448 ARTICLES IN 25 PARTS OF THE CONSTITUTION OF INDIA ALONG WITH THE NUMBER OF ARTICLES IN EACH PART.
Part I - The Union and its Territory (Articles 1-4)
- Article 1: Name and territory of the Union.
- Article 2: Admission or establishment of new States.
- Article 3: Formation of new States and alteration of areas, boundaries, or names of existing States.
- Article 4: Laws made under Articles 2 and 3 to provide for the amendment of the First and the Fourth Schedules and supplemental, incidental and consequential matters.
Part II - Citizenship (Articles 5-11)
- 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: Persons 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.
Part III - Fundamental Rights (Articles 12-35)
- Article 12: Definition.
- Article 13: Laws inconsistent with or in derogation of the fundamental rights.
- Article 14: Equality before law.
- Article 15: Prohibition of discrimination on grounds of religion, race, caste, sex or place of birth.
- Article 16: Equality of opportunity in matters of public employment.
- Article 17: Abolition of Untouchability.
- Article 18: Abolition of titles.
- Article 19: Protection of certain rights regarding freedom of speech, etc.
- Article 20: Protection in respect of conviction for offences.
- Article 21: Protection of life and personal liberty.
- Article 21A: Right to education.
- Article 22: Protection against arrest and detention in certain cases.
- Article 23: Prohibition of traffic in human beings and forced labour.
- Article 24: Prohibition of employment of children in factories, etc.
- Article 25: Freedom of conscience and free profession, practice and propagation of religion.
- Article 26: Freedom to manage religious affairs.
- Article 27: Freedom as to payment of taxes for promotion of any particular religion.
- Article 28: Freedom as to attendance at religious instruction or religious worship in certain educational institutions.
- Article 29: Protection of interests of minorities.
- Article 30: Right of minorities to establish and administer educational institutions.
- Article 31: Repealed.
- Article 31A: Saving of laws providing for acquisition of estates, etc.
- Article 31B: Validation of certain Acts and Regulations.
- Article 31C: Saving of laws giving effect to certain directive principles.
- Article 31D: [Omitted]
- Article 32: Remedies for enforcement of rights conferred by this Part.
- Article 33: Power of Parliament to modify the rights conferred by this Part in their application to Forces, etc.
- Article 34: Restriction on rights conferred by this Part while martial law is in force in any area.
- Article 35: Legislation to give effect to the provisions of this Part.
Part IV - Directive Principles of State Policy (Articles 36-51)
- Article 36: Definition.
- Article 37: Application of the principles contained in this Part.
- Article 38: State to secure a social order for the promotion of welfare of the people.
- Article 39: Certain principles of policy to be followed by the State.
- Article 39A: Equal justice and free legal aid.
- Article 40: Organisation of village panchayats.
- Article 41: Right to work, to education and to public assistance in certain cases.
- Article 42: Provision for just and humane conditions of work and maternity relief.
- Article 43: Living wage, etc., for workers.
- Article 43A: Participation of workers in management of industries.
- Article 44: Uniform civil code for the citizens.
- Article 45: Provision for free and compulsory education for children.
- Article 46: Promotion of educational and economic interests of Scheduled Castes, Scheduled Tribes and other weaker sections.
- Article 47: Duty of the State to raise the level of nutrition and the standard of living and to improve public health.
- Article 48: Organisation of agriculture and animal husbandry.
- Article 48A: Protection and improvement of environment and safeguarding of forests and wild life.
- Article 49: Protection of monuments and places and objects of national importance.
- Article 50: Separation of judiciary from executive.
- Article 51: Promotion of international peace and security.
Part IVA - Fundamental Duties (Article 51A)
- Article 51A: Fundamental duties.
Part V - The Union (Articles 52-151)
- Article 52: The President of India.
- Article 53: Executive power of the Union.
- Article 54: Election of President.
- Article 55: Manner of election of President.
- Article 56: Term of office of President.
- Article 57: Eligibility for re-election.
- Article 58: Qualifications for election as President.
