Jammu and Kashmir had a special status under Article 370 of the Constitution of India (now revoked). It had its own Constitution. - The Constituent Assembly of Jammu and Kashmir was convened in 1951 to draft a Constitution for the state. - The Constitution was adopted by the Constituent Assembly on November 17, 1956. - The Constitution of Jammu and Kashmir came into force on January 26, 1957. This date coincided with India's Republic Day. - 15 August 1947 (B) is India's Independence Day; 26 January 1950 (C) is India's Republic Day, when the Constitution of India came into force.
The Constitution of Jammu and Kashmir came into force on :
Asked in UPSC CAPF 2016 · Topic: State and Union Territories (Special constitutional provisions for the National Capital Territory of Delhi (Article 239AA, 239AB))
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