Part 8 - Union Territories

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UT Name
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Capital
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Legislature
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background-color:yellow;vertical-align:top;width:2.725in;padding:2.0pt 3.0pt 2.0pt 3.0pt'>
Executive
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Judiciary
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Chandigarh
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Chandigarh
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vertical-align:top;width:2.725in;padding:2.0pt 3.0pt 2.0pt 3.0pt'>
Administrator
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vertical-align:top;width:1.7451in;padding:2.0pt 3.0pt 2.0pt 3.0pt'>
Punjab
and Haryana HC
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vertical-align:top;width:2.4104in;padding:2.0pt 3.0pt 2.0pt 3.0pt'>
NCR
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vertical-align:top;width:1.4486in;padding:2.0pt 3.0pt 2.0pt 3.0pt'>
Delhi
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vertical-align:top;width:1.4944in;padding:2.0pt 3.0pt 2.0pt 3.0pt'>
UT with
legislature
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vertical-align:top;width:2.7444in;padding:2.0pt 3.0pt 2.0pt 3.0pt'>
Lt
Governor, CM, council of Ministers
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vertical-align:top;width:1.7451in;padding:2.0pt 3.0pt 2.0pt 3.0pt'>
Separate
court-Delhi HC
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vertical-align:top;width:2.4104in;padding:2.0pt 3.0pt 2.0pt 3.0pt'>
Daman and Diu
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vertical-align:top;width:1.4486in;padding:2.0pt 3.0pt 2.0pt 3.0pt'>
Daman
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vertical-align:top;width:1.475in;padding:2.0pt 3.0pt 2.0pt 3.0pt'>
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vertical-align:top;width:2.725in;padding:2.0pt 3.0pt 2.0pt 3.0pt'>
Administrator
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vertical-align:top;width:1.4458in;padding:2.0pt 3.0pt 2.0pt 3.0pt'>
Bombay HC
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vertical-align:top;width:2.4104in;padding:2.0pt 3.0pt 2.0pt 3.0pt'>
Dadra Nagar Haveli
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vertical-align:top;width:1.4486in;padding:2.0pt 3.0pt 2.0pt 3.0pt'>
Silvassa
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vertical-align:top;width:1.475in;padding:2.0pt 3.0pt 2.0pt 3.0pt'>
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vertical-align:top;width:2.725in;padding:2.0pt 3.0pt 2.0pt 3.0pt'>
Administrator
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vertical-align:top;width:1.4458in;padding:2.0pt 3.0pt 2.0pt 3.0pt'>
Bombay HC
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vertical-align:top;width:2.4104in;padding:2.0pt 3.0pt 2.0pt 3.0pt'>
Dadra
and Nagar Haveli and Daman and Diu
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vertical-align:top;width:1.3708in;padding:2.0pt 3.0pt 2.0pt 3.0pt'>
Daman 
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vertical-align:top;width:1.5527in;padding:2.0pt 3.0pt 2.0pt 3.0pt'>
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Administrator
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Bombay
HC
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vertical-align:top;width:2.4104in;padding:2.0pt 3.0pt 2.0pt 3.0pt'>
Puducherry
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vertical-align:top;width:1.4486in;padding:2.0pt 3.0pt 2.0pt 3.0pt'>
Pondicherry
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vertical-align:top;width:1.4944in;padding:2.0pt 3.0pt 2.0pt 3.0pt'>
UT with
legislature
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vertical-align:top;width:2.7444in;padding:2.0pt 3.0pt 2.0pt 3.0pt'>
Lt
Governor, CM, council of Ministers
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vertical-align:top;width:1.4076in;padding:2.0pt 3.0pt 2.0pt 3.0pt'>
Madras
HC
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vertical-align:top;width:2.4104in;padding:2.0pt 3.0pt 2.0pt 3.0pt'>
Lakshadweep
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vertical-align:top;width:1.4486in;padding:2.0pt 3.0pt 2.0pt 3.0pt'>
Kavaratti
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vertical-align:top;width:1.475in;padding:2.0pt 3.0pt 2.0pt 3.0pt'>
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vertical-align:top;width:2.725in;padding:2.0pt 3.0pt 2.0pt 3.0pt'>
Administrator
</td>
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vertical-align:top;width:1.4458in;padding:2.0pt 3.0pt 2.0pt 3.0pt'>
Kerala HC
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vertical-align:top;width:2.4104in;padding:2.0pt 3.0pt 2.0pt 3.0pt'>
Andaman
and Nicobar Islands
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vertical-align:top;width:1.4486in;padding:2.0pt 3.0pt 2.0pt 3.0pt'>
Port
Blair 
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vertical-align:top;width:1.475in;padding:2.0pt 3.0pt 2.0pt 3.0pt'>
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vertical-align:top;width:2.725in;padding:2.0pt 3.0pt 2.0pt 3.0pt'>
Lt Governor
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vertical-align:top;width:1.4458in;padding:2.0pt 3.0pt 2.0pt 3.0pt'>
Calcutta
HC
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vertical-align:top;width:2.4104in;padding:2.0pt 3.0pt 2.0pt 3.0pt'>
J&K
</td>
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vertical-align:top;width:1.468in;padding:2.0pt 3.0pt 2.0pt 3.0pt'>
Srinagar
- summer
Jammu -
winter
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vertical-align:top;width:1.4944in;padding:2.0pt 3.0pt 2.0pt 3.0pt'>
UT with
legislature
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<td style='border-style:solid;border-color:#A3A3A3;border-width:1pt;
vertical-align:top;width:2.725in;padding:2.0pt 3.0pt 2.0pt 3.0pt'>
Lt Governor
</td>
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vertical-align:top;width:1.4076in;padding:2.0pt 3.0pt 2.0pt 3.0pt'>
J&K
HC
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vertical-align:top;width:2.4104in;padding:2.0pt 3.0pt 2.0pt 3.0pt'>
Ladakh
</td>
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vertical-align:top;width:1.4486in;padding:2.0pt 3.0pt 2.0pt 3.0pt'>
Leh
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vertical-align:top;width:1.475in;padding:2.0pt 3.0pt 2.0pt 3.0pt'>
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vertical-align:top;width:2.725in;padding:2.0pt 3.0pt 2.0pt 3.0pt'>
Lt Governor 
</td>
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vertical-align:top;width:1.4458in;padding:2.0pt 3.0pt 2.0pt 3.0pt'>
J&K
HC
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Union Territories can also
be created for special treatment and care of backward
and tribal people

