List of Indian National Congress (INC) Sessions -The Indian National Congress (INC) was established in 1885 by Allan Octavian Hume and it grew to become one of the most important political parties in pre-independence India.
This Article will give you list of all sessions of Indian National Congress (INC) and President, dates formation of these sessions and some important highlights happened during these meetings helpful for al SSC exams and other Government exams.
This part is covered under “Medieval History” and is a key part in the General Awareness section. Candidates preparing for any Government exams can not ignore this topic as questions are asked from this whether from the date of session President name at that time or important highlight during that session.
Some Facts:
First Muslim President of INC
– Badruddin Tayyabji
First British President of INC
– Sir George Yule
First Women President of INC
– Annie Besant
First Indian Women President of INC
– Sarojini Naidu
Youngest President of INC
– Maulana Azad
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Indian National Congress (INC) Sessions
- The 1st session of Indian National Congress was held in the year 1885 and take place Gokuldas Tejpal Sanskrit College, Bombay.
- Umesh Chandra Banerjee was the President of the first session of INC and the 1st session was attended by 72 delegates.
- List of all sessions of INC and Presidents are given below: List of Indian National Congress (INC) Sessions List of Indian National Congress (INC) Sessions List of Indian National Congress (INC) Sessions
| Year | Place | President | Remarks (if any) |
| 1885 | Bombay | W.C Banerjee | Attended by 72 Delegates |
| 1886 | Calcutta | Dadabhai Naoroji | Attended by 436 delegates |
| 1887 | Madras | Badruddiin Tayyabji | He was the 1st Muslim President of INC |
| 1888 | Allahabad | Sir George Yule | He was the 1st British President of INC |
| 1896 | Calcutta | Rahimtullah M Sayani | “Vande Mataram” sang for the 1st time. |
| 1899 | Lucknow | Romesh Chandra Dutt | ________ |
| 1901 | Calcutta | Dinshaw E.Wacha | For the 1st time, Mahatma Gandhi was seen on the stage |
| 1905 | Banaras | Gopal Krishna Gokhale | ________ |
| 1906 | Dadabhai Naoroji | ________ | |
| 1907 | Surat | Ras Behari Bose | INC was divided into 2 parts- Moderate– Leader was Ras Behari Bose Extremist – Leader was Lala Lajpat Rai & Bal Gangadhar Tilak |
| 1910 | Allahabad | Sir William Wedderburn | M.A Jinnah decided the “separate electorate system” introduced by 1909 Act. |
| 1911 | Calcutta | B.N Dhar | “Jana-Gana-Mana” sang for the 1st time in the session |
| 1915 | Bombay | Sir S.P Sinha | ________ |
| 1916 | Lucknow | A.C Majumdar | Re-Union of the “Indian National Congress” (INC), Lucknow pact signed, Gandhiji attended. |
| 1917 | Calcutta | Annie Besant | 1st women President of INC. |
| 1918 | Bombay | Syed Hasan Imam | ________ |
| 1919 | Amritsar | Motilal Nehru | ________ |
| 1920 | Nagpur | C. Vijayaraghavachariar | M.A Jinnah left the INC. Gandhian programme was adopted. |
| 1922 | Gaya | Chittaranjan Das | Formation of “Swaraj Party” |
| 1923 | Delhi | Maulana Azad | Youngest President of INC. |
| 1924 | Belgaum | Gandhiji | ________ |
| 1925 | Kanpur | Sarojini Naidu | 1st Indian Women President of INC. |
| 1927 | Madras | Dr. M.A Ansari | ________ |
| 1928 | Calcutta | Motilal Nehru | “All India Youth Congress” formed |
| 1929 | Lahore | Pandit Jawaharlal Nehru | Demanded “Poorna Swaraj” (Complete Independence) And pledge on Independence Day on 26 Jan.1930 |
| 1931 | Karachi | Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel | Gandhiji nominated to represent INC in 2nd “Round Table Conference” Approval of the Gandhi-Irwin Pact or Delhi Pact. |
| 1934 | Bombay | Rajendra Prasad | Formation of “Congress Socialist Party” |
| 1936 | Lucknow | Pandit Jawaharlal Nehru | ________ |
| 1937 | Faizpur (Maharashtra) | Pandit Jawaharlal Nehru | 1st session to be held in village. |
| 1938 | Haripura (Gujarat) | Subhash Chandra Bose | ________ |
| 1939 | Tripuri (Madhya Pradesh) | Dr. Rajendra Prasad | Subhash Chandra Bose formed “All India Forward Bloc” |
| 1940 | Ramgarh (West Bengal) | Abdul Kalam Azad | “Quit India Movement” started in 1942. |
| 1946 | Meerut | J.B Kripplani | ________ |
| 1948 | Jaipur | P. Sitaramayya | ________ |
List of Indian National Congress (INC) Sessions: Frequently Asked Questions
Q1) when was the first session of Indian National Congress held?
Ans. The 1st session of “Indian National Congress” (INC) was held in the year 1885 at Gokuldas Tejpal Sanskrit College, Bombay
Q2) Who was the President of INC in the 1st session?
Ans. Umesh Chandra Banerjee was the President of the 1st session of INC.
Q3) Who were the members of the first session of the Indian National Congress?
Ans. The Indian National Congress was established when 72 delegates from all over the country met at Bombay in 1885.
Q4) Which Congress Session started Jana-Gana- Mana?
Ans. It was 1st sung on 27 December 1911 at the Calcutta Session of the Indian National Congress.
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