Constitution of India

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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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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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Governor of Telangana constitutingInstrument Constitution of India
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Lieutenant Governor constitutionalBasis Constitution of India
subject surface form: Lieutenant Governor (India)
States areDefinedBy Constitution of India
subject surface form: States of India
States areBoundBy Constitution of India
subject surface form: States of India
this entity surface form: Supremacy of the Constitution of India
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subject surface form: Parliament of India
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subject surface form: Nagar Palika
Emblem of Rajasthan High Court associatedWith Constitution of India
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separation of powers implementedIn Constitution of India
this entity surface form: Indian Constitution
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