- Article 59: Conditions of President’s office.
- Article 60: Oath or affirmation by the President.
- Article 61: Procedure for impeachment of the President.
- Article 62: Time of holding election to fill vacancy in the office of President and the term of office of person elected to fill casual vacancy.
- Article 63: The Vice-President of India.
- Article 64: The Vice-President to be ex officio Chairman of the Council of States.
- Article 65: The Vice-President to act as President or to discharge his functions during casual vacancies in the office, or during the absence, of President.
- Article 66: Election of Vice-President.
- Article 67: Term of office of Vice-President.
- Article 68: Time of holding election to fill vacancy in the office of Vice-President and the term of office of person elected to fill casual vacancy.
- Article 69: Oath or affirmation by the Vice-President.
- Article 70: Discharge of President’s functions in other contingencies.
- Article 71: Matters relating to, or connected with, the election of a President or Vice-President.
- Article 72: Power of President to grant pardons, etc., and to suspend, remit or commute sentences in certain cases.
- Article 73: Extent of executive power of the Union.
- Article 74: Council of Ministers to aid and advise President.
- Article 75: Other provisions as to Ministers.
Part V - The Union (Articles 52-151) - Continued
- Article 76: Attorney General for India.
- Article 77: Conduct of business of the Government of India.
- Article 78: Duties of Prime Minister as respects the furnishing of information to the President, etc.
- Article 79: Constitution of Parliament.
- Article 80: Composition of the Council of States.
- Article 81: Composition of the House of the People.
- Article 82: Allocation of seats in the House of the People.
- Article 83: Duration of Houses of Parliament.
- Article 84: Qualification for membership of Parliament.
- Article 85: Sessions of Parliament, prorogation and dissolution.
- Article 86: Right of President to address and send messages to Houses.
- Article 87: Special address by the President.
- Article 88: Rights of Ministers and Attorney-General as respects Houses.
- Article 89: Decision on questions as to disqualifications of members.
- Article 90: Vacation of seats.
- Article 91: Powers, privileges, etc., of the Houses of Parliament and of the members and committees thereof.
- Article 92: Officers of Parliament.
- Article 93: Speaker and Deputy Speaker of the House of the People.
- Article 94: Speaker and Deputy Chairman of the Council of States.
- Article 95: Deputy Speaker of the House of the People and Deputy Chairman of the Council of States.
- Article 96: The Chairman and Deputy Chairman of the Council of States.
- Article 97: Salaries and allowances of members.
- Article 98: Secretariat of Parliament.
- Article 99: Oath or affirmation by members.
- Article 100: Voting in Houses, power of Houses to act notwithstanding vacancies and quorum.
- Article 101: Vacation of seats, etc., not to invalidate proceedings.
- Article 102: Disqualifications for membership.
- Article 103: Decision on questions as to disqualifications of members.
- Article 104: Penalty for sitting and voting before making oath or affirmation under article 99 or when not qualified or when disqualified.
- Article 105: Powers, privileges, etc., of the Houses of Parliament and of the members and committees thereof.
- Article 106: Salaries and allowances of members.
- Article 107: Secretariat of Parliament.
- Article 108: Oath or affirmation by members.
- Article 109: Voting in Houses, power of Houses to act notwithstanding vacancies and quorum.
- Article 110: Definition of “Money Bills”.
- Article 111: Assent to Bills.
- Article 112: Annual financial statement.
- Article 113: Procedure in Parliament with respect to estimates.
- Article 114: Appropriation Bills.
- Article 115: Supplementary, additional or excess grants.
- Article 116: Votes on account, votes of credit and exceptional grants.
- Article 117: Special provisions as to financial Bills.
- Article 118: Rules of procedure.
Part VI - The States (Articles 152-237)
- Article 152: Definition.
- Article 153: Governors of States.
- Article 154: Executive power of State.
- Article 155: Appointment of Governor.
- Article 156: Term of office of Governor.
- Article 157: Qualifications for appointment as Governor.
- Article 158: Conditions of Governor’s office.
