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Correct Answer: Option (C) — elected by the Provincial Legislative Assemblies
Concept & Option Breakdown
Standard Reference VerifiedAccording to the Cabinet Mission Plan (1946), the members of the Constituent Assembly from the British provinces were indirectly elected by the members of the Provincial Legislative Assemblies using the method of proportional representation with a single transferable vote.
Direct elections across colonial India in 1946 were administratively unfeasible and not provided under the colonial framework. A democratic assembly could not consist solely of nominated party delegates or government experts. Thus, indirect election via provincial assemblies is the logical outcome.
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