Article 1: Name and territory of the Union

The Constitution of IndiaCentral Constitution · 1950

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(1) India, that is Bharat, shall be a Union of States. 1[

(2) The States and the territories thereof shall be as specified in the First Schedule.]

(3) The territory of India shall comprise—

(a) the territories of the States; 2[

(b) the Union territories specified in the First Schedule; and]

Where this provision sits

Act	The Constitution of India
Article	1
Marginal note	Name and territory of the Union
Jurisdiction	Central
Status	In force as published by the source
Judgments citing it	66

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