The first Indian to contest election to the British House of Commons was
(A) Dada Bhai Naoroji
(B) Gopal Krishna Gokhale
(C) Pheroz Shah Mehta
(D) W.C. Bannerjee
Correct Answer : W.C. Bannerjee
Question Asked : Uttarakhand PCS (Pre) 2005, UPPCS (Pre) 2004
Womesh Chandra Bannerjee was the first president of Indian National Congress and first Indian to contest an election to the British House of Commons. Although he lost the election. It is known that Dadabhai Naoroji was the first Indian to be elected as a member of British Parliament.
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