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In the first session of the INC, who represented the province of Bengal?

  1. A
    W. C. Bonnerjea
  2. B
    Surendranath Banerjee
  3. C
    Sisir Kumar Ghosh
  4. D
    R. B. Bose

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In the foundational session of the Indian National Congress held in Bombay in December 1885, Womesh Chandra Bonnerjee (W. C. Bonnerjea) was elected as the first President and was one of the primary representatives from the Bengal province. Surendranath Banerjee did not attend this first session because he was simultaneously organizing the Second National Conference in Calcutta.

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In the first session of the INC, who represented the province of Bengal?
A
W. C. Bonnerjea
B
Surendranath Banerjee
C
Sisir Kumar Ghosh
D
R. B. Bose

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