Talk:Constitution of India

You guys need to update the our Constitution Preamble. Please add very important and valuable pillar of our Constitution. Secular and Socialist. Don’t misguide our people. — Preceding unsigned comment added by 99.209.192.186 (talk) 15:20, 26 January 2024 (UTC)

Semi-protected edit request on 12 August 2021
Change {(ambiguous)} to 72.86.39.245 (talk) 16:59, 12 August 2021 (UTC)
 * ✅.   Ganbaruby!   (talk) 17:04, 12 August 2021 (UTC)

789000 — Preceding unsigned comment added by 117.195.242.70 (talk) 16:23, 3 May 2022 (UTC)

Semi-protected edit request on 7 October 2021
My request to change in this article is that, the constitution of India has been amended 105 times not 104 times, and the latest amendment has taken place on 10th August 2021. So please edit it and make it correct. Thankyou 2409:4063:2010:D8DB:7C42:6CCE:2E59:9DFA (talk) 03:52, 7 October 2021 (UTC)
 * Red information icon with gradient background.svg Not done: please provide reliable sources that support the change you want to be made. — Sirdog (talk) 20:47, 7 October 2021 (UTC)

Original research in amendment section
I will delete the false claim that the 24th Amendment invalidated the legislative amendment powers via 368 (1). It cannot even remotely be inferred from the editor's source, the A.K. Roy decision pages 311 & 312. There is indeed no mention of said powers anywhere in the decision. Elsewhere, the Court explicitly affirms them:

"…the Constitution can be amended not only under Article 368 but also under Article 4, Article 169, Paragraph 7 of Schedule V and Paragraph 21 of Schedule VI. Amendments under these provisions can be effected by Parliament by a simple majority vote…" (Kesavananda 665). — Preceding unsigned comment added by Pennythugginit (talk • contribs) 05:29, 8 December 2021 (UTC)

The constitution of India was led by Shantiniketan's famous painter Nandalal Bose and Prem Bihari Narayan Rai Zada adorned the text. — Preceding unsigned comment added by Jurist Alto (talk • contribs) 16:49, 2 February 2022 (UTC)

Semi-protected edit request on 1 March 2022
[added period]

change " healthcare, agriculture, elections, and more[101] " to " healthcare, agriculture, elections, and more.[101] " Rowboat10 (talk) 01:59, 1 March 2022 (UTC)
 * ✅ Happy Editing-- IAm Chaos  04:41, 1 March 2022 (UTC)

Semi-protected edit request on 16 April 2022
In the structure section - Part IXB – Co-operative societies[57] – Articles 243(H) to 243(ZT). Here, articles should be 243(ZH) to 243(ZT). Pranavpandey10e11 (talk) 10:18, 16 April 2022 (UTC)


 * ✅ Thank you --Krutarth (talk) 12:09, 16 April 2022 (UTC)

Semi-protected edit request on 17 September 2022
link added whereby constitution of india local editions is mentioned. KannanSivaram (talk) 14:48, 17 September 2022 (UTC)
 * Red question icon with gradient background.svg Not done: it's not clear what changes you want to be made. Please mention the specific changes in a "change X to Y" format and provide a reliable source if appropriate. RudolfRed (talk) 19:28, 18 September 2022 (UTC)

Semi-protected edit request on 3 October 2022
The 4th paragraph has a line stating "The original 1950 constitution is preserved in a helium-filled case at the Parliament House in New Delhi." This is factually incorrect. The gas is not helium but it is nitrogen. Hence the line can be changed to "The original 1950 constitution is preserved in a nitrogen-filled case at the Parliament House in New Delhi."

