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The conferment of a person as a [[Citizenship|citizen]] of [[India]] is governed by the [[s:Constitution of India/Part II|Part II]] of the [[Constitution of India]] (Articles 5 to 11). According to Article 5, all the people that were resident in India at the commencement of the Constitution were citizens of India as well as people born in India. The [[President of India]] is termed the First Citizen of India. | |||
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| The Citizenship Act, 1955 | |
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| Parliament of India | |
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| Citation | Act No 57 of 1955 |
| Enacted by | Parliament of India |
| Assented to | 30 December 1955 |
| Amended by | |
| The Citizenship (Amendment) Act, 1986, The Citizenship (Amendment) Act, 1992, The Citizenship (Amendment) Act, 2003, The Citizenship (Amendment) Act, 2005, and The Citizenship (Amendment) Act, 2019 | |
| Summary | |
| Along with the Constitution of India, the Citizenship Act, 1955, is the exhaustive law relating to citizenship in India. | |
The conferment of a person as a citizen of India is governed by the Part II of the Constitution of India (Articles 5 to 11). According to Article 5, all the people that were resident in India at the commencement of the Constitution were citizens of India as well as people born in India. The President of India is termed the First Citizen of India.
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- Article 5- Citizenship at the commencement of the constitution.
- Article 6- Rights of citizenship of certain persons who have migrated to India from Pakistan.
- Article 7-Rights of citizenship of certain migrants to Pakistan.
- Article 8- Rights of citizenship of certain persons of Indian origin residing outside India.
- Article 9-Person voluntarily acquiring citizenship of a foreign state not to be citizens.
- Article 10- Continuance of the Rights of citizenship.
- Article 11- Parliament to regulate the right of citizenship by law.