Constitution of India

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national constitution written constitution

The Constitution of India is the supreme legal framework that establishes the structure, powers, and principles of the Indian state and guarantees fundamental rights to its citizens.

Aliases (2)

Indian Constitution ×1
draft Constitution of India ×1

Statements (52)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	national constitution → written constitution →
adoptedBy	Constituent Assembly of India →
adoptionDate	1949-11-26 →
amendmentProcedureArticle	Article 368 →
articleDirectivePrinciples	Articles 36-51 →
articleFundamentalDuties	Article 51A →
articleRangeFundamentalRights	Articles 12-35 →
cameIntoForceOn	1950-01-26 →
containsPreamble	yes →
country	India →
declaresIndiaAs	Republic → Sovereign Socialist Secular Democratic Republic →
doctrineEstablished	basic structure doctrine →
draftingCommitteeChair	B. R. Ambedkar → Bhimrao Ramji Ambedkar →
enforcementDayObservedAs	Republic Day of India →
firstAmendmentYear	1951 →
guaranteesRight	Cultural and Educational Rights → Right against Exploitation → Right to Constitutional Remedies → Right to Equality → Right to Freedom → Right to Freedom of Religion →
headOfGovernmentDefinedAs	Prime Minister of India →
headOfStateDefinedAs	President of India →
inspiredBy	Canadian Constitution → Constitution of the United Kingdom → Constitution of the United States → Government of India Act 1935 → Irish Constitution → Weimar Constitution →
judicialReview	provided →
language	English → Hindi →
locationOfOriginalDocument	Parliament House, New Delhi →
lowerHouse	Lok Sabha →
numberOfParts	25 →
numberOfSchedules	12 →
originalNumberOfArticles	395 →
preambleBeginsWith	We, the people of India →
providesFor	bicameral Parliament → directive principles of state policy → federal system with unitary features → fundamental duties → fundamental rights → independent judiciary → parliamentary system of government →
shortName	Indian Constitution →
significantCaseRelated	Kesavananda Bharati v. State of Kerala →
supremeLawOf	India →
upperHouse	Rajya Sabha →

Referenced by (76)

Subject (surface form when different)	Predicate
Chairman of the Rajya Sabha → Deputy Chairman of Rajya Sabha → Gauhati High Court → Karnataka High Court → Karnataka Legislative Assembly → Lieutenant Governor of Andaman and Nicobar Islands → Lok Sabha → Parliament of India → Rajasthan Legislative Assembly → Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly → Union Home Minister → Uttar Pradesh Legislative Assembly → Uttar Pradesh Legislative Council →	constitutionalBasis
Comptroller and Auditor General of India → Election Commission of India → Finance Commission of India → Government of India → Kerala High Court → Union Public Service Commission →	establishedBy
Assam Legislative Assembly → Indian Armed Forces → Rajasthan Legislative Assembly → Republic Day (India) → Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly →	governingDocument
Article 239 of the Constitution of India → Article 312 of the Constitution of India → Article 52 of the Constitution of India → Article 80 of the Constitution of India → Article 84 of the Constitution of India →	partOf
Gujarat High Court → Himachal Pradesh High Court → Madras High Court →	authorizedBy
Chief Minister of Haryana → Governor of Haryana → Prime Minister of India →	constitutingInstrument
Chief Justice of India → Electoral College of India → Scheduled Castes →	definedIn
Himachal Pradesh High Court → Madras High Court → Rajasthan High Court →	governingLaw
Council of Ministers (India) → Impeachment of the President of India → Union territories of India →	legalBasis
Government of India → Union Government of India →	constitutionalDocument
Lieutenant Governor of Delhi → Speaker of the Lok Sabha →	createdBy
Rajya Sabha → Supreme Court of India →	establishedUnder
Government of Tamil Nadu → New Delhi Municipal Council →	follows
Government of Punjab → Government of Uttar Pradesh →	operatesUnder
Department of Official Language → Gujarat High Court →	subjectTo
Constituent Assembly of India →	adoptedInstrument
Republic Day (India) →	associatedWith
Indians →	citizenshipDefinedBy
Union Territories Act, 1963 →	enactedUnder
High Courts of India →	governedBy
Comptroller and Auditor General of India →	independenceGuaranteedBy
Government of India Act 1935 →	influenced
Constitution of Bangladesh →	influencedBy
Supreme Court of India →	interprets
Supreme Court of India →	isFinalInterpreterOf
President of India →	officeCreatedBy
Eighth Schedule of the Constitution of India →	partOfDocument
Constituent Assembly of India ("draft Constitution of India") →	purpose
Bengali →	recognizedBy
Bombay Legislative Assembly →	reconstitutedUnder
Prevention of Insults to National Honour Act, 1971 →	relatedTo
Chief Justice of India →	reportsTo
Indian nationalism →	shaped
Constitution of India ("Indian Constitution") →	shortName
Bombay Legislative Assembly →	subordinateTo