Claim

During Pandit Nehru's era, the Constitution was amended 17 times.

“पंडित नेहरू के जमाने में 17 बार संविधान बदला गया।”

Rationale

The Constitution was amended 17 times between 1951 and June 1964, the period commonly called the Nehru era, so the anchor's figure matches the standard count. The only caveat is that the 17th Amendment, though introduced and debated under Nehru's government, formally received presidential assent on 20 June 1964, roughly three weeks after Nehru's death on 27 May 1964; strictly during his premiership 16 amendments were completed. Since the claim refers loosely to Nehru's 'era' (जमाना) rather than his exact tenure, the figure of 17 is substantially accurate.

Evidence

• https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_amendments_of_the_Constitution_of_India Lists all constitutional amendments; the 1st Amendment was enacted 18 June 1951 and the 17th Amendment on 20 June 1964, i.e., 17 amendments in the 1951–1964 Nehru era. ✓ reachable · archived
• https://www.legislative.gov.in/constitution-seventeenth-amendment-act-1964 Government of India (Ministry of Law and Justice) text of the Constitution (Seventeenth Amendment) Act, dated 20 June 1964, confirming it was the 17th amendment as of 1964. ✓ reachable · archived
• https://www.vifindia.org/article/2018/july/20/fundamental-rights-and-the-constitutional-amendments-1947-1977 Analysis of amendments 1947–1977 that treats the first 17 amendments (1951–1964) as belonging to the Nehru era. ✗ unreachable · HTTP 403
• https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Death_and_state_funeral_of_Jawaharlal_Nehru Nehru died 27 May 1964 — the 17th Amendment received assent about three weeks after his death, a minor caveat to the strict count of 17 during his tenure. ✓ reachable · archived