It seems most of the websites on top of Google have copied this fact from the incorrect wiki article. Here is the original reliable source from Indian Parliament digital library stating the correct fact - https://eparlib.nic.in/bitstream/123456789/764132/1/jpi_September_2000.pdf (Please search for "nitrogen" when you open the link in a browser) Ajonit (talk) 07:58, 3 October 2022 (UTC)

✅ Thanks! 3mi1y (talk) 22:31, 17 October 2022 (UTC)

Semi-protected edit request on 18 November 2022
Change the image of the preamble of Indian constitution to latest and updated image. That changes were later made in the constitution. 103.191.204.79 (talk) 05:53, 18 November 2022 (UTC)
 * Red question icon with gradient background.svg Not done: it's not clear what changes you want to be made. Please mention the specific changes in a "change X to Y" format and provide a reliable source if appropriate. Actualcpscm (talk) 11:59, 18 November 2022 (UTC)

Semi-protected edit request on 29 December 2022
change "The constitution has a preamble and 470 articles to The constitution has a preamble and 448 articles" Santhoshkoluguru (talk) 13:12, 29 December 2022 (UTC)
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Articles on the Articles of the Constitution?
Sorry if this is not supposed to be discussed here but shouldn't each article have its own page on Wikipedia? The American constitution has pages on Wikipedia for each of its articles. PrathuCoder (talk) 11:07, 8 January 2023 (UTC)
 * see Template:Constitution of India. Aman Kumar Goel (Talk) 04:42, 7 March 2023 (UTC)
 * @Aman.kumar.goel, I have seen it, but the articles are not shown in the template. PrathuCoder (talk) 17:42, 11 March 2023 (UTC)

Semi-protected edit request on 23 May 2023
The Constitution of India (IAST: Bhāratīya Saṃvidhāna) is the supreme law of India.[2][3] The document lays down the framework that demarcates fundamental political code, structure, procedures, powers, and duties of government institutions and sets out fundamental rights, directive principles, and the duties of citizens. It is the longest written national constitution in the world.[4][5][6]

It imparts constitutional supremacy (not parliamentary supremacy, since it was created by a constituent assembly rather than Parliament) and was adopted by its people with a declaration in its preamble.[7] Parliament cannot override the constitution.

B. R. Ambedkar and Constitution of India on a 2015 postage stamp of India It was adopted by the Constituent Assembly of India on 26 November 1949 and became effective on 26 January 1950.[8] The constitution replaced the Government of India Act 1935 as the country's fundamental governing document, and the Dominion of India became the Republic of India. To ensure constitutional autochthony, its framers repealed prior acts of the British parliament in Article 395.[9] India celebrates its constitution on 26 January as Republic Day.[10]

The constitution declares India a sovereign, socialist, secular,[11] and democratic republic, assures its citizens justice, equality, and liberty, and endeavours to promote fraternity.[12] The original 1950 constitution is preserved in a nitrogen-filled case at the Parliament House in New Delhi.[13]

Background A smiling Babasaheb Ambedkar and Rajendra Prasad Babasaheb Ambedkar, chairman of the drafting committee, presenting the final draft of the Indian constitution to Constituent Assembly president Rajendra Prasad on 25 November 1949 In 1928, the All Parties Conference convened a committee in Lucknow to prepare the Constitution of India, which was known as the Nehru Report.[14]

With the exception of scattered French and Portuguese exclaves, India was under the British rule from 1858 to 1947. From 1947 to 1950, the same legislation continued to be implemented as India was a dominion of United Kingdom for these three years, as each princely state was convinced by Sardar Patel and V. P. Menon to sign the articles of integration with India, and the British Government continued to be responsible for the external security of the country.[15] Thus, the constitution of India repealed the Indian Independence Act 1947 and Government of India Act 1935 when it became effective on 26 January 1950. India ceased to be a dominion of the British Crown and became a sovereign, democratic republic with the constitution. Articles 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 60, 324, 366, 367, 379, 380, 388, 391, 392, 393, and 394 of the constitution came into force on 26 November 1949, and the remaining articles became effective on 26 January 1950 which is celebrated every year in India as Republic Day.[16]

Previous legislation The constitution was drawn from a number of sources. Mindful of India's needs and conditions, its framers borrowed features of previous legislation such as the Government of India Act 1858, the Indian Councils Acts of 1861, 1892 and 1909, the Government of India Acts 1919 and 1935, and the Indian Independence Act 1947. The latter, which led to the creation of Pakistan, divided the former Constituent Assembly in two. The Amendment act of 1935 is also a very important step for making the constitution for two new born countries. Each new assembly had sovereign power to draft and enact a new constitution for the separate states.[17]

