Union territories of India

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administrative division system political subdivision category

The Union territories of India are federally administered regions that are governed directly by the central government, with varying degrees of legislative autonomy compared to the states.

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Observed surface forms (3)

Surface form Occurrences
Union Territories of India 2
Union territories 1
union territories of India 1

Statements (50)

Predicate Object
instanceOf administrative division system ⓘ
political subdivision category ⓘ
administeredBy central government of India ⓘ
changedBy States Reorganisation Act, 1956 ⓘ
characteristic direct administration by central government ⓘ
federally administered ⓘ
varying degrees of legislative autonomy ⓘ
comparedTo states of India ⓘ
country India ⓘ
definedIn Part VIII of the Constitution of India ⓘ
differenceFromStates do not have full statehood powers ⓘ
greater control of Union government over administration ⓘ
executiveHeadTitle Administrator ⓘ
Lieutenant Governor ⓘ
furtherReorganizedBy Jammu and Kashmir Reorganisation Act, 2019 ⓘ
furtherReorganizedOn 26 January 2020 ⓘ
governanceStructure President of India acting through an administrator or Lieutenant Governor ⓘ
governedBy Government of India ⓘ
hasPart Andaman and Nicobar Islands ⓘ
Chandigarh ⓘ
Dadra and Nagar Haveli and Daman and Diu ⓘ
Delhi ⓘ
Jammu and Kashmir ⓘ
Ladakh ⓘ
Laccadive Islands (Lakshadweep) ⓘ
surface form: Lakshadweep

Puducherry ⓘ
hasType union territory with legislature ⓘ
union territory without legislature ⓘ
historicallyIncluded Arunachal Pradesh ⓘ
National Capital Territory of Delhi ⓘ
surface form: Delhi (before becoming National Capital Territory with legislature)

Goa ⓘ
surface form: Goa, Daman and Diu

Himachal Pradesh ⓘ
Manipur ⓘ
Mizoram ⓘ
Tripura ⓘ
includesNationalCapitalTerritory Delhi ⓘ
includesUnionTerritoryWithLegislature Delhi ⓘ
Jammu and Kashmir ⓘ
Puducherry ⓘ
includesUnionTerritoryWithoutLegislature Andaman and Nicobar Islands ⓘ
Chandigarh ⓘ
Dadra and Nagar Haveli and Daman and Diu ⓘ
Ladakh ⓘ
Laccadive Islands (Lakshadweep) ⓘ
surface form: Lakshadweep
legalBasis Constitution of India ⓘ
legislativePowers varies by individual union territory ⓘ
numberOfUnionTerritories 8 ⓘ
partOf Union of India ⓘ
surface form: Republic of India
purpose administration of small or strategically important regions ⓘ
reorganizedOn 1 November 1956 ⓘ

Referenced by (7)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Article 80 of the Constitution of India → appliesTo → Union territories of India ⓘ
Article 80 of the Constitution of India → assignsRoleTo → Union territories of India ⓘ
this entity surface form: Union territories
Union Territories Act, 1963 → governs → Union territories of India ⓘ
Comptroller and Auditor General of India → jurisdiction → Union territories of India ⓘ
this entity surface form: Union Territories of India
IAS → jurisdiction → Union territories of India ⓘ
subject surface form: Indian Administrative Service
this entity surface form: union territories of India
Central Public Works Department → operatesIn → Union territories of India ⓘ
this entity surface form: Union Territories of India
Rajya Sabha → represents → Union territories of India ⓘ