 

 

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lang=en-US id="Articles">Articles </h2>

 

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239
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Administration
of Union territories.
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vertical-align:top;width:.6673in;padding:2.0pt 3.0pt 2.0pt 3.0pt'>
239A 
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vertical-align:top;width:6.1708in;padding:2.0pt 3.0pt 2.0pt 3.0pt'>
Creation
of local Legislatures or Council of Ministers or both for certain Union
territories.
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vertical-align:top;width:.6854in;padding:2.0pt 3.0pt 2.0pt 3.0pt'>
239AA
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vertical-align:top;width:6.084in;padding:2.0pt 3.0pt 2.0pt 3.0pt'>
Special
provisions with respect to Delhi.
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vertical-align:top;width:.6798in;padding:2.0pt 3.0pt 2.0pt 3.0pt'>
239AB
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vertical-align:top;width:6.0895in;padding:2.0pt 3.0pt 2.0pt 3.0pt'>
Provision
in case of failure of constitutional machinery.
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vertical-align:top;width:.6673in;padding:2.0pt 3.0pt 2.0pt 3.0pt'>
239B
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vertical-align:top;width:6.1013in;padding:2.0pt 3.0pt 2.0pt 3.0pt'>
Power
of administrator to promulgate Ordinances during recess of Legislature.
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vertical-align:top;width:.6673in;padding:2.0pt 3.0pt 2.0pt 3.0pt'>
240 
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vertical-align:top;width:6.1013in;padding:2.0pt 3.0pt 2.0pt 3.0pt'>
Power
of President to make regulations for certain Union territories.
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vertical-align:top;width:.6673in;padding:2.0pt 3.0pt 2.0pt 3.0pt'>
241
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vertical-align:top;width:6.1013in;padding:2.0pt 3.0pt 2.0pt 3.0pt'>
High
Courts for Union territories.
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vertical-align:top;width:.6673in;padding:2.0pt 3.0pt 2.0pt 3.0pt'>
242
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vertical-align:top;width:6.1013in;padding:2.0pt 3.0pt 2.0pt 3.0pt'>
[Repealed.]
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<li style='margin-top:0;margin-bottom:0;vertical-align:middle' lang=en-US>Articles 239-241 - provisions
for UTs in Constitution [242 repealed]</li>
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lang=en-US id="dummy"> </h3>

