Who was the first to put forward the idea of a Constituent Assembly for India in 1934?
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Correct answer: M.N. Roy
M.N. Roy, a pioneer of the communist movement in India, first proposed the idea in 1934. The Indian National Congress officially demanded it for the first time in 1935.
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