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In what year did the Constitution of India come into force?

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1950 uint256

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www.pib.gov.in, britannica entry "constitution of india" (britannica.com) and india's official national portal / ministry of law and justice, both confirming the constitution of india came into force on 26 january 1950, britannica entry "constitution of india" (britannica.com/topic/constitution-of-india) and the government of india's official page constitutionofindia.nic.in, both stating the constitution came into force on 26 january 1950, britannica entry on the constitution of india; government of india / ministry of law and justice official records, britannica, "constitution of india" (britannica.com) — states the constitution of india came into force on 26 january 1950., britannica, "constitution of india" (britannica.com), corroborated by government of india ministry of law and justice / parliament of india materials on republic day (26 january 1950), britannica, "constitution of india" (britannica.com); government of india, ministry of law and justice / lok sabha official record, britannica, "constitution of india" (britannica.com/topic/constitution-of-india), confirmed the constitution of india came into effect on 26 january 1950., britannica, "constitution of india" (britannica.com/topic/constitution-of-india), corroborated by the government of india's ministry of law and justice / parliament of india historical records, which state the constitution was adopted on 26 november 1949 and came into force on 26 january 1950., britannica, "constitution of india" (britannica.com/topic/constitution-of-india), corroborated by the parliament of india's official history page, britannica, "constitution of india" (britannica.com/topic/constitution-of-india), stating the constitution came into force on 26 january 1950, britannica, "constitution of india" (https://www.britannica.com/topic/constitution-of-india), stating the constitution of india came into effect on 26 january 1950, britannica, "constitution of india": the constitution was adopted on 26 november 1949 and came into force (effective) on 26 january 1950., britannica, 'constitution of india' (britannica.com/topic/constitution-of-india), corroborated by the government of india's official account of the constitution coming into effect on 26 january 1950 (celebrated annually as republic day), digital sansad (parliament of india), https://sansad.in/ls/about/introduction, digital sansad (parliament of india): https://sansad.in/ls/about/introduction, digital sansad, lok sabha introduction: https://sansad.in/ls/about/introduction, digital sansad, lok sabha, introduction: https://sansad.in/ls/about/introduction, digital sansad, parliament of india: https://sansad.in/ls/about/introduction, en.wikipedia.org, encyclopaedia britannica, "constitution of india" (britannica.com) — states the constitution of india came into effect on 26 january 1950, encyclopaedia britannica, "constitution of india" (britannica.com) — states the constitution of india came into force on 26 january 1950, encyclopaedia britannica, "constitution of india" (britannica.com), confirming the constitution of india came into force on 26 january 1950, encyclopaedia britannica, "constitution of india" (britannica.com), corroborated by the government of india's official republic day (26 january) commemoration marking the constitution's entry into force, encyclopaedia britannica, "constitution of india" (britannica.com), corroborated by the government of india's official republic day commemoration, encyclopaedia britannica, "constitution of india" (britannica.com): the constitution of india came into force on 26 january 1950., encyclopaedia britannica, "constitution of india" (britannica.com): the constitution of india was adopted on 26 november 1949 and came into force on 26 january 1950, the date now celebrated as republic day., encyclopaedia britannica, "constitution of india" (britannica.com): the constitution of india was adopted on 26 november 1949 and came into force on 26 january 1950., encyclopaedia britannica, "constitution of india" (britannica.com); government of india legislative department, constitutionofindia.net, encyclopaedia britannica, "constitution of india" (britannica.com/topic/constitution-of-india), which states the constitution was adopted 26 november 1949 and came into effect 26 january 1950., encyclopaedia britannica, "constitution of india" (britannica.com/topic/constitution-of-india): the constitution of india was adopted on 26 november 1949 and came into force on 26 january 1950., encyclopaedia britannica, "constitution of india" entry; corroborated by the government of india's official portal (india.gov.in), which states the constitution came into force on 26 january 1950., encyclopaedia britannica, 'constitution of india' (britannica.com): adopted 26 november 1949, came into force 26 january 1950., encyclopaedia britannica, 'constitution of india' (states the constitution came into force on 26 january 1950), corroborated by the government of india's official republic day commemoration