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<li style='margin-top:0;margin-bottom:0;vertical-align:middle' lang=en-US>Article 239-
Administration of UT</li>
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<li style='margin-top:0;margin-bottom:0;vertical-align:middle' lang=en-US>Every UT shall be
administered by the President acting, to such extent as he thinks fit,
through an administrator to be appointed by him with such designation as
he may specify. </li>
<li style='margin-top:0;margin-bottom:0;vertical-align:middle' lang=en-US>President may appoint the
Governor of a State as the administrator of an adjoining Union territory,
and where a Governor is so appointed, he shall exercise his functions as
such administrator independently of his Council of Ministers. </li>
</ul>
</ul>

 

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<li style='margin-top:0;margin-bottom:0;vertical-align:middle' lang=en-US>Article 239A - Creation of
local legislatures or council of ministers or both for certain union
territories</li>
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<li style='margin-top:0;margin-bottom:0;vertical-align:middle' lang=en-US>Article
239AA enacted as per 69th Amendment Act of 1991, confers special
provisions for Delhi. </li>
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<li style='margin-top:0;margin-bottom:0;vertical-align:middle' lang=en-US>Delhi governed by National Capital Territory of Delhi Act, 1991</li>
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<li style='margin-top:0;margin-bottom:0;vertical-align:middle' lang=en-US>Delhi legislature can make
laws on state list except on 3 - Public Order, Police, Land and concurrent list</li>
<li style='margin-top:0;margin-bottom:0;vertical-align:middle' lang=en-US>Failure of constitutional machinery , President
can impose his rule Article 239AB (resembles Article 356)</li>
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</ul>
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<li style='margin-top:0;margin-bottom:0;vertical-align:middle' lang=en-US>Article 240 - Laws of Parliament may be repealed/amended in
relation to 4 UTs if President so decides. [A&N , Lakshadweep, D&D
D&NH, Ladakh]</li>
</ul>

 

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lang=en-US id="Otherprovisions">Other provisions</h2>

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<li style='color:#000000;margin-top:0;margin-bottom:0;vertical-align:middle'
lang=en-US><img width=16
height=16 alt=Tricky src="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/760013_06c2a583c0c34b17b47620d978f66ccf~mv2.png"> Though NCR, Puducherry has separate legislatures, legislative
power of parliament over these UTs remain unaffected.</li>
<li style='margin-top:0;margin-bottom:0;vertical-align:middle' lang=en-US>President appoints the CM and
Ministers for UTs, who will hold office during the President’s plea
ure.</li>
<li style='margin-top:0;margin-bottom:0;vertical-align:middle' lang=en-US>Mode of election of Loksabha
members in Union Territories- Union Territories(Direct Election to House
of People Act 1965]</li>
<li style='margin-top:0;margin-bottom:0;vertical-align:middle' lang=en-US>Ministry of Home affairs is
the nodal agency for all the matters related to UTs </li>
<li style='margin-top:0;margin-bottom:0;vertical-align:middle' lang=en-US>Home Minister Advisory
Committee for UTs</li>
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<li style='margin-top:0;margin-bottom:0;vertical-align:middle' lang=en-US>Chaired by HM</li>
<li style='margin-top:0;margin-bottom:0;vertical-align:middle' lang=en-US>Administrators of UTs</li>
<li style='margin-top:0;margin-bottom:0;vertical-align:middle' lang=en-US>MPs from UTs</li>
<li style='margin-top:0;margin-bottom:0;vertical-align:middle' lang=en-US>Members of local elected
bodies </li>
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lang=en-US id="GovernmentofUnionTerritoriesAct,1963">Government of Union Territories Act, 1963</h2>

