The person has been ordinarily resident in the territory of India for at least five years immediately preceding the commencement of the Constitution (Jan 26, 1950). Context and Significance

Article 5 of the Indian Constitution defines the citizenship status of individuals at the time of the Constitution's commencement on .

While Article 5 provided for the initial citizenship, Article 11 empowered Parliament to regulate further citizenship laws, leading to the Indian Citizenship Act, 1955. Article 5 in Constitution of India - Indian Kanoon

According to IndianKanoon , this article stipulates that every person who has their domicile in the territory of India and fulfills any of the following criteria is a citizen of India: The person was born in the territory of India.

Articles 5 to 11 comprise Part II of the Constitution, dealing specifically with citizenship.

This article was designed to grant citizenship to residents, including those migrating back during the Partition, provided they had a settled home (domicile) in India.

Either of the person's parents was born in the territory of India.