Tuesday, March 23, 2010

CONGRESS SESSION

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Venue

President

1885, 1882

Bombay , Allahabad

W.C.Bannerji

1886

Calcutta  

Dadabhai Naoroji  

1893

Lahore  

"  

1906

Calcutta  

"  

1887

Madras  

Badruddin Tyyabji (fist Muslim President)  

1888

Allahabad  

George Yule (first English President)  

1889

Bombay  

Sir William Wedderburn  

1890

Calcutta  

Sir Feroze S.Mehta  

1895, 1902

Poona , Ahmedabad  

S.N.Banerjee  

1905

Banaras  

G.K.Gokhale  

1907, 1908

Surat , Madras  

Rasbehari Ghosh  

1909

Lahore  

M.M.Malviya  

1916

Lucknow  

A.C.Majumdar (Re-union of the Congress)  

1917

Calcutta  

Annie Besant (first woman President)  

1919

Amritsar  

Motilal Nehru  

1920

Calcutta (sp.session)  

Lala Lajpat Rai  

1921,1922

Ahmedabad, Gaya  

C.R.Das  

1923

Delhi (sp.session)

Abdul Kalam Azad (youngest President)  

1924

Belgaon  

M.K.Gandhi  

1925

Kanpur  

Sarojini Naidu (first Indian woman President)  

1928

Calcutta  

Motilal Nehru (first All India Youth Congress Formed)  

1929

Lahore  

J.L.Nehru (Poorna Swaraj resolution was passed)  

1931

Karachi  

Vallabhbhai Patel (Here, resolution on Fundamental rightsand the National Economic Program was passed)  

1932, 1933

Delhi , Calcutta  

(Session Banned)  

1934

Bombay  

Rajendra Prasad  

1936

Lucknow  

J.L.Nehru  

1937

Faizpur  

J.L.Nehru (first session in a village)  

1938

Haripura  

S.C.Bose (a National Planning Committed set-up underJ.L.Nehru).  

1939

Tripuri  

S.C.Bose was re-elected but had to resign due to protestby Gandhiji (as Gandhiji supported Dr.Pattabhi Sitaramayya). Rajendra Prasadwas appointed in his place.

1940

Ramgarh  

Abdul Kalam Azad  

1946

Meerut  

Acharya J.B.Kriplani  

1948

Jaipur  

Dr.Pattabhi Sitaramayya.  

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