🟢 Article 5 – Citizenship at the Commencement of the Constitution English: Article 5 deals with who were deemed to be citizens of India on January 26, 1950 , the date the Constitution came into force. It provides that a person shall be a citizen of India at the commencement of the Constitution if: He or either of his parents was born in the territory of India ; or He has been ordinarily resident in India for at least 5 years before 26 January 1950; or He has migrated from Pakistan before that date and fulfills certain conditions. ➡ Key Point: Article 5 was a transitional provision . It does not deal with citizenship after 1950 — later provisions and laws (like the Citizenship Act, 1955) govern that. हिन्दी: अनुच्छेद 5 यह निर्धारित करता है कि 26 जनवरी 1950 को संविधान लागू होने के समय भारत का नागरिक कौन था। इस अनुच्छेद के अनुसार, कोई व्यक्ति भारत का नागरिक माना जाएगा यदि: वह या उसके माता-पिता में से कोई भारत की भूमि पर जन्मा हो; या वह 26 जनवरी 1950 से ...
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