<Li> Amendment of Constitution, South Africa </Li> <Li> Due Procedure of Law, Japan </Li> <P> The Indian constitution is the world's longest . At its commencement, it had 395 articles in 22 parts and 8 schedules . It is made up of approximately 145,000 words, making it the second largest active constitution in the world . In its current form (September 2012), it has a preamble, 25 parts with 448 articles, 12 schedules, 5 appendices and 101 amendments, the latest of which came into force on 8 September 2016 . </P> <P> The individual articles of the constitution are grouped together into the following parts: </P>

Total number of articles in indian constitution at present