Important Congress Session

Important Congress Session

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1885 Bombay          At Gokuldas Tejpal Sanskrit College, 72 delegates attended the session.
1886 Calcutta          436 delegates attended the session.
1887 Madras           Tayabji became firstMuslim 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 1stwomen 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  passed for1 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. RajendraPrasad 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.