▁although ▁he ▁eventually ▁rel ented . ▁ ▁Fre edom ▁movement ▁and ▁independence ▁Like ▁her ▁contempor aries ▁Ar una ▁As af ▁Ali ▁and ▁U sha ▁Me ht a , ▁she ▁came ▁to ▁the ▁fore front ▁during ▁the ▁Qu it ▁India ▁Mov ement . ▁She ▁later ▁worked ▁closely ▁with ▁Mah at ma ▁Gand hi ▁during ▁the ▁Part ition ▁ri ots . ▁She ▁accompanied ▁him ▁to ▁No akh ali ▁in ▁ 1 9 4 6 . ▁She ▁was ▁one ▁of ▁the ▁few ▁women ▁who ▁were ▁elected ▁to ▁the ▁[[ Const itu ent ▁Assembly ▁of ▁India | . ▁She ▁was ▁elected ▁as ▁the ▁first ▁woman ▁C M ▁of ▁state ▁of ▁U tt ar ▁Pr adesh ▁from ▁the ▁Kan pur ▁constitu ency ▁. ▁ ▁and ▁was ▁part ▁of ▁the ▁sub comm ittee ▁that ▁draft ed ▁the ▁Indian ▁Constitution . ▁She ▁became ▁a ▁part ▁of ▁the ▁sub comm ittee ▁that ▁laid ▁down ▁the ▁char ter ▁for ▁the ▁constitution ▁of ▁India . ▁On ▁ 1 4 ▁August ▁ 1 9 4 7 , ▁she ▁sang ▁V ande ▁Mat aram ▁in ▁the ▁Independ ence ▁Session ▁of ▁the ▁Const itu ent ▁Assembly ▁a ▁few ▁minutes ▁before ▁Ne h ru ▁delivered ▁his ▁famous ▁" Try st ▁with ▁Dest iny " ▁speech . ▁She ▁was ▁also ▁the ▁founder ▁of ▁the ▁All ▁India ▁Mah illa ▁Congress , ▁established ▁in ▁ 1 9 4 0 . ▁ ▁Post - in dep end ence ▁ ▁After ▁independence , ▁she ▁remained ▁involved ▁with ▁politics . ▁For ▁the ▁first ▁Lok ▁Sab ha ▁elections ▁in ▁ 1 9 5 2