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Article 1

Name and territory of the Union

Part I — The Union and its Territory

(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]

(c) such other territories as may be acquired.

Amendment notes
  1. Subs. by the Constitution (Seventh Amendment) Act, 1956, s. 2, for cl. (2) (w.e.f. 1-11-1956).
  2. Subs. by s. 2, ibid., for sub-clause (b) (w.e.f. 1-11-1956).