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Objectives
To fully secure the constitutional validity of
zamindari abolition laws.
To place reasonable restriction on freedom of
speech.
1st
amendment
2nd
amendment
3rd
amendment
February 22,
1955
500
States to be divided into constituencies such that
one member of a constituency represents
between 500000 and 750000 people
4th
amendment
5th
amendment
6th
amendment
7th
amendment
8th
amendment
9th
amendment
10th
amendment
11th
amendment
December of Parliament.
19, 1961 Indemnify the President and Vice President
Election procedure from challenge on grounds of
existence of any vacancies in the electoral
college
12th
amendment
13th
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amendment
14th
amendment
December India
28, 1962 Creation of Legislative Assemblies for Himachal
Pradesh, Tripura, Manipur and Goa
15th
amendment
16th
amendment
17th
amendment
18th
amendment
19th
amendment
October 5,
1963
October 5,
1963
June 20,
1964
August 27,
1966
20th
amendment
21th
amendment
22nd
amendment
23rd
amendment
24th
amendment
25th
amendment
26th
amendment
27th
amendment
28th
amendment
29th
amendment
30th
amendment
April 10,
1967
31th
amendment
October 17,
1973
seats.
Increased seats went to the new states formed
in North East India and minor adjustment
consequent to 1971 Delimitation exercise
32nd
amendment
July 1, 1974
33rd
amendment
34th
amendment
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amendment
36th
amendment
37th
amendment
38th
amendment
39th
amendment
August 10,
1975
40th
amendment
May 27,
1976
41th
amendment
September
7, 1976
42nd
amendment
April 1, 1977
43rd
amendment
44th
amendment
September
6, 1979
45th
amendment
46th
amendment
47th
amendment
48th
amendment
49th
amendment
January 25,
1980
50th
amendment
51th
amendment
52nd
amendment
53rd
amendment
June 16,
1986
March 1,
1985
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54th
amendment
other Judges
Provisions for determining future increases
without the need for constitutional amendment
55th
amendment
56th
amendment
57th
amendment
58th
amendment
December 9, constitution
1987 Provision to publish authentic Hindi translation of
future amendments
Article 356 amended to permit President's rule up
59th
amendment
March 30,
1988
60th
amendment
61th
amendment
62nd
amendment
63rd
amendment
64th
amendment
65th
amendment
66th
amendment
67th
amendment
68th
amendment
69th
amendment
70th
amendment
71th
amendment
72nd
amendment
73rd
amendment
74th
amendment
75th
amendment
76th
amendment
77th
amendment
June 7, 1990
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78th
amendment
79th
amendment
80th
amendment
June 9, 2000
81th
amendment
82nd
amendment
83rd
amendment
84th
amendment
85th
amendment
86th
June 9, 2000
September
8, 2000
February 21,
2002
87th
June 22,
amendment
12, 2002
88th
vacancies
amendment
amendment
2003
89th
amendment
90th
amendment
91th
amendment
92nd
amendment
93rd
amendment
94th
amendment
95th
amendment
96th
amendment
25 January
2010
23 September
2011
97th
amendment
12 January 19(l)(c) and inserted article 43B i.e, Promotion of Co2012 operative Societies and added Part-IXB i.e, THE COOPERATIVE SOCIETIES
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