Sixty-ninth Amendment of the Constitution of India
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The Sixty-ninth Amendment of the Constitution of India is the 1991 constitutional change that granted Delhi a special status as the National Capital Territory with a legislative assembly and council of ministers.
Observed surface forms (1)
| Surface form | Occurrences |
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| Constitution (Sixty-ninth Amendment) Act, 1991 | 1 |
Statements (46)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf | constitutional amendment ⓘ |
| actNumber | 69 ⓘ |
| affectedEntity | Delhi NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| appliesTo | Union Territory of Delhi NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| changedNameOf | Union Territory of Delhi NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| constitutionalArticleAffected | Part VIII of the Constitution of India NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| constitutionalNumbering | 69th Amendment ⓘ |
| constitutionalProvisionFor |
elected legislature in Delhi
ⓘ
parliamentary democracy at the level of the National Capital Territory of Delhi ⓘ |
| constitutionalStatus | in force ⓘ |
| constitutionalTheme |
devolution of powers
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federalism in India ⓘ |
| country | India ⓘ |
| createdEntity | National Capital Territory of Delhi NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| defines |
distribution of legislative powers for the National Capital Territory of Delhi
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relationship between Lieutenant Governor of Delhi and elected government of Delhi ⓘ special status of Delhi as National Capital Territory ⓘ |
| enactedBy | Parliament of India NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| excludesFromDelhiLegislativePower |
land
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police ⓘ public order ⓘ |
| governanceModel | quasi-state model for Delhi ⓘ |
| grantedStatus | National Capital Territory NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| introducedArticle |
Article 239AA of the Constitution of India
NERFINISHED
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Article 239AB of the Constitution of India NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| jurisdiction | territory of the National Capital Territory of Delhi ⓘ |
| languageOfLegislation | English ⓘ |
| legalEffect |
conferred limited state-like powers on Delhi
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granted Delhi a Council of Ministers responsible to the assembly ⓘ granted Delhi a legislative assembly ⓘ |
| legalSystem | Indian constitutional law ⓘ |
| newName | National Capital Territory of Delhi NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| partOf | Constitution of India amendments NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| providedFor |
Council of Ministers for the National Capital Territory of Delhi
NERFINISHED
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a Chief Minister for the National Capital Territory of Delhi ⓘ legislative assembly for the National Capital Territory of Delhi ⓘ |
| reasonForEnactment |
to provide a representative government for the National Capital Territory of Delhi
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to recognize the special needs of the national capital ⓘ |
| relatedInstitution |
Council of Ministers of the National Capital Territory of Delhi
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Delhi Legislative Assembly NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| relatedOffice | Lieutenant Governor of the National Capital Territory of Delhi NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| shortTitle | Constitution (Sixty-ninth Amendment) Act, 1991 NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| subject |
National Capital Territory of Delhi
NERFINISHED
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status of Delhi ⓘ |
| typeOfChange | territorial and governance reorganization ⓘ |
| yearOfEnactment | 1991 ⓘ |
Referenced by (2)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
Government of National Capital Territory of Delhi
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constitutionalAmendment
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Sixty-ninth Amendment of the Constitution of India
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Article 239AA of the Constitution of India
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introducedBy
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Sixty-ninth Amendment of the Constitution of India
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this entity surface form:
Constitution (Sixty-ninth Amendment) Act, 1991