The Constitution of Jammu and Kashmir came into force on :

The Constitution of Jammu and Kashmir came into force on :

15 August 1946
15 August 1947
26 January 1950
26 January 1957
This question was previously asked in
UPSC CAPF – 2016
The correct option is D.
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 special status of Jammu and Kashmir and its separate Constitution were abrogated by the Indian Parliament in August 2019, reorganizing the state into two Union Territories, Jammu and Kashmir and Ladakh.
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