Citizenship (Amendment) Act, 1992
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The Citizenship (Amendment) Act, 1992 is an Indian law that modified provisions of the country’s principal citizenship legislation to update and clarify rules on the acquisition and determination of Indian citizenship.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Citizenship (Amendment) Act, 1992 canonical | 2 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T8560223 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Citizenship (Amendment) Act, 1992 Context triple: [Citizenship Act, 1955, amendedBy, Citizenship (Amendment) Act, 1992]
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A.
Citizenship (Amendment) Act, 1986
The Citizenship (Amendment) Act, 1986 is an Indian law that tightened the criteria for acquiring citizenship by birth, introducing more restrictive conditions than those previously in place.
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B.
Citizenship (Amendment) Act, 2005
The Citizenship (Amendment) Act, 2005 is an Indian law that revised the country’s citizenship framework, notably by creating and defining the status of Overseas Citizens of India and expanding provisions for persons of Indian origin living abroad.
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C.
Citizenship Act, 1955 of India
The Citizenship Act, 1955 of India is the primary law that defines the acquisition, determination, and termination of Indian citizenship, including various categories such as Overseas Citizens of India.
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D.
Indian Citizenship Act of 1924
The Indian Citizenship Act of 1924 is a United States federal law that granted full U.S. citizenship to all Native Americans born within the territorial limits of the country.
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E.
Protection of Human Rights Act, 1993
The Protection of Human Rights Act, 1993 is an Indian law that establishes the framework for protecting and promoting human rights in the country, including the creation and powers of human rights commissions.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Citizenship (Amendment) Act, 1992 Target entity description: The Citizenship (Amendment) Act, 1992 is an Indian law that modified provisions of the country’s principal citizenship legislation to update and clarify rules on the acquisition and determination of Indian citizenship.
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A.
Citizenship (Amendment) Act, 1986
The Citizenship (Amendment) Act, 1986 is an Indian law that tightened the criteria for acquiring citizenship by birth, introducing more restrictive conditions than those previously in place.
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B.
Citizenship (Amendment) Act, 2005
The Citizenship (Amendment) Act, 2005 is an Indian law that revised the country’s citizenship framework, notably by creating and defining the status of Overseas Citizens of India and expanding provisions for persons of Indian origin living abroad.
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C.
Citizenship Act, 1955 of India
The Citizenship Act, 1955 of India is the primary law that defines the acquisition, determination, and termination of Indian citizenship, including various categories such as Overseas Citizens of India.
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D.
Indian Citizenship Act of 1924
The Indian Citizenship Act of 1924 is a United States federal law that granted full U.S. citizenship to all Native Americans born within the territorial limits of the country.
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E.
Protection of Human Rights Act, 1993
The Protection of Human Rights Act, 1993 is an Indian law that establishes the framework for protecting and promoting human rights in the country, including the creation and powers of human rights commissions.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (30)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Indian Act
ⓘ
amending legislation ⓘ |
| amends |
Citizenship Act, 1955
ⓘ
linked to:
Citizenship Act, 1955 of India
|
| appliesToJurisdiction |
Republic of India
ⓘ
linked to:
India
|
| category |
Acts of the Parliament of India
ⓘ
linked to:
Act of Parliament of India
Indian nationality law ⓘ |
| country | India ⓘ |
| enactedBy |
Union Government of India
ⓘ
linked to:
Union Government
|
| governs |
criteria for Indian citizenship
ⓘ
procedures related to Indian citizenship ⓘ |
| languageOfDocument |
English
ⓘ
Hindi ⓘ |
| legalDomain |
constitutional law (India)
ⓘ
immigration and nationality law ⓘ public law ⓘ |
| legalStatus | in force, as amended ⓘ |
| legalSystem | common law system of India ⓘ |
| legislativeBody | Parliament of India ⓘ |
| partOf | Indian citizenship legislation framework ⓘ |
| purpose |
to clarify rules on determination of Indian citizenship
ⓘ
to modify provisions of the Citizenship Act, 1955 ⓘ to update rules on acquisition of Indian citizenship ⓘ |
| relatedTo |
Indian Constitution
ⓘ
linked to:
Constitution of India
Ministry of Home Affairs (India) ⓘ
linked to:
Ministry of Home Affairs, India
|
| shortTitle | Citizenship (Amendment) Act, 1992 ⓘ |
| subjectMatter |
acquisition of Indian citizenship
ⓘ
citizenship law ⓘ determination of Indian citizenship ⓘ |
| temporalScope | post-independence Indian citizenship regime ⓘ |
| typeOfChange | statutory amendment ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Citizenship (Amendment) Act, 1992 Description of subject: The Citizenship (Amendment) Act, 1992 is an Indian law that modified provisions of the country’s principal citizenship legislation to update and clarify rules on the acquisition and determination of Indian citizenship.
Referenced by (2)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
subject linked to:
Citizenship Act, 1955 of India