Year filters cases and amendments. This article shows the current official edition, not reconstructed historical wording.
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Year 2026
Constitution of India
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Part II — Citizenship
Article9
Article 9 — Persons voluntarily acquiring citizenship of a foreign State not to be citizens
No person shall be a citizen of India by virtue of article 5, or be deemed to be a citizen of India by virtue of article 6 or article 8, if he has voluntarily acquired the citizenship of any foreign State.
In plain languageOrientation
Article 9 deals with persons voluntarily acquiring citizenship of a foreign State not to be citizens. Read the official clauses below for the exact rule, conditions, exceptions, and institutional powers. This overview is an orientation, not a substitute for the constitutional text.
Current official-edition wording. Historical reconstruction is not claimed for this article.