List of Parts of Indian Constitution
Originally the constitution contained 395 articles divided in 22 parts and 8 schedules. The numbering still remains the same but as and when the constitution is amended, new articles are added below original articles with suffix A, B, C etc. For example, when our constitution was amended for adjusting the Right to Education, a new Article 21A was inserted below Article 21. Further, some articles get repealed from time to time. For example, the article 2-A [Sikkim to be associated with Union], Article 31. [Compulsory acquisition of property] are some of the repealed articles of the constitution.
List of Parts of Indian Constitution
Currently, Indian Constitution has 26 Parts plus a preamble. Preamble is also considered to be a part of constitution of India. Parts 1 to Part 22 were original. Several amendments have added other parts such as IV-A, IX-A, IX-B etc.
- Part I – States and union territories
- Part II – Citizenship
- Part III – Fundamental Rights
- Part IV – Directive Principles of State Policy
- Part IVA – Fundamental Duties
- Part V – The union
- Part VI – The states
- Part VII – States in the B part of the first schedule (repealed)
- Part VIII – Union territories
- Part IX – Panchayats
- Part IXA – Municipalities
- Part IXB – Co-operative societies
- Part X – Scheduled and tribal areas
- Part XI – Relations between the union and the states
- Part XII – Finance, property, contracts and suits
- Part XIII – Trade and commerce within India
- Part XIV – Services under the union and states
- Part XIVA – Tribunals
- Part XV – Elections
- Part XVI – Special provisions relating to certain classes
- Part XVII – Languages
- Part XVIII – Emergency provisions
- Part XIX – Miscellaneous
- Part XX – Amending the constitution
- Part XXI – Temporary, transitional and special provisions
- Part XXII – Short title, date of commencement, authoritative text in Hindi and repeals
Repealed Parts:
As we see in the above list, only one part that is part VII stands repealed. Overall, there are around 470 articles currently in the constitution including those added by amendments and those repealed. This makes India’s constitution to be lengthiest in the world, followed by Constitution of Alabama, which is second longest active constitution in the world.
