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Bare Acts/Citizenship Act

Section 1: Short title

The Citizenship Act, 1955

This Act may be called the Citizenship Act, 1955.

Official text

Source: India Code, Legislative Department, Ministry of Law and Justice.

India Code record last updated 24 August 2026. Checked against the official file on 12 October 2026. Latest amending Act cited in the footnotes: Act 47 of 2019.

Official PDF, page 5 India Code page

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