- Article 159: Oath or affirmation by the Governor.
- Article 160: Discharge of the functions of the Governor in certain contingencies.
- Article 161: Power of Governor to grant pardons, etc., and to suspend, remit or commute sentences in certain cases.
- Article 162: Extent of executive power of State.
- Article 163: Council of Ministers to aid and advise Governor.
- Article 164: Other provisions as to Ministers.
- Article 165: Advocate-General for the State.
- Article 166: Conduct of business of the Government of a State.
- Article 167: Duties of Chief Minister as respects the furnishing of information to Governor, etc.
- Article 168: Sessions of the State Legislature, prorogation and dissolution.
- Article 169: Abolition or creation of Legislative Councils in States.
- Article 170: Composition of the Legislative Assemblies.
- Article 171: Composition of the Legislative Councils.
- Article 172: Duration of State Legislatures.
- Article 173: Qualification for membership of the State Legislature.
- Article 174: Sessions of the State Legislature, prorogation and dissolution.
- Article 175: Right of Governor to address and send messages to the House or Houses.
- Article 176: Special address by the Governor.
- Article 177: Rights of Ministers and Advocate-General as respects the Houses.
- Article 178: Functions of the Chief Minister.
- Article 179: Oath or affirmation by the Governor.
- Article 180: Assent to Bills.
- Article 181: Bills reserved for consideration.
- Article 182: Grants from the State.
- Article 183: Power to make grants.
- Article 184: Expenditure defrayable by the State.
- Article 185: Supplementary, additional or excess grants.
- Article 186: Votes on account, votes of credit and exceptional grants.
- Article 187: Special provisions as to financial Bills.
- Article 188: Oath or affirmation by Members.
- Article 189: Voting in Houses, power of Houses to act notwithstanding vacancies and quorum.
- Article 190: Vacation of seats, etc., not to invalidate proceedings.
- Article 191: Disqualifications for membership.
- Article 192: Decision on questions as to disqualifications of Members.
- Article 193: Penalty for sitting and voting before making oath or affirmation under article 188 or when not qualified or when disqualified.
- Article 194: Powers, privileges, etc., of the Houses of Legislatures and of the members and committees thereof.
- Article 195: Salaries and allowances of Members.
- Article 196: Secretariat of State Legislature.
- Article 197: Oath or affirmation by Members.
- Article 198: Voting in Houses, power of Houses to act notwithstanding vacancies and quorum.
- Article 199: Definition of “Money Bills”.
- Article 200: Assent to Bills.
- Article 201: Annual financial statement.
- Article 202: Procedure in Legislature with respect to estimates.
- Article 203: Appropriation Bills.
- Article 204: Supplementary, additional or excess grants.
- Article 205: Votes on account, votes of credit and exceptional grants.
- Article 206: Special provisions as to financial Bills.
- Article 207: Power of Governor to promulgate Ordinances during recess of Legislature.
- Article 208: Duties of Chief Minister as respects the furnishing of information to Governor, etc.
- Article 209: The Governor.
- Article 210: Ministers.
- Article 211: Conduct of business of the Government of a State.
- Article 212: Courts not to inquire into proceedings of the Legislature.
- Article 213: Power of Governor to promulgate Ordinances during recess of Legislature.
- Article 214: High Courts for States.
- Article 215: High Courts to be courts of record.
- Article 216: Constitution of High Courts.
- Article 217: Appointment and conditions of the office of a Judge of a High Court.
- Article 218: Application of certain provisions relating to Supreme Court to High Courts.
- Article 219: Oath or affirmation by Judges of High Courts.
- Article 220: Restrictions on practice after being a permanent Judge.
- Article 221: Salaries, etc., of Judges.
- Article 222: Transfer of a Judge from one High Court to another.
- Article 223: Appointment of acting Chief Justice.
- Article 224: Appointment of additional and acting Judges.
- Article 224A: Appointment of retired Judges at sittings of High Courts.
- Article 225: Jurisdiction of existing High Courts.
