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Government & States

The Indian Constitution Opened With 395 Articles, 22 Parts and 8 Schedules in 1950 and Now Runs to 25 Parts and 12 Schedules After 106 Amendment Acts

Government & States

India's 85-Word Preamble Was Amended Once, in 1976, to Add 'Socialist', 'Secular' and 'Integrity', and the Supreme Court Declined to Remove Them on 25 November 2024

The Constituent Assembly Opened on 9 December 1946 Without the Muslim League, Spent 114 Days Debating the Draft Constitution, and Had 15 Women Among Its Members

Rajendra Prasad Presided Over the Constituent Assembly, Served 12 Years and 107 Days as India's First President, and Is the Only President Elected Twice, in 1952 and 1957

A Seven-Member Committee Sat 141 Days to Draft India's Constitution, and Its Chairman B. R. Ambedkar Told the Assembly the Credit Did Not Really Belong to Him