www.iasscore.in IAS 2021 | CONGRESS SESSIONS | 3 www.iasscore.in IAS 2021 | CONGRESS SESSIONS | 1 CONGRESS SESSIONS Congress When and Where President Importance Sessions • Objectives of 1st Session Dec. 28-30, 1885—Bombay W C Bonnerjee the Congress outlined. • Merger of National 2nd Session Dec. 27-30, 1886—Calcutta Dadabhai Naoroji Congress and National Conference. • Tayabji became fi rst Muslim President. • 3rd Session Dec. 27-30, 1887—Madras Syed Badruddin Tyabji Appeal was made to the Muslims to join hands with other national leaders. • George Yule became 4th Session Dec. 26-29, 1888—Allahabad George Yule fi rst English President. 2 IAS 2021 | CONGRESS SESSIONS | www.iasscore.in Congress When and Where President Importance Sessions • Congress Sir William represented all 5th Session Dec. 26-28, 1889—Bombay Wedderburn areas of British India. • Decision taken to organize session 6th Session Dec. 26-30, 1890—Calcutta Pherozeshah Mehta of congress in London 7th Session Dec. 28-30, 1891—Nagpur P. Ananda Charlu Womesh Chandra 8th Session Dec. 28-30, 1892—Allahabad Bonnerjee 9th Session Dec. 27-30, 1893—Lahore Shri Dadabhai Naoroji 10th Session Dec. 26-29, 1894—Madras Alfred Webb • Demand of a representative 11th Session Dec. 27-30, 1895—Pune Surendranath Banerjee body only for educated class. • National song ‘Vande Mataram’ 12th Session Dec. 28-31, 1896—Calcutta Rahimatullah M. Sayani sung for the fi rst time 13th Session Dec. 27-29, 1897—Amraoti C. Sankaran Nair • Social reform 14th Session Dec. 29-31, 1898—Madras Ananda Mohan Bose was set as the main goal. • Demand for permanent 15th Session Dec. 27-29, 1899—Lucknow Romesh Chunder Dutt fi xation of land revenue. 16th Session Dec. 27-29, 1900—Lahore N.G. Chandavarkar Dinshaw Eduljee 17th Session Dec. 26-28, 1901—Calcutta Wacha 18th Session Dec. 28-30, 1902—Ahmedabad Surendranath Banerjee 19th Session Dec. 28-30, 1903—Madras Lal Mohan Ghosh 20th Session Dec. 26-28, 1903—Bombay Sir Henry Cotton www.iasscore.in IAS 2021 | CONGRESS SESSIONS | 3 Congress When and Where President Importance Sessions • The Congress expressed resentment 21st Session Dec. 27-30, 1905—Banaras Gopal Krishna Gokhale against the partition of Bengal. • The word ‘Swaraj’ 22nd Session Dec. 26-29, 1906—Calcutta Shri Dadabhai Naoroji mentioned for the fi rst time. • Split in the 23rd Session Congress into the Dec. 26-27, 1907—Surat Rash Behari Ghosh (Suspended) Moderates and the Extremists. • Constitution for 23rd Session Dec. 28-30, 1908—Madras Rash Behari Ghosh the Congress formed. • Expressed disapproval over formation of separate Madan Mohan 24th Session Dec. 27-29, 1909—Lahore electorates on the Malaviya basis of religion (of the Indian Councils Act, 1909). Sir William 25th Session Dec. 26-29, 1910—Allahabad Wedderburn • National Anthem ‘Jana Gana 26th Session Dec. 26-28, 1911—Calcutta Bishan Narayan Dar Mana’ sung for the fi rst time Shri Raghunath 27th Session Dec. 26-28, 1912—Bankipore Narasinha Mudholkar Nawab Syed 28th Session Dec. 26-28, 1913—Karachi Mohammed Bahadur 29th Session Apr. 14-15, 1914—Madras Bhupendra Nath Bose Satyendra Prasanna 30th Session Dec. 27-29, 1915—Bombay Sinha 4 IAS 2021 | CONGRESS SESSIONS | www.iasscore.in Congress When and Where President Importance Sessions • Merger/Reunion of Congress (Reunion of extremists and Ambica Charan 31st Session Dec. 26-30, 1916—Lucknow moderates). Mazumdar • Lucknow pact – joint session with the Muslim league. • Annie Besant became 32nd Session Dec. 26-29, 1917—Calcutta Annie Besant 1st women President. Madan Mohan 33rd Session Dec. 26-30, 1918—Delhi Malaviya Special Aug. 29-01, 1918—Bombay Syed Hasan Imam Session • Jallianwalla Bagh Massacre was condemned. 