- Article 226: Power of High Courts to issue certain writs.
- Article 227: Power of superintendence over all courts by the High Court.
- Article 228: Transfer of certain cases to High Court.
- Article 229: Officers and servants and the expenses of High Courts.
- Article 230: Extension of jurisdiction of High Courts to Union territories.
- Article 231: Establishment of a common High Court for two or more States.
- Article 232: Retirement of Judges.
- Article 233: Appointment of District Judges.
- Article 234: Recruitment of persons other than District Judges to the judicial service.
- Article 235: Control over subordinate courts.
- Article 236: Interpretation.
- Article 237: Application to Union territories.
Part VII - The States in Part B of the First Schedule (Repealed)
- Article 238: Repealed.
Part VIII - The Union Territories (Articles 239-242)
- Article 239: Administration of Union territories.
- Article 239A: Creation of local Legislatures or Council of Ministers or both for certain Union territories.
- Article 239AA: Special provisions with respect to Delhi.
- Article 239AB: Provision in case of failure of constitutional machinery.
- Article 239B: Power of administrator to promulgate Ordinances during recess of Legislature.
- Article 239BB: Council of Ministers for Union territories.
- Article 240: Power of President to make regulations for certain Union territories.
- Article 241: High Courts for Union territories.
- Article 242: [Omitted].
Part IX - The Panchayats (Articles 243-243O)
- Article 243: Definitions.
- Article 243A: Gram Sabha.
- Article 243B: Constitution of Panchayats.
- Article 243C: Composition of Panchayats.
- Article 243D: Reservation of seats.
- Article 243E: Duration of Panchayats, etc.
- Article 243F: Disqualifications for membership.
- Article 243G: Powers, authority and responsibilities of Panchayats.
- Article 243H: Powers to impose taxes by, and Funds of, the Panchayats.
- Article 243-I: Constitution of Finance Commission to review financial position.
- Article 243J: Audit of accounts of Panchayats.
- Article 243K: Elections to the Panchayats.
- Article 243L: Application to Union territories.
- Article 243M: Part not to apply to certain areas.
- Article 243N: Continuance of existing laws and Panchayats.
- Article 243O: Bar to interference by courts in electoral matters.
Part IXA - The Municipalities (Articles 243P-243ZG)
- Article 243P: Definitions.
- Article 243Q: Constitution of Municipalities.
- Article 243R: Composition of Municipalities.
- Article 243S: Constitution and composition of Wards Committees, etc.
- Article 243T: Reservation of seats.
- Article 243U: Duration of Municipalities, etc.
- Article 243V: Disqualifications for membership.
- Article 243W: Powers, authority and responsibilities of Municipalities, etc.
- Article 243X: Power to impose taxes by, and Funds of, the Municipalities.
- Article 243Y: Finance Commission.
- Article 243Z: Audit of accounts of Municipalities.
- Article 243ZA: Elections to the Municipalities.
- Article 243ZB: Application to Union territories.
- Article 243ZC: Part not to apply to certain areas.
- Article 243ZD: Committee for district planning.
- Article 243ZE: Committee for metropolitan planning.
- Article 243ZF: Continuance of existing laws and Municipalities.
- Article 243ZG: Bar to interference by courts in electoral matters.
Part IXB - The Co-operative Societies (Repealed)
- Article 243ZHA: Repealed.
- Article 243ZHB: Repealed.
- Article 243ZHC: Repealed.
- Article 243ZHD: Repealed.
- Article 243ZHE: Repealed.
- Article 243ZHF: Repealed.
- Article 243ZHG: Repealed.
- Article 243ZI: Repealed.
- Article 243ZJ: Repealed.
- Article 243ZK: Repealed.
- Article 243ZL: Repealed.
- Article 243ZM: Repealed.
- Article 243ZN: Repealed.
- Article 243ZO: Repealed.
Part X - The Scheduled and Tribal Areas (Articles 244-244A)
- Article 244: Administration of Scheduled Areas and Tribal Areas.
