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India. Constitution

LC control no.n 85014503
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Corporate name headingIndia. Constitution
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Variant(s)India. Constitution of India
India. Shorter constitution of India
India. Bhārata kā saṃvidhāna.
Form of workConstitutions
Beginning date1950-01-26
Found inIts The Constitution of India, 1984.
LC data base, 3/7/85 (hdg.: India (Republic). Constitution)
Its Shorter constitution of India, 1984.
The Constitution of India, 2005.
Britannica.com, academic edition, August 17, 2017 (The Constitution of India is the document and related practices that form the fundamental organizing principle of the Republic of India. It came into effect on January 26, 1950. The constitution proclaims the country "a sovereign socialist secular democratic republic." It establishes India as a parliamentary democracy with powers divided between the union (central) government and the state governments. The constitution provides for a legislature with two houses)