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<li style='margin-top:0;margin-bottom:0;vertical-align:middle' lang=en-US>Section 44 of the Union
Territories Act, 1963</li>
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<li style='margin-top:0;margin-bottom:0;vertical-align:middle' lang=en-US>Administrator has to act on
the ‘aid and advice’<
style='font-family:Calibri;font-size:12.0pt'> of the Council of Ministers. </li>
<li style='margin-top:0;margin-bottom:0;vertical-align:middle' lang=en-US>At the
same time, any difference of opinion between them can
be referred to the President, and in the meantime the
Administrator’s action prevails on any ur
ent matter</li>
</ul>
</ul>

 

<h2 style='margin:0in;font-family:Calibri;font-size:14.0pt;color:#2E75B5'
lang=en-US id="GovernmentofNationalCapitalTerritoryofDelhiAct,1991">Government of National Capital Territory of Delhi Act, 1991</h2>

<ul type=disc style='margin-left:.375in;direction:ltr;unicode-bidi:embed;
margin-top:0in;margin-bottom:0in'>
<li style='margin-top:0;margin-bottom:0;vertical-align:middle' lang=en-US>Legislative assembly </li>
<ul type=circle style='margin-left:.375in;direction:ltr;unicode-bidi:embed;
margin-top:0in;margin-bottom:0in'>
<li style='margin-top:0;margin-bottom:0;vertical-align:middle' lang=en-US>Direct election </li>
<li style='margin-top:0;margin-bottom:0;vertical-align:middle' lang=en-US>Delimitation of
constituencies </li>
<li style='margin-top:0;margin-bottom:0;vertical-align:middle' lang=en-US>Seats reserved for SCs (NO
STs)</li>
</ul>
<li style='margin-top:0;margin-bottom:0;vertical-align:middle' lang=en-US>Election Commission</li>
<li style='margin-top:0;margin-bottom:0;vertical-align:middle' lang=en-US>Section 41 deals with matters in
which Lieutenant Governor to act in his discretion.</li>
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margin-top:0in;margin-bottom:0in'>
<li style='margin-top:0;margin-bottom:0;vertical-align:middle' lang=en-US>LG acts in discretion in
respect of matters falls outside the purview of Legislative assembly but within the functions entrust
ed by
President </li>
<li style='margin-top:0;margin-bottom:0;vertical-align:middle' lang=en-US>Any law empowers LG to act
in discretion </li>
<li style='margin-top:0;margin-bottom:0;vertical-align:middle' lang=en-US>Any law empowers LG to
exercise judicial or quasi-judicial functions </li>
<li style='margin-top:0;margin-bottom:0;vertical-align:middle' lang=en-US>LG decision
on the above matters is final </li>
</ul>
</ul>

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margin-top:0in;margin-bottom:0in'>
<li style='margin-top:0;margin-bottom:0;vertical-align:middle' lang=en-US>Section 42 - advice by
ministers and the advice so tendered shall not be inquired into in any
court</li>
<li style='margin-top:0;margin-bottom:0;vertical-align:middle' lang=en-US>Section 49 - LG and his
Council of Ministers shall be under the general control and directions by
the President.</li>
</ul>

 

<h2 style='margin:0in;font-family:Calibri;font-size:14.0pt;color:#2E75B5'
lang=en-US id="DadraandNagarHaveliandDamanandDiu(MergerofUnionTerritories)Act,2019">Dadra and Nagar Haveli and Daman and Diu (Merger of Union
Territories) Act, 2019</h2>

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margin-top:0in;margin-bottom:0in'>
<li style='margin-top:0;margin-bottom:0;vertical-align:middle' lang=en-US>There shall be formed a new
Union territory to be known as the Union territory of Dadra and Nagar
Haveli and Daman and Diu comprising the territory of the existing Union
territories, namely:— Dadra and Nagar Haveli and Daman and Diu</spa
></li>
<li style='margin-top:0;margin-bottom:0;vertical-align:middle' lang=en-US>Loksabha seats - 2</li>
</ul>

 

 

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lang=en-US id="JammuandKashmirReorganisationAct,2019">Jammu and Kashmir Reorganisation Act, 2019</h2>

