The correct answer is Kolkata, 1896. 'Vande Mataram' song was sung for the first time at the Indian National Congress session at Kolkata in 1896. The president of the Kolkata session was Rahmatullah M. Sayani. Vande Mataram song:The song was Sung by Rabindranath Tagore. The song was written by Bankim Chandra Chatterjee in 1874. The song was published in the Bengali novel Anandamath in 1882. ???Important PointsIndian National Congress(INC):Indian National Congress was founded on 28 December 1885. Father of INC: Allan Octavian HumeList of Important Indian National Congress sessions:SessionPresidentImportanceBombay, 1885W. C BanerjeeThe first session of INC. Madras, 1887Badruddin TayabjiFirst Muslim President of INC. Allahabad, 1888George YuleFirst English President of INC. Calcutta, 1896RahimtullahM. SayaniThe national song ‚¬ËœVande Mataram‚¬„¢ sung for the first time. Varanasi, 1905G. K. GokhaleIntroduce the term Swadesi. Calcutta, 1906Dadabhai NaorojiIntroduce the term Swaraj. Surat, 1907Rash Behari GhoshParty splits into extremists and moderates. Lahore, 1909Madan Mohan MalaviyaIndian Councils Act, 1909Calcutta, 1911Bishan Narayan DarNational Anthem ‚¬ËœJana Gana Mana‚¬„¢ sung for the first time. Lucknow, 1916Ambica Charan MazumdarMerger/Reunion of Congress and Lucknow pact ‚¬€œ joint session with the Muslim league. Calcutta, 1917Annie BesantFirst Woman President of the INC. Belgaum, 1924M K GandhiThe only session where Gandhi Ji was the President of INC. Kanpur, 1925Sarojini NaiduFirst Indian Woman President of INC. Lahore, 1929Jawaharlal NehruThe resolution for Poorna Swaraj was passed. Haripura, 1938Subhas Chandra BoseSubhas Chandra Bose became president for the first time. Meerut, 1946J. B. KripalaniLast session before the independence of India.