Constituent Assembly Main article: Constituent Assembly of India Many men in a room 1950 Constituent Assembly meeting The constitution was drafted by the Constituent Assembly, which was elected by elected members of the provincial assemblies.[18] The 389-member assembly (reduced to 299 after the partition of India) took almost three years to draft the constitution holding eleven sessions over a 165-day period.[4][17]

In the constitution assembly, a member of the drafting committee, T. T. Krishnamachari said:

Mr. President, Sir, I am one of those in the House who have listened to Dr. Ambedkar very carefully. I am aware of the amount of work and enthusiasm that he has brought to bear on the work of drafting this Constitution. At the same time, I do realise that that amount of attention that was necessary for the purpose of drafting a constitution so important to us at this moment has not been given to it by the Drafting Committee. The House is perhaps aware that of the seven members nominated by you, one had resigned from the House and was replaced. One died and was not replaced. One was away in America and his place was not filled up and another person was engaged in State affairs, and there was a void to that extent. One or two people were far away from Delhi and perhaps reasons of health did not permit them to attend. So it happened ultimately that the burden of drafting this constitution fell on Dr. Ambedkar and I have no doubt that we are grateful to him for having achieved this task in a manner which is undoubtedly commendable.[19][20]

B. R. Ambedkar in his concluding speech in constituent assembly on 25 November 1949 stated that:[21]

The credit that is given to me does not really belong to me. It belongs partly to Sir B.N. Rau the Constitutional Advisor to the Constituent Assembly who prepared a rough draft of the Constitution for the consideration of Drafting Committee.

While deliberating the revised draft constitution, the assembly moved, discussed and disposed off 2,473 amendments out of a total of 7,635.[17][22]

Timeline of formation of the Constitution of India Question book-new.svg This section relies largely or entirely upon a single source. Relevant discussion may be found on the talk page. Please help improve this article by introducing citations to additional sources at this section. (November 2021) (Learn how and when to remove this template message) 6 December 1946: Formation of the Constitution Assembly (in accordance with French practice). 9 December 1946: The first meeting was held in the constitution hall (now the Central Hall of Parliament House).[23] The 1st person to address was J. B. Kripalani, Sachchidananda Sinha became temporary president. (Demanding a separate state, the Muslim League boycotted the meeting.) 11 December 1946: The Assembly appointed Rajendra Prasad as its president,[23] H. C. Mukherjee as its vice-president and, B. N. Rau as constitutional legal adviser. (There were initially 389 members in total, which declined to 299 after partition. Out of the 389 members, 292 were from government provinces, four from chief commissioner provinces and 93 from princely states.) 13 December 1946: An "Objective Resolution" was presented by Jawaharlal Nehru,[23] laying down the underlying principles of the constitution. This later became the Preamble of the Constitution. 22 January 1947: Objective resolution unanimously adopted.[23] 22 July 1947: National flag adopted. 15 August 1947: Achieved independence. India split into the Dominion of India and the Dominion of Pakistan. 29 August 1947: Drafting Committee appointed with B. R. Ambedkar as its Chairman.[23] The other six members of committee were K.M. Munshi, Muhammed Sadulla, Alladi Krishnaswamy Iyer, N. Gopalaswami Ayyangar, Devi Prasad Khaitan[24] and BL Mitter.[25] 16 July 1948: Along with Harendra Coomar Mookerjee, V. T. Krishnamachari was also elected as second vice-president of Constituent Assembly. 26 November 1949: The Constitution of India was passed and adopted by the assembly.[23] 24 January 1950: Last meeting of Constituent Assembly. The Constitution was signed and accepted (with 395 Articles, 8 Schedules, and 22 Parts). 26 January 1950: The Constitution came into force. (The process took 2 years, 11 months and 17 days—at a total expenditure of ₹6.4 million to finish.) G. V. Mavlankar was the first Speaker of the Lok Sabha (the lower house of Parliament) after India turned into a republic.