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margin-top:0in;margin-bottom:0in'>
<li style='margin-top:0;margin-bottom:0;vertical-align:middle' lang=en-US>J&K state reorganized
into two Union Territories</li>
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margin-top:0in;margin-bottom:0in'>
<li style='margin-top:0;margin-bottom:0;vertical-align:middle' lang=en-US>Ladakh </li>
<li style='margin-top:0;margin-bottom:0;vertical-align:middle' lang=en-US>Jammu & Kashmir </li>
</ul>
<li style='margin-top:0;margin-bottom:0;vertical-align:middle;font-size:11.0pt'>
<div style='direction:ltr'>
<table border=1 cellpadding=0 cellspacing=0 valign=top style='direction:
ltr;border-collapse:collapse;border-style:solid;border-color:#A3A3A3;
border-width:1pt' title="" summary="">
<tr>
<td style='border-style:solid;border-color:#A3A3A3;border-width:1pt;
vertical-align:top;width:5.9395in;padding:2.0pt 3.0pt 2.0pt 3.0pt'>
J&K
</td>
<td style='border-style:solid;border-color:#A3A3A3;border-width:1pt;
vertical-align:top;width:1.9784in;padding:2.0pt 3.0pt 2.0pt 3.0pt'>
Ladakh
</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td style='border-style:solid;border-color:#A3A3A3;border-width:1pt;
vertical-align:top;width:5.9395in;padding:2.0pt 3.0pt 2.0pt 3.0pt'>
existing
state of J&K except Ladakh UT territories
</td>
<td style='border-style:solid;border-color:#A3A3A3;border-width:1pt;
vertical-align:top;width:2.0479in;padding:2.0pt 3.0pt 2.0pt 3.0pt'>
Ladakh
and Leh districts
</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td style='border-style:solid;border-color:#A3A3A3;border-width:1pt;
vertical-align:top;width:5.9395in;padding:2.0pt 3.0pt 2.0pt 3.0pt'>
Rajya
Sabha seats - 4
</td>
<td style='border-style:solid;border-color:#A3A3A3;border-width:1pt;
vertical-align:top;width:1.9784in;padding:2.0pt 3.0pt 2.0pt 3.0pt'>
0
</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td style='border-style:solid;border-color:#A3A3A3;border-width:1pt;
vertical-align:top;width:5.959in;padding:2.0pt 3.0pt 2.0pt 3.0pt'>
Lok
Sabha seats -5 (Baramullah, Srinagar, Anantnag, Udhampur, Jammu)
</td>
<td style='border-style:solid;border-color:#A3A3A3;border-width:1pt;
vertical-align:top;width:1.959in;padding:2.0pt 3.0pt 2.0pt 3.0pt'>
1
</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td style='border-style:solid;border-color:#A3A3A3;border-width:1pt;
vertical-align:top;width:5.9395in;padding:2.0pt 3.0pt 2.0pt 3.0pt'>
UT
with legislature (Art
239A which is applicable to UT Puducherry is applicable)
Assembly
seats - 107 (incl of Pak occupied 24)
Seats
reserved for SC & ST in
proportion to their population 
Two
seats nominated for Women if not represented adequately
No legislative council
</td>
<td style='border-style:solid;border-color:#A3A3A3;border-width:1pt;
vertical-align:top;width:1.9784in;padding:2.0pt 3.0pt 2.0pt 3.0pt'>
UT
without Legislature
</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td style='border-style:solid;border-color:#A3A3A3;border-width:1pt;
vertical-align:top;width:5.9395in;padding:2.0pt 3.0pt 2.0pt 3.0pt'>
Lieutenant
Governor
</td>
<td style='border-style:solid;border-color:#A3A3A3;border-width:1pt;
vertical-align:top;width:1.9784in;padding:2.0pt 3.0pt 2.0pt 3.0pt'>
Lieutenant
Governor
</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td style='border-style:solid;border-color:#A3A3A3;border-width:1pt;
vertical-align:top;width:5.9395in;padding:2.0pt 3.0pt 2.0pt 3.0pt'>
J&K
HC
</td>
<td style='border-style:solid;border-color:#A3A3A3;border-width:1pt;
vertical-align:top;width:1.9784in;padding:2.0pt 3.0pt 2.0pt 3.0pt'>
J&K
HC
</td>
</tr>
</table>
</div>
</li>
</ul>

 

 

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