Part II: Citizenship

Articles 5–11

1. Article 5 Citizenship at the commencement of the ConstitutionAt the commencement of this Constitution, every person who has his domicile in the territory of India and…
2. Article 6 Rights of citizenship of certain persons who have migrated to India from PakistanNotwithstanding anything in article 5, a person who has migrated to the territory of India from the…
3. Article 7 Rights of citizenship of certain migrants to PakistanNot with standing anything in articles 5 and 6, a person who has after the first day of March, 1947,…
4. Article 8 Rights of citizenship of certain persons of Indian origin residing outside IndiaNotwithstanding anything in article 5, any person who or either of whose parents or any of whose…
5. Article 9 Persons voluntarily acquiring citizenship of a foreign State not to be citizensNo person shall be a citizen of India by virtue of article 5, or be deemed to be a citizen of India by…
6. Article 10 Continuance of the rights of citizenshipEvery person who is or is deemed to be a citizen of India under any of the foregoing provisions of this Part…
7. Article 11 Parliament to regulate the right of citizenship by lawNothing in the fore going provisions of this Part shall derogate from the power of Parliament to make any…