Venue, Year and Presidents of India National Congress (INC)
| Year |
Venue |
President |
| 1885, 1882 |
Bombay, Allahabad |
W.C.Bannerji |
| 1886 |
Calcutta |
Dadabhai Naoroji |
| 1893 |
Lahore |
" |
| 1906 |
Calcutta |
" |
| 1887 |
Madras |
Badruddin Tyyabji (fist Muslim President) |
| 1888 |
Allahabad |
George Yule (first English President) |
| 1889 |
Bombay |
Sir William Wedderburn |
| 1890 |
Calcutta |
Sir Feroze S.Mehta |
| 1895, 1902 |
Poona, Ahmedabad |
S.N.Banerjee |
| 1905 |
Banaras |
G.K.Gokhale |
| 1907, 1908 |
Surat, Madras |
Rasbehari Ghosh |
| 1909 |
Lahore |
M.M.Malviya |
| 1916 |
Lucknow |
A.C.Majumdar (Re-union of the Congress) |
| 1917 |
Calcutta |
Annie Besant (first woman President) |
| 1919 |
Amritsar |
Motilal Nehru |
| 1920 |
Calcutta (sp.session) |
Lala Lajpat Rai |
| 1921,1922 |
Ahmedabad, Gaya |
C.R.Das |
| 1923 |
Delhi (sp.session) |
Abdul Kalam Azad (youngest President) |
| 1924 |
Belgaon |
M.K.Gandhi |
| 1925 |
Kanpur |
Sarojini Naidu (first Indian woman President) |
| 1928 |
Calcutta |
Motilal Nehru (first All India Youth Congress Formed) |
| 1929 |
Lahore |
J.L.Nehru (Poorna Swaraj resolution was passed) |
| 1931 |
Karachi |
Vallabhbhai Patel (Here, resolution on Fundamental rightsand the National Economic Program was passed) |
| 1932, 1933 |
Delhi, Calcutta |
(Session Banned) |
| 1934 |
Bombay |
Rajendra Prasad |
| 1936 |
Lucknow |
J.L.Nehru |
| 1937 |
Faizpur |
J.L.Nehru (first session in a village) |
| 1938 |
Haripura |
S.C.Bose (a National Planning Committed set-up underJ.L.Nehru). |
| 1939 |
Tripuri |
S.C.Bose was re-elected but had to resign due to protestby Gandhiji (as Gandhiji supported Dr.Pattabhi Sitaramayya). Rajendra Prasadwas appointed in his place. |
| 1940 |
Ramgarh |
Abdul Kalam Azad |
| 1946 |
Meerut |
Acharya J.B.Kriplani |
| 1948 |
Jaipur |
Dr.Pattabhi Sitaramayya. |
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