Independence of India

Period

1947

Region

India

Place

New Delhi

Category

Politics

The Indian Independence Act 1947 is an act of the Parliament of the United Kingdom that partitioned British India into the two new independent dominions of India and Pakistan. On 15 July 1947 the House of Commons voted for the bill and the House of Lords gave its consent on the next day. The act received Royal Assent on 18 July 1947 and thus India and Pakistan came into being on 15 August.

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