Article 394

Part XXII — Short Title, Commencement and Repeals · Constitution of India

Article 394

Commencement. This article and articles 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 60, 324, 366, 367, 379, 380, 388, 391, 392 and 393 shall come into force at once, and the remaining provisions of this Constitution shall come into force on the twenty-sixth day of January, 1950, which day is referred to in this Constitution as the commencement of this Constitution.

In plain wordsThis sets the start dates. A handful of articles, including those on citizenship and elections, came into force immediately on adoption, and the rest of the Constitution commenced on 26 January 1950, the day India celebrates as Republic Day.

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