The constituent Assembly of Kashmir ratified the accession of the state to India on:

Question

The constituent Assembly of Kashmir ratified the accession of the state to India on:

1. A. 6th February, 1954 (Correct answer)
2. B. 6th January, 1954
3. C. 28th January, 1954
4. D. 8th February, 1954

Correct Answer

Option A — 6th February, 1954

Detailed Solution & Explanation

The correct answer is 6th February, 1954.

Key Points

• The Constituent Assembly of Jammu & Kashmir ratified the State's accession to India on 6 February 1954.
• The Instrument of Accession itself had been signed earlier, on 26 October 1947, by Maharaja Hari Singh.
• The ratification confirmed the accession through the State's own elected body.

Additional Information

• Article 370 followed, giving the State a special status, and the Presidential Order of 1954 extended various provisions of the Indian Constitution to it.
• The J&K Constituent Assembly, convened in 1951, adopted the Constitution of Jammu & Kashmir in 1956, effective from 26 January 1957.
• Article 370 was rendered inoperative on 5 August 2019, and the State was reorganised into two Union Territories.