constituent Assembly (First session in a village).

1938- Haripura - Purna Swaraj was to cover also princely states.

1939 - Tripuri - S.C. Bose resigned due to difference with Gandhi. Dr. Rajendra Prasad was appointed in his place.

1940 - Ramgarh- Abul Kalam Azad became President.

1946- Meerut -J. B. Kriplani became President.

1948- Jaipur - Dr. Pattabhi Sitaramayya became President.
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