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Congress Sessions Flashcards

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1st - 1885, Bombay

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Headed by W C Bonnerjee in Gokuldas Tejpal College.

first session, attended by 72 delegates; objectives of the Congress outlined.

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2nd - 1886, Calcutta

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Headed by Dadabhai Naoroji.

Attended by 436 delegates; witnessed the merger of National Congress and National Conference.

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3rd - 1887, Madras

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Headed by Syed Badruddin Tyabji. First Muslim to head INC.

attended by 607 delegates; appeal made to the Muslims to join hands with other national leaders.

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4th - 1888, Allahabad

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Headed by George Yule (1st foreign President).

Attended by 1248 delegates.

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5th -1889, Bombay

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Headed by William Wedderburn.

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6th - 189, Calcutta

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Headed by Pheroz Shah Mehta

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7th - 1891, Nagpur

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Headed by P. Ananda Charlu

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8th, 1892, Allahabad

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Headed by W C Bonnerjee

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9th - 1893, Lahore

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Headed by Dadabhai Naoroji

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10th - 1894, Madras

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Headed by Alfred Webb

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11th - 1895, Poona

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Headed by Surendranath Banerjea

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12th - 1896, Calcutta

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Headed by Rahimtulla Sayani.

Vance Mataram sung by Rabindranath Tagore.

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13th, 1897, Amaravati

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Headed by C Sankaran Nair

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14th - 1898, Madras

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Headed by A M Bose

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15th - 1899, Lucknow

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Headed by Romesh Chandra Dutt

Demand for permanent fixation of land revenue.

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16th - 1900, Lahore

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Headed by N G Chandavarkar

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17th - 1901, Calcutta

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Headed by Dinshaw E Wacha

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18th- 1902, Ahmedabad

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Headed by Surendranath Banerjea

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19th - 1903, Madras

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Headed by Lal Mohan Ghose

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20th - 1904, Bombay

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Headed by Henry Cotton

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21st- 1905, Benaras

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Headed by Gopal Krishna Gokhale.

expressed resentment against the partition of Bengal.

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22nd - 1906, Calcutta

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Headed by Dadabhai Naoroji

the word ‘swaraj’ mentioned for the first time as the goal of Congress in the Presidential speech by Naoroji

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23rd - 1907, Surat

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Headed by Rash Behari Ghosh

split in the Congress into the Moderates and the Extremists.

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24th - 1908, Madras

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Headed by Rash Behari Ghosh

constitution of the Congress drawn.

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25th - 1909, Lahore

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Headed by Madan Mohan Malaviya

expressed disapproval over formation of separate electorates on the basis of religion (of the Indian Councils Act, 1909).

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26th, 1910, Allahabad

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Headed by William Wedderburn

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27th, 1911, Calcutta

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Headed by Bishan Narayan Dhar.

1st time the now national anthem ‘Jan Gan Man’ was sung

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28th - 1912, Bankipur

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Headed by R N Mudholkar

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29th - 1913, Karachi

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Headed by Syed Mohammed

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30th - 1914, Madras

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Headed by Bhupendranath Basu

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31st, 1915, Bombay

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Headed by S P Sinha

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32nd - 1916, Lucknow

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Headed by A C Majumdar

reunion of Congress factions; the Lucknow Pact signed.

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33rd - 1917, Calcutta

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Headed by Annie Basant. 1st women President of INC.

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34th - 1918, Delhi

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Headed by Madan Mohan Malviya.

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35th - 1919, Amritsar

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Headed by Motilal Nehru

strongly condemned the Jallianwalla massacre; and boosted the Khilafat Movement.

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36th - 1920, Nagpur

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Headed by C Vijayraghavachariar.

a new Constitution for the Congress framed.

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37th, 1921, Ahmedabad

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Actual President C R Das (in prison due to Non Cooperation Movement)
Acting President Hakim Ajmal Khan

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38th - 1922, Gaya

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Headed by C R Das

The Swarajya Party formed

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39th - 1923, Kakinada

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Headed by Maulana Mohammad Ali.

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40th - 1924, Belgaum

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Headed by M K Gandhi (only session directly headed by him)

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41st - 1925, Kanpur

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Headed by Sarojini Naidu (1st Indian female President of INC)

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42nd - 1926, Gauhati

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Headed by S Srinivasa Iyengar

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43rd - 1927, Madras

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Headed by M A Ansari.

The Independence Resolution adopted; resolved to boycott the Simon Commission.

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44th -1928, Calcutta

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Headed by Motilal Nehru.

the first All India Youth Congress came into being.

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45th - 1929, Lahore

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Headed by Jawaharlal Nehru.

passed the Purna Swaraj Resolution; authorised the Working Committee to launch civil disobedience program.

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46th - 1931, Karachi

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Headed by Vallabhbhai Patel.

endorsement of Gandhi-Irwin pact, resolution on Fundamental Rights and National Economic Programme passed.

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47th - 1932, Delhi

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Headed by Amrit Ranchhordas Seth

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48th - 1933, Calcutta

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Headed by Nellie Sengupta (English women)

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49th - 1934, Bombay

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Headed by Rajendra Prasad.

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50th, 1936, Lucknow

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Headed by Jawaharlal Nehru.

the President urged the Congress to adopt socialism as its goal.

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51st - 1936, Faizpur

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Headed by Jawaharlal Nehru.

the session held in a village for the first time.

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52nd - 1938, Haripura

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Headed by Subhash Chandra Bose.

National Planning Committee set up under the chairmanship of Jawaharlal Nehru.

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53rd - 1939, Tripuri

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Headed by Subhash Chandra Bose.

Rajendra Prasad took over as president after Subhas Chandra resigned.
Bose formed Forward Bloc

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54th - 1940, Ramgarh

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Headed by Maulana Abul Kalam Azad

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55th - 1946, Meerut

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Headed by Acharya J B Kripalani

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56th - 1948, Jaipur

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Headed by Pattabhi Sitaramayya

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Who was the first Dalit President of INC?

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Damodaran Sanjivayya

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