34th Session Dec. 26-30, 1919—Amritsar Motilal Nehru • Boosted the Khilafat Movement. • Gandhian programme was adopted. 35th Session Dec. 26-30, 1920—Nagpur C. Vijayaraghavachariar • A new constitution of the Congress is formed. Hakim Ajmal Khan • Harsat Mohani (Acting President for demanded 36th Session Dec. 27-28, 1921—Ahmedabad C.R. Das who was in for complete prison) independence. Deshbandhu • The Swarajya 37th Session Dec. 26-31, 1922—Gaya Chittaranjan Das Party formed. • Maulana Abul Kalam Azad Special Maulana Abul Kalam Sep. 04-08, 1923—Delhi became the Session Azad youngest president of INC www.iasscore.in IAS 2021 | CONGRESS SESSIONS | 5 Congress When and Where President Importance Sessions • The only session where Gandhi 39th Session Dec. 26-27, 1924—Belgaum M.K. Gandhi Ji was the President of INC • First Indian Apr. 15-17, 1925—Cawnpore 40th Session Mrs. Sarojini Naidu Woman (Kanpur) President of INC 41st Session Dec. 26-28, 1926—Gawahati S. Srinivasa Iyengar • Nehru and S.C. Bose moved resolution for 42nd Session Dec. 26-28, 1927—Madras M.A. Ansari independence and it was passed for the 1st time. • Resolved to boycott the Simon Commission. • The fi rst All India 43rd Session Dec. 29-01, 1928—Calcutta Motilal Nehru Youth Congress came into being. • The resolution for Poorna Swaraj was passed. • Civil Disobedience Movement 44th Session Apr. 16-18, 1929—Lahore Pt. Jawaharlal Nehru for complete independence to be launched. • 26th January was decided to be celebrated as ‘Independence Day of India.’ • Resolution on Fundamental Rights and th National 45 Session Mar. 21-31, 1931—Karachi Vallabbhai J. Patel Economic Progress was passed. 6 IAS 2021 | CONGRESS SESSIONS | www.iasscore.in Congress When and Where President Importance Sessions • Gandhi-Irwin pact was endorsed, and Gandhi Ji was nominated to represent INC in the second round table conference. 47th Session Sep. 12-14, 1933—Calcutta Mrs. Nellie Sengupta • Formation 48th Session Oct. 24-28, 1934—Bombay Dr. Rajendra Prasad of Congress Socialist Party. • The President urged the 49th Session Jun. 18-20, 1936—Lucknow Pt. Jawaharlal Nehru Congress to adopt socialism as its goal. • The session held in a village for the fi rst time. 50th Session Jul. 12-14, 1937—Faizpur Pt. Jawaharlal Nehru • Demand for Constituent Assembly. • National Planning Committee set up under Jawahar Lal Nehru. Subhash Chandra • Haripura 51st Session Feb. 19-21, 1938—Haripura Resolution Bose passed, which demanded Poorna Swaraj, including the princely states as well. • S.C. Bose resigned due to difference with Gandhi. 52nd Session Mar. 10-12, 1939—Tripura Subhash Chandra Bose • Rajendra Prasad took over as president after Subhas Chandra resigned. www.iasscore.in IAS 2021 | CONGRESS SESSIONS | 7 Congress When and Where President Importance Sessions • He was the longest serving President of INC Maulana Abul Kalam during British 53rd Session Mar. 19-20, 1940—Ramgarh Azad Rule. • Quit India Movement started in 1942. • Last session 54th Session Nov. 23-24, 1946—Meerut J.B. Kripalani before Indian Independence ********** 8 IAS 2021 | CONGRESS SESSIONS | www.iasscore.in.