- Article 244A: Formation of an autonomous State comprising certain tribal areas in Assam and creation of local Legislature or Council of Ministers or both therefor.
Part XI - Relations between the Union and the States (Articles 245-263)
- Article 245: Extent of laws made by Parliament and by the Legislatures of States.
- Article 246: Subject-matter of laws made by Parliament and by the Legislatures of States.
- Article 247: Power of Parliament to provide for the establishment of certain additional courts.
- Article 248: Residuary powers of legislation.
- Article 249: Power of Parliament to legislate with respect to a matter in the State List in the national interest.
- Article 250: Power of Parliament to legislate with respect to any matter in the State List if a Proclamation of Emergency is in operation.
- Article 251: Inconsistency between laws made by Parliament under articles 249 and 250 and laws made by the Legislatures of States.
- Article 252: Power of Parliament to legislate for two or more States by consent and adoption of such legislation by any other State.
- Article 253: Legislation for giving effect to international agreements.
- Article 254: Inconsistency between laws made by Parliament and laws made by the Legislatures of States.
- Article 255: Requirements as to recommendations and previous sanctions to be regarded as matters of procedure only.
- Article 256: Obligation of States and the Union.
- Article 257: Control of the Union over States in certain cases.
- Article 258: Power of the Union to confer powers, etc., on States in certain cases.
- Article 258A: Power of the States to entrust functions to the Union.
- Article 259: [Omitted].
- Article 260: Jurisdiction of the Union in relation to territories outside India.
- Article 261: Public acts, records and judicial proceedings.
- Article 262: Adjudication of disputes relating to waters.
- Article 263: Provisions with respect to an inter-State Council.
Part XXI - Temporary, Transitional and Special Provisions (Articles 369-392)
- Article 369: Temporary power to Parliament to make laws with respect to certain matters in the State List as if they were matters in the Concurrent List.
- Article 370: Temporary provisions with respect to the State of Jammu and Kashmir.
- Article 371: Special provisions with respect to the States of Maharashtra and Gujarat.
- Article 371A: Special provision with respect to the State of Nagaland.
- Article 371B: Special provision with respect to the State of Assam.
- Article 371C: Special provision with respect to the States of Manipur, Mizoram, and Sikkim.
- Article 371D: Special provisions with respect to the State of Andhra Pradesh.
- Article 371E: Establishment of Central University in Andhra Pradesh.
- Article 371F: Special provisions with respect to the State of Sikkim.
- Article 371G: Special provision with respect to the State of Mizoram.
- Article 371H: Special provision with respect to the State of Arunachal Pradesh.
- Article 371I: Special provision with respect to the State of Goa.
- Article 371J: Special provision with respect to the State of Karnataka.
- Article 372: Continuance in force of existing laws and their adaptation.
- Article 372A: Power of the President to adapt laws.
- Article 373: Power of President to make order in respect of persons under preventive detention in certain cases.
- Article 374: Provisions as to Judges of the Federal Court and proceedings pending in the Federal Court or before His Majesty in Council.
- Article 375: Courts, authorities and officers to continue to function subject to the provisions of the Constitution.
- Article 376: Provisions as to Judges of High Courts.
- Article 377: Provisions as to Comptroller and Auditor-General of India.
- Article 378: Provisions as to Public Service Commissions.
- Article 378A: Special provision as to duration of Andhra Pradesh Legislative Assembly.
- Article 379: [Repealed].
- Article 380: [Repealed].
- Article 381: [Repealed].
- Article 382: [Repealed].
- Article 383: [Repealed].
- Article 384: [Repealed].
- Article 385: [Repealed].
- Article 386: [Repealed].
- Article 387: [Repealed].
- Article 388: [Repealed].
- Article 389: [Repealed].
- Article 390: [Repealed].
- Article 391: [Repealed].
- Article 392: [Repealed].
Part XXII - Short title, Commencement, Authoritative text in Hindi and Repeals (Articles 393-395)
- Article 393: Short title.
- Article 394: Commencement.
- Article 395: Repeals.
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