If any territory becomes a part of India, the Central Government may, by order notified in the Official Gazette, specify the persons who shall be citizens of India by reason of their connection with that territory; and those persons shall be citizens of India as from the date to be specified in the order.
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Section 1 · Short title.Section 2 · Interpretation.Section 3 · Citizenship by birth.Section 4 · Citizenship by descent.Section 5 · Citizenship by registration.Section 6 · Citizenship by naturalization.Section 6A · Special provisions as to citizenship of persons covered by the Assam Accord.Section 6B · Special provisions as to citizenship of person covered by proviso to clause (b) of sub-section (1) of section 2.India Code, Government of India. Text fetched 19 Oct 2026. Source metadata reports last modification: 2020-04-06. Check the linked official text and subsequent notifications when applying a provision.