Membership B. R. Ambedkar, Sanjay Phakey, Jawaharlal Nehru, C. Rajagopalachari, Rajendra Prasad, Vallabhbhai Patel, Kanaiyalal Maneklal Munshi, Ganesh Vasudev Mavalankar, Sandipkumar Patel, Abul Kalam Azad, Shyama Prasad Mukherjee, Nalini Ranjan Ghosh, and Balwantrai Mehta were key figures in the assembly,[4][17] which had over 30 representatives of the scheduled classes. Frank Anthony represented the Anglo-Indian community,[4] and the Parsis were represented by H. P. Modi.[4] Harendra Coomar Mookerjee, a Christian assembly vice-president, chaired the minorities committee and represented non-Anglo-Indian Christians.[4] Ari Bahadur Gurung represented the Gorkha community.[4] Judges, such as Alladi Krishnaswamy Iyer, Benegal Narsing Rau, K. M. Munshi and Ganesh Mavlankar were members of the assembly.[4] Female members included Sarojini Naidu, Hansa Mehta, Durgabai Deshmukh, Amrit Kaur and Vijaya Lakshmi Pandit.[4]

The first, two-day president of the assembly was Sachchidananda Sinha; Rajendra Prasad was later elected president.[17][18] It met for the first time on 9 December 1946.[4][18][26]

Drafting Sir B. N. Rau, a civil servant who became the first Indian judge in the International Court of Justice and was president of the United Nations Security Council, was appointed as the assembly's constitutional adviser in 1946.[27] Responsible for the constitution's general structure, Rau prepared its initial draft in February 1948.[27][28][29] The draft of B.N. Rau consisted of 243 articles and 13 schedules which came to 395 articles and 8 schedules after discussions, debates and amendments.[30]

At 14 August 1947 meeting of the assembly, committees were proposed.[18] Rau's draft was considered, debated and amended by the eight-person drafting committee, which was appointed on 29 August 1947 with B. R. Ambedkar as chair.[4][26] A revised draft constitution was prepared by the committee and submitted to the assembly on 4 November 1947.[26]

Before adopting the constitution, the assembly held eleven sessions in 165 days.[4][17] On 26 November 1949, it adopted the constitution,[4][17][26][29][31] which was signed by 284 members.[4][17][26][29][31] The day is celebrated as National Law Day,[4][32] or Constitution Day.[4][33] The day was chosen to spread the importance of the constitution and to spread thoughts and ideas of Ambedkar.[34]

A bespectacled Jawaharlal Nehru bending over a large book Jawaharlal Nehru signing the constitution The assembly's final session convened on 24 January 1950. Each member signed two copies of the constitution, one in Hindi and the other in English.[4][17][29] The original constitution is hand-written, with each page decorated by artists from Shantiniketan including Beohar Rammanohar Sinha and Nandalal Bose.[26][29] Its calligrapher was Prem Behari Narain Raizada.[26] The constitution was published in Dehradun and photolithographed by the Survey of India. Production of the original constitution took nearly five years. Two days later, on 26 January 1950, it became the law of India.[26][35] The estimated cost of the Constituent Assembly was ₹6.3 crore.[17] The constitution has had more than 100 amendments since it was enacted.[36] — Preceding unsigned comment added by Ayesha 1120 (talk • contribs) 12:59, 23 May 2023 (UTC)

Semi-protected edit request on 23 May 2023 (2)
The Constitution of India (IAST: Bhāratīya Saṃvidhāna) is the supreme law of India.[2][3] The document lays down the framework that demarcates fundamental political code, structure, procedures, powers, and duties of government institutions and sets out fundamental rights, directive principles, and the duties of citizens. It is the longest written national constitution in the world.[4][5][6]

It imparts constitutional supremacy (not parliamentary supremacy, since it was created by a constituent assembly rather than Parliament) and was adopted by its people with a declaration in its preamble.[7] Parliament cannot override the constitution.

