Question
Download Solution PDFThe first session of Indian National congress was held at .
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Detailed Solution
Download Solution PDFThe correct answer is Bombay.
Key Points
- The Indian National Congress (INC) was founded by Allan Octavian Hume on 28th December 1885.
- The first session of INC was held in Bombay at Gokuldas Tejpal Sanskrit Collegeram.
- The first President of the INC session held in Bombay was Womesh Chandra Banerjee.
- 72 delegates attended the session.
- The important leaders during the foundation of INC were Dadabhai Naoroji, Badruddin Tyyabji, Anand Mohan Bose, R.C Dutt, Pherozshah Mehta, G.K Gokhale, G. Subramaniyam Aiyyar, Dinshaw Vacha, Bal Gangadhar Tilak, Mahadev Govind Ranade, Madan Mohan Malviya, etc.
- Formerly Indian National Congress was known as Indian National Union.
- The INC was formed during the tenure of Lord Dufferin (Viceroy of India from 1884-1888).
Additional Information
| Sessions of INC Held at | Year | President |
| Bombay | 1885 | Womesh Chandra Banerjee |
| Calcutta | 1896 | Rahimtullah Sayani |
| Lucknow | 1899 | Romesh Chandra Dutt |
| Benaras | 1905 | Gopal Krishna Gokhale |
| Calcutta | 1906 | Dadabhai Naoroji |
| Surat | 1907 | Rash Bihari Ghosh |
| Lucknow | 1916 | A. C. Majumdar |
| Calcutta (Special Session) | 1920 | Lala Lajpat Rai |
| Nagpur | 1920 | C. Vijayaraghavachariar |
| Madras | 1927 | Dr. M. A. Ansari |
| Bombay | 1934 | Rajendra Prasad |
| Tripuri | 1939 | Rajendra Prasad/Subhash Chandra Bose |
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