List of Important Indian National Congress Sessions

List of Important Indian National Congress Sessions

(This post is important for various exams like UPSC, UPPSC, BPSC, and other exams and for students who are preparing General studies for different exams.)

The first session of the national congress was held in Bombay under the presidency of Womesh Chandra Bonnergy. In this post, we are listing here important Indian national congress sessions with the place and significant events.

First National Congress Session: Dec. 28-1885, Bombay

• President was W.C. Bonnerjee.
• The session was held in Bombay.
• In the first National Congress Session, 72 people participated.

Second National Congress Session: Dec. 28-1886, Calcutta

• The President of the 2nd National Congress session was  Dadabhai Naoroji
• 2nd National Congress Session held in Calcutta.
• In this session, 436 representatives attended the conference.
• in this session, the most significant event was the merger of the National Congress and the national conference.

15th National Congress Session: Dec. 27-28/ 1899, Lucknow 

• The President of the 15th National Congress Session was Ramesh Chandra Dutt
• The 15th National Congress session was held in Lucknow.
• The permanent fixation of Land revenue was demanded in the 15th National Congress Session.

21st National Congress Session: Dec. 27-30/1905, Banaras 

• The President of the 21st National Congress Session was Gopal Krishna Gokhale
• 21st National Congress Session held in Banaras.
• In this session, Exasperation has shown against the partition of Bengal.

22nd National Congress Session: Dec. 26-29/1906, Calcutta

• The 22nd National Congress session was held under the Presidency of Dadabhai Naoroji
• The 22nd National Congress Session was held in Calcutta.
• The most important significance of this session was – First time the word ‘Swaraj’ was introduced.

23rd National Congress Session: Dec. 26-27/1907, Surat

• The 23rd National Congress session was held in Surat in December 1907 under the Presidency of  Rash Behari Ghosh
• The split of part: Congress Party split into Moderates and Extremists.

24th National Congress Session: Dec. 29-30/1908, Madras

• President Rash Behari Ghosh
• The Constitution of the congress was drawn.

25th National Congress Session: Dec. 27-29/1909, Lahore

• President Madan Mohan Malviya
• Disapproval expressed for Separate electorates on the basis of religion- The Indian Council Act, 1909.

27th National Congress Session: Dec. 26-28/1911, Calcutta

• President Bishan Narayan Dhar
• ‘Jana Gana mana’ Sung for the first time

32nd National Congress Session: Dec. 26-30/1916, Lucknow

• A.C. Majumdar
• Reunion of congress, the Lucknow pact was signed.

33rd National Congress Session: Dec. 28-29/1917, Calcutta

• Annie Besant
• The first women president.

35th National Congress Session: Dec. 27-28/1919, Amritsar

• Motilal Nehru
• Strongly condemned the Jalliawala Bagh Massacre.

40th National Congress Session: 1924, Belgaum

• The only session presided over by Mahatma Gandhi.

41st National Congress Session: Dec. 26-28/1925, Kanpur

• Sarojini Naidu
• She was the first Indian women President

43rd National Congress Session: 1927, Madras

• President Dr. M.A. Ansari
• resolution against the use of Indian troops in China, Iran, and Mesopotamia.
• Boycott of Simon commission
• Adoption of resolution on Purna swaraj.

44th National Congress Session: Dec. 28-31/1928, Calcutta

• Motilal Nehru
• All India Youth Congress Formed

45th National Congress Session: Dec. 29-31/1929, Lahore

• Jawaharlal Nehru
• Resolution for Purna Swaraj
• Civil disobedience movement for complete independence announced to launch.
• 26 January recognized to celebrate as independence day.

46th National Congress Session: March-29/1931, Karachi

• Vallabh Bhai Patel
• Fundamental rights and progress of the national economy.
• Gandhi Irwin Pact

50th National Congress Session: April. 12-14/1936, Faizpur

• Jawaharlal Nehru
• The first rural session.

52nd National Congress Session: Feb. 19-21/1938, Haripura

• Subhash Chandra Bose
• The National Planning Committee set up under chairman Jawaharlal Nehru

53rd National Congress Session: March 10/1939, Tripuri

• Subhas Chandra Bose
• Bose was elected but he resigned in his place Rajendra Prasad became president.

55th National Congress Session: Nov. 23/1946, Meerut

• Acharya J.B. Kripalani
• This was the last session before Independence.

56th National Congress Session: Dec. 18-19/1948, Jaipur

• Pattabhi Sitaramayya
• The first session after independence.

57th National Congress Session: Sep.21-22/1950, Nasik

• Purushottam Das Tondon
• Purusottam Das resigned in 1951 and Nehru became president.

70th National Congress Session: 1965, Durgapur

• K. Kamaraj
• Last session.

You can also read:

• The August offer
• Cripps Mission – 1942
• Militant Nationalism  in India -(1905- 1909)
• Constitutional Development of India
• Indian National Congress
• Mahatma Gandhi and National Movements

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