B. R. Ambedkar and Constitution of India on a 2015 postage stamp of India It was adopted by the Constituent Assembly of India on 26 November 1949 and became effective on 26 January 1950.[8] The constitution replaced the Government of India Act 1935 as the country's fundamental governing document, and the Dominion of India became the Republic of India. To ensure constitutional autochthony, its framers repealed prior acts of the British parliament in Article 395.[9] India celebrates its constitution on 26 January as Republic Day.[10]

The constitution declares India a sovereign, socialist, secular,[11] and democratic republic, assures its citizens justice, equality, and liberty, and endeavours to promote fraternity.[12] The original 1950 constitution is preserved in a nitrogen-filled case at the Parliament House in New Delhi.[13]

Background A smiling Babasaheb Ambedkar and Rajendra Prasad Babasaheb Ambedkar, chairman of the drafting committee, presenting the final draft of the Indian constitution to Constituent Assembly president Rajendra Prasad on 25 November 1949 In 1928, the All Parties Conference convened a committee in Lucknow to prepare the Constitution of India, which was known as the Nehru Report.[14]

With the exception of scattered French and Portuguese exclaves, India was under the British rule from 1858 to 1947. From 1947 to 1950, the same legislation continued to be implemented as India was a dominion of United Kingdom for these three years, as each princely state was convinced by Sardar Patel and V. P. Menon to sign the articles of integration with India, and the British Government continued to be responsible for the external security of the country.[15] Thus, the constitution of India repealed the Indian Independence Act 1947 and Government of India Act 1935 when it became effective on 26 January 1950. India ceased to be a dominion of the British Crown and became a sovereign, democratic republic with the constitution. Articles 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 60, 324, 366, 367, 379, 380, 388, 391, 392, 393, and 394 of the constitution came into force on 26 November 1949, and the remaining articles became effective on 26 January 1950 which is celebrated every year in India as Republic Day.[16]

Previous legislation The constitution was drawn from a number of sources. Mindful of India's needs and conditions, its framers borrowed features of previous legislation such as the Government of India Act 1858, the Indian Councils Acts of 1861, 1892 and 1909, the Government of India Acts 1919 and 1935, and the Indian Independence Act 1947. The latter, which led to the creation of Pakistan, divided the former Constituent Assembly in two. The Amendment act of 1935 is also a very important step for making the constitution for two new born countries. Each new assembly had sovereign power to draft and enact a new constitution for the separate states.[17]

Constituent Assembly Main article: Constituent Assembly of India Many men in a room 1950 Constituent Assembly meeting The constitution was drafted by the Constituent Assembly, which was elected by elected members of the provincial assemblies.[18] The 389-member assembly (reduced to 299 after the partition of India) took almost three years to draft the constitution holding eleven sessions over a 165-day period.[4][17]

In the constitution assembly, a member of the drafting committee, T. T. Krishnamachari said:

Mr. President, Sir, I am one of those in the House who have listened to Dr. Ambedkar very carefully. I am aware of the amount of work and enthusiasm that he has brought to bear on the work of drafting this Constitution. At the same time, I do realise that that amount of attention that was necessary for the purpose of drafting a constitution so important to us at this moment has not been given to it by the Drafting Committee. The House is perhaps aware that of the seven members nominated by you, one had resigned from the House and was replaced. One died and was not replaced. One was away in America and his place was not filled up and another person was engaged in State affairs, and there was a void to that extent. One or two people were far away from Delhi and perhaps reasons of health did not permit them to attend. So it happened ultimately that the burden of drafting this constitution fell on Dr. Ambedkar and I have no doubt that we are grateful to him for having achieved this task in a manner which is undoubtedly commendable.[19][20]

B. R. Ambedkar in his concluding speech in constituent assembly on 25 November 1949 stated that:[21]

The credit that is given to me does not really belong to me. It belongs partly to Sir B.N. Rau the Constitutional Advisor to the Constituent Assembly who prepared a rough draft of the Constitution for the consideration of Drafting Committee.

