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| The Constitution (Seventh Amendment) Act, 1956 | |
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 India's Administrative Divisions after 7th Amendment and the States Reorganisation Act, 1956 | |
| Parliament of India | |
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| Citation | 7th Amendment |
| Territorial extent | India |
| Passed by | Lok Sabha |
| Passed | 1956 |
| Passed by | Rajya Sabha |
| Passed | 1956 |
| Assented to | 1956 |
| Signed by | Rajendra Prasad |
| Commenced | 1 November 1956 |
| Legislative history | |
| First chamber: Lok Sabha | |
| Bill title | The Constitution (Ninth Amendment) Bill, 1956 |
| Introduced | 1956 |
| Status: In force | |
The Seventh Amendment of the Constitution of India, officially known as The Constitution (Seventh Amendment) Act, 1956 made numerous amendments to the Indian Constitution in order to implement the scheme of reorganisation of States.[1]
It came into effect on 1 November 1956 along with the States Reorganisation Act, 1956. The Seventh Amendment did away with the four-fold classification of States that existed since 1950 and introduced the concept of States and Union Territories.[2] Constitutionally, the Princely States were not part of British India nor were their inhabitants British subjects. It also made changes related to representation in Lok Sabha and allocation of seats in the Rajya Sabha.
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