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.

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All labels observed (6)

Label Occurrences
Constitution of India canonical 302
Indian Constitution 3
Constitution of India, 1950 2

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 ⓘ
B. R. Ambedkar ⓘ
surface form: Bhimrao Ramji Ambedkar
enforcementDayObservedAs Republic Day ⓘ
surface form: 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 Constitution Act, 1867 ⓘ
surface form: Canadian Constitution

Constitution of the United Kingdom ⓘ
United States Constitution ⓘ
surface form: Constitution of the United States

Government of India Act 1935 ⓘ
Constitution of the Irish Free State ⓘ
surface form: Irish Constitution

Weimar Constitution ⓘ
judicialReview provided ⓘ
language English ⓘ
Hindi ⓘ
locationOfOriginalDocument Sansad Bhavan (Parliament House) ⓘ
surface form: 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 Constitution of India self-linksurface differs ⓘ
surface form: Indian Constitution
significantCaseRelated Kesavananda Bharati v. State of Kerala ⓘ
supremeLawOf India ⓘ
upperHouse Rajya Sabha ⓘ

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Republic Day → governingDocument → Constitution of India ⓘ
subject surface form: Republic Day (India)
Parliament of India → constitutionalBasis → Constitution of India ⓘ
Rajya Sabha → establishedUnder → Constitution of India ⓘ
Lok Sabha → constitutionalBasis → Constitution of India ⓘ
Lieutenant Governor of Andaman and Nicobar Islands → constitutionalBasis → Constitution of India ⓘ
New Delhi Municipal Council → follows → Constitution of India ⓘ
Constituent Assembly of India → purpose → Constitution of India ⓘ
this entity surface form: draft Constitution of India
Constituent Assembly of India → adoptedInstrument → Constitution of India ⓘ
Supreme Court of India → establishedUnder → Constitution of India ⓘ
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this entity surface form: Indian Constitution
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subject surface form: Council of Ministers (India)
Election Commission of India → establishedBy → Constitution of India ⓘ
Comptroller and Auditor General of India → establishedBy → Constitution of India ⓘ
Comptroller and Auditor General of India → independenceGuaranteedBy → Constitution of India ⓘ
Union Public Service Commission → establishedBy → Constitution of India ⓘ
Finance Commission of India → establishedBy → Constitution of India ⓘ
Chief Justice of India → definedIn → Constitution of India ⓘ
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Article 52 of the Constitution of India → partOf → Constitution of India ⓘ
Indian Armed Forces → governingDocument → Constitution of India ⓘ
Prime Minister of India → constitutingInstrument → Constitution of India ⓘ
Electoral College of India → definedIn → Constitution of India ⓘ
Union Government → constitutionalDocument → Constitution of India ⓘ
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Constitution of Bangladesh → influencedBy → Constitution of India ⓘ
Prevention of Insults to National Honour Act, 1971 → relatedTo → Constitution of India ⓘ
Assam Legislative Assembly → governingDocument → Constitution of India ⓘ
Gauhati High Court → constitutionalBasis → Constitution of India ⓘ
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Department of Official Language → subjectTo → Constitution of India ⓘ
Union Home Minister → constitutionalBasis → Constitution of India ⓘ
Speaker of the Lok Sabha → createdBy → Constitution of India ⓘ
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Government of Tamil Nadu → follows → Constitution of India ⓘ
Eighth Schedule of the Constitution of India → partOfDocument → Constitution of India ⓘ
Union territories of India → legalBasis → Constitution of India ⓘ
Article 80 of the Constitution of India → partOf → Constitution of India ⓘ
Impeachment of the President of India → legalBasis → Constitution of India ⓘ
Rajasthan Legislative Assembly → constitutionalBasis → Constitution of India ⓘ
Rajasthan Legislative Assembly → governingDocument → Constitution of India ⓘ
Rajasthan High Court → governingLaw → Constitution of India ⓘ
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