While deliberating the revised draft constitution, the assembly moved, discussed and disposed off 2,473 amendments out of a total of 7,635.[17][22]

Timeline of formation of the Constitution of India Question book-new.svg This section relies largely or entirely upon a single source. Relevant discussion may be found on the talk page. Please help improve this article by introducing citations to additional sources at this section. (November 2021) (Learn how and when to remove this template message) 6 December 1946: Formation of the Constitution Assembly (in accordance with French practice). 9 December 1946: The first meeting was held in the constitution hall (now the Central Hall of Parliament House).[23] The 1st person to address was J. B. Kripalani, Sachchidananda Sinha became temporary president. (Demanding a separate state, the Muslim League boycotted the meeting.) 11 December 1946: The Assembly appointed Rajendra Prasad as its president,[23] H. C. Mukherjee as its vice-president and, B. N. Rau as constitutional legal adviser. (There were initially 389 members in total, which declined to 299 after partition. Out of the 389 members, 292 were from government provinces, four from chief commissioner provinces and 93 from princely states.) 13 December 1946: An "Objective Resolution" was presented by Jawaharlal Nehru,[23] laying down the underlying principles of the constitution. This later became the Preamble of the Constitution. 22 January 1947: Objective resolution unanimously adopted.[23] 22 July 1947: National flag adopted. 15 August 1947: Achieved independence. India split into the Dominion of India and the Dominion of Pakistan. 29 August 1947: Drafting Committee appointed with B. R. Ambedkar as its Chairman.[23] The other six members of committee were K.M. Munshi, Muhammed Sadulla, Alladi Krishnaswamy Iyer, N. Gopalaswami Ayyangar, Devi Prasad Khaitan[24] and BL Mitter.[25] 16 July 1948: Along with Harendra Coomar Mookerjee, V. T. Krishnamachari was also elected as second vice-president of Constituent Assembly. 26 November 1949: The Constitution of India was passed and adopted by the assembly.[23] 24 January 1950: Last meeting of Constituent Assembly. The Constitution was signed and accepted (with 395 Articles, 8 Schedules, and 22 Parts). 26 January 1950: The Constitution came into force. (The process took 2 years, 11 months and 18 days—at a total expenditure of ₹6.4 million to finish.) G. V. Mavlankar was the first Speaker of the Lok Sabha (the lower house of Parliament) after India turned into a republic.

Membership B. R. Ambedkar, Sanjay Phakey, Jawaharlal Nehru, C. Rajagopalachari, Rajendra Prasad, Vallabhbhai Patel, Kanaiyalal Maneklal Munshi, Ganesh Vasudev Mavalankar, Sandipkumar Patel, Abul Kalam Azad, Shyama Prasad Mukherjee, Nalini Ranjan Ghosh, and Balwantrai Mehta were key figures in the assembly,[4][17] which had over 30 representatives of the scheduled classes. Frank Anthony represented the Anglo-Indian community,[4] and the Parsis were represented by H. P. Modi.[4] Harendra Coomar Mookerjee, a Christian assembly vice-president, chaired the minorities committee and represented non-Anglo-Indian Christians.[4] Ari Bahadur Gurung represented the Gorkha community.[4] Judges, such as Alladi Krishnaswamy Iyer, Benegal Narsing Rau, K. M. Munshi and Ganesh Mavlankar were members of the assembly.[4] Female members included Sarojini Naidu, Hansa Mehta, Durgabai Deshmukh, Amrit Kaur and Vijaya Lakshmi Pandit.[4]

The first, two-day president of the assembly was Sachchidananda Sinha; Rajendra Prasad was later elected president.[17][18] It met for the first time on 9 December 1946.[4][18][26]

Drafting Sir B. N. Rau, a civil servant who became the first Indian judge in the International Court of Justice and was president of the United Nations Security Council, was appointed as the assembly's constitutional adviser in 1946.[27] Responsible for the constitution's general structure, Rau prepared its initial draft in February 1948.[27][28][29] The draft of B.N. Rau consisted of 243 articles and 13 schedules which came to 395 articles and 8 schedules after discussions, debates and amendments.[30]

At 14 August 1947 meeting of the assembly, committees were proposed.[18] Rau's draft was considered, debated and amended by the eight-person drafting committee, which was appointed on 29 August 1947 with B. R. Ambedkar as chair.[4][26] A revised draft constitution was prepared by the committee and submitted to the assembly on 4 November 1947.[26]

Before adopting the constitution, the assembly held eleven sessions in 165 days.[4][17] On 26 November 1949, it adopted the constitution,[4][17][26][29][31] which was signed by 284 members.[4][17][26][29][31] The day is celebrated as National Law Day,[4][32] or Constitution Day.[4][33] The day was chosen to spread the importance of the constitution and to spread thoughts and ideas of Ambedkar.[34]