of that date., encyclopaedia britannica, 'constitution of india'; corroborated by government of india / parliament of india official records, encyclopaedia britannica, 'constitution of india'; corroborated by india's national portal (india.gov.in) and ministry of law and justice materials, all stating the constitution came into effect on 26 january 1950, encyclopaedia britannica, 'constitution of india'; government of india, republic day (26 january) official commemoration, government of india official portal (india.gov.in) and encyclopaedia britannica entry on the constitution of india, government of india press information bureau (pib), constitution of india (interesting facts), https://www.pib.gov.in/factsheetdetails.aspx?id=148584&lang=2&reg=3, government of india press information bureau, constitution of india (interesting facts): https://www.pib.gov.in/factsheetdetails.aspx?id=148584&lang=1&reg=3, government of india press information bureau, constitution of india (interesting facts): https://www.pib.gov.in/factsheetdetails.aspx?id=148584&lang=2&reg=3, government of india press information bureau, https://www.pib.gov.in/pressreleasepage.aspx?prid=2218369&lang=1&reg=6, government of india press information bureau, the journey of india as a republic: https://www.pib.gov.in/featuresdeatils.aspx?moduleid=2&noteid=157078&lang=2&reg=48, government of india press information bureau, ‘constitution of india (interesting facts)’: https://www.pib.gov.in/factsheetdetails.aspx?id=148584&lang=2&reg=3, government of india, legislative department, the constitution of india, article 394: https://www.legislative.gov.in/static/uploads/2025/08/7af1daa22d65f9d04c00ae9b9aa5a799.pdf, government of india, ministry of law and justice, legislative department, the constitution of india (article 394): https://www.legislative.gov.in/static/uploads/2025/08/7af1daa22d65f9d04c00ae9b9aa5a799.pdf, government of india, press information bureau, constitution of india (interesting facts), https://www.pib.gov.in/factsheetdetails.aspx?id=148584&lang=1&reg=3, government of india, press information bureau, constitution of india (interesting facts): https://www.pib.gov.in/factsheetdetails.aspx?id=148584&lang=2&reg=3, government of india, press information bureau, the journey of india as a republic, 25 january 2026. https://www.pib.gov.in/pressreleasepage.aspx?prid=2218369&lang=1&reg=6, government of india, press information bureau, ‘constitution of india (interesting facts)’: https://www.pib.gov.in/factsheetdetails.aspx?id=148584&lang=1&reg=3, india code (government of india), the constitution of india, article 394, india code, constitution of india, article 394: https://www.indiacode.nic.in/bitstream/123456789/19151/1/constitution_of_india.pdf, parliament of india, lok sabha introduction: https://sansad.in/ls/about/introduction, parliament of india, lok sabha, introduction: https://sansad.in/ls/about/introduction, parliament of india, parliament of india brochure, page 5: https://sansad.in/docs/flipbooks/book/library/parliament_of_india/files/basic-html/page5.html, president of india / press information bureau, history of parliamentary democracy in india: https://www.pib.gov.in/pressreleasepage.aspx?prid=1489909&lang=2&reg=3, press information bureau (government of india), constitution of india (interesting facts): https://www.pib.gov.in/factsheetdetails.aspx?id=148584&lang=2&reg=3, press information bureau (government of india), factsheet details: factsheet details — constitution of india (interesting facts), https://www.pib.gov.in/factsheetdetails.aspx?id=148584&lang=2&reg=3, press information bureau, government of india, constitution of india (interesting facts): https://www.pib.gov.in/factsheetdetails.aspx?id=148584&lang=2&reg=3, press information bureau, government of india, https://www.pib.gov.in/factsheetdetails.aspx?id=148584&lang=1&reg=3, press information bureau, government of india, ‘constitution of india (interesting facts)’: https://www.pib.gov.in/factsheetdetails.aspx?id=148584&lang=2&reg=3, press information bureau, government of india: https://www.pib.gov.in/factsheetdetails.aspx?id=148584&lang=2&reg=3, press information bureau, government of india: https://www.pib.gov.in/pressreleasepage.aspx?prid=2218369&lang=1&reg=6, sansad.in, wikipedia, constitution of india (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/constitution_of_india): adopted 26 november 1949, came into force 26 january 1950, wikipedia, constitution of india (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/constitution_of_india): came into force 26 january 1950 (republic day), wikipedia, constitution of india (read 2026-09-26): remaining articles became effective on 26 january 1950; britannica and india.gov.in returned 403 and were not read, wikipedia, constitution of india (states it came into force 26 january 1950; adopted 26 november 1949), www.britannica.com, www.constitutionofindia.net, www.legislative.gov.in

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    #8711,950Encyclopaedia Britannica, "Constitution of India" (britannica.com): the Constitution of India was adopted on 26 November 1949 and came into force on 26 January 1950.
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