A bespectacled Jawaharlal Nehru bending over a large book Jawaharlal Nehru signing the constitution The assembly's final session convened on 24 January 1950. Each member signed two copies of the constitution, one in Hindi and the other in English.[4][17][29] The original constitution is hand-written, with each page decorated by artists from Shantiniketan including Beohar Rammanohar Sinha and Nandalal Bose.[26][29] Its calligrapher was Prem Behari Narain Raizada.[26] The constitution was published in Dehradun and photolithographed by the Survey of India. Production of the original constitution took nearly five years. Two days later, on 26 January 1950, it became the law of India.[26][35] The estimated cost of the Constituent Assembly was ₹6.3 crore.[17] The constitution has had more than 100 amendments since it was enacted.[36] — Preceding unsigned comment added by Ayesha 1120 (talk • contribs) 13:01, 23 May 2023 (UTC)

History
The mennig constitution 2402:8100:303E:4360:1:2:EA23:38CE (talk) 12:49, 17 July 2023 (UTC)

Proposal for Including a Bot Link for Understanding the Constitution of India
I would like to propose the inclusion of a link to a bot that I have developed, specifically designed to answer questions pertaining to the Constitution of India and various bare acts. The bot functions by interpreting legal texts and providing accurate responses, thereby offering a helpful tool for individuals studying or interested in Indian law. If you would like to review the bot's functionalities, you can access it here. I believe this addition could enhance the understanding of readers and contribute to the educational value of the article. Your feedback and thoughts on this proposal would be greatly appreciated. Afzalur outlook (talk) 16:10, 15 August 2023 (UTC)

Semi-protected edit request on 20 January 2024
All references from [51] to [65] are either outdated, or referencing to incorrect links. It will make the section cleaner - if it was referenced once to the Constitution of India as available publicly on https://legislative.gov.in/constitution-of-india/ - In my opinion it is the most legit reference for this section as it is directly from the Government of India sharing the constitution document.

The constitution's articles are grouped into the following parts:

Preamble,[51] with the words "socialist", "secular" and 'integrity' added in 1976 by the 42nd amendment[52][53] Part I[54] – The Union and its Territory – Articles 1 to 4 Part II[55] – Citizenship – Articles 5 to 11 Part III – Fundamental Rights – Articles 12 to 35 Part IV[56] – Directive Principles of State Policy – Articles 36 to 51 Part IVA – Fundamental Duties – Article 51A Part V[57] – The Union – Articles 52 to 151 Part VI[58] – The States – Articles 152 to 237 Part VII[59] – States in the B part of the first schedule (repealed) – Article 238 Part VIII[60] – Union Territories – Articles 239 to 242 Part IX[61] – Panchayats – Articles 243 to 243(O) Part IXA[62] – Municipalities – Articles 243(P) to 243(ZG) Part IXB – Co-operative societies[63] – Articles 243(ZH) to 243(ZT) Part X – Scheduled and tribal areas[64] – Articles 244 to 244A Part XI – Relations between the Union and the States[65] – Articles 245 to 263 Part XII – Finance, property, contracts and suits – Articles 264 to 300A Part XIII – Trade and commerce within India – Articles 301 to 307 Part XIV – Services under the union and states – Articles 308 to 323 Part XIVA – Tribunals – Articles 323A to 323B Part XV – Elections – Articles 324 to 329A Part XVI – Special provisions relating to certain classes – Articles 330 to 342 Part XVII – Languages – Articles 343 to 351 Part XVIII – Emergency provisions – Articles 352 to 360 Part XIX – Miscellaneous – Articles 361 to 367 Part XX – Amendment of the Constitution – Articles 368 Part XXI – Temporary, transitional and special provisions – Articles 369 to 392 Part XXII – Short title, date of commencement, authoritative text in Hindi and repeals – Articles 393 to 395 Pushpa-edits (talk) 23:41, 20 January 2024 (UTC)
 * I've removed most of the citations altogether, it's simply unnecessary ref-bombing to individually reference every part. I've left references which cover amendments or appear to offer some type of analysis. Feel free to reactivate the request if felt these should be removed or changed. Regards,  Goldsztajn (talk) 05:37, 31 January 2024 (UTC)

Semi-protected edit request on 27 January 2024
I kindly request u to change the picture you posted as constitution of india. Because that picture is fake,real one says India is a sovereign socialist secular democratic republic. But in this picture secular is missing 2409:40F3:1098:EAFF:419B:6154:9692:4F4F (talk) 04:42, 27 January 2024 (UTC)


 * Hi IP, the image currently in use is the real, authentic image of the original preamble of the constitution as it was originally transcribed. The expressions "secular", among others, were later insertions to it and this image does not in any way serve to negate them. It serves its illustrative purpose and you could always present another image which you'd like being used with the caveat that you ensure it adheres to copyright guidelines and get consensus for it here. MBlaze Lightning (talk) 14:36, 27 January 2024 (UTC)
 * Red information icon with gradient background.svg Not done: Please make your request for a new image to be uploaded to Files For Upload. Once the file has been properly uploaded, feel free to reactivate this request to have the new image used. Also closing given MBlaze Lightning's response explaining the authenticity and context of the current image. -- Pinchme123 (talk) 16:42, 29 January 2024 (UTC)

Semi-protected edit request on 13 March 2024
India The 1950 constitution declares India a sovereign and democratic republic, assures its citizens justice, equality, and liberty, and endeavours to promote fraternity The words 'socialist' and 'secular' were incorporated in the Preamble of the Constitution by the 42nd Amendment in 1976. The change was enacted during the tenure of Prime Minister Indira Gandhi during the period of Emergency (1975-1977). The entire Opposition MP’s were incarcerated at the time. 72.92.26.134 (talk) 03:43, 13 March 2024 (UTC)
 * Red question icon with gradient background.svg Not done: it's not clear what changes you want to be made. Please mention the specific changes in a "change X to Y" format and provide a reliable source if appropriate. Cannolis (talk) 04:12, 13 March 2024 (UTC)

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Main Sources of Indian Constitution—1. The Government of India Act, 1935: Indian Constitution is mainly based on the Government of India Act, 1935. This Act had accepted many of the demands of the Indian National Congress i.e., provincial autonomy, parliamentary system, federal system, federalcourt, etc. When we got freedom we were accustomed of the administrative set up under this Act and we changed the provisions of the Act according to our requirement and suitability in the new Constitution. Thus about two-thirds of Indian Constitution is derived from the Act of 1935.

2. British Constitution: Many of the provisions of the Constitution have been taken from the British Constitution. Parliamentary system is on British pattern except that in India, we have opted for a President as Head of the State, not a king. Our procedure of law making, single citizenship, single integrated judiciary are based on British Constitution. Thus British Constitution is also a big source of Indian Constitution.

3. American Constitution: Idea of Preamble to the Constitution was derived from the American Constitution. Declaration of Fundamental Rights in the Constitution, provision of Judicial Review are also derived from the American Constitution. Preamble to the Indian Constitution and the position of Indian Supreme Court, and those of American Constitution are similar.

4. Constitution of Canada: Our Federal structure is similar to that of Canada. Like Canadian Constitution, we have a more powerful centre than the states and have given residuary powers to the Central Government. Our federal system is not based on American pattern.

5. Constitution of Ireland: Constitution of Ireland had provided for the guidelines to the states. This inspired the makers of the Indian Constitution and they have included the Directive Principles of the State Policy in the Constitution.

6. German Constitution: The makers of the Constitution were inspired by the Weimer Constitution regarding the emergency provisions and they armed the Indian President with emergency powers to face external and internal emergencies

No or say a very little information is provided about the source Srinjon konar (talk) 11:40, 13 April 2024 (UTC)
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Indian constitution was hand written by Prem Behari Narain Raizada Prakharlall (talk) 12:42, 7 June 2024 (UTC)
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Conflicting articles.
Article 75(5) makes a minister 'eligible' to vote, while article 88 makes them 'ineligible' to vote inside the parliament. 49.37.96.186 (talk) 15:29, 28 June 2024 (UTC)