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The Constitution of India in English 2026: page 291

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Source cover/preface date: 10th September, 2026. Preface amendment statement: Constitution (One Hundred and Sixth Amendment) Act, 2023. Embedded PDF title: Constitution of India_ 20 MAY 2026 (final).pdf. These are distinct source labels, not currentness or commencement approval.

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260                       THE CONSTITUTION OF INDIA
                                    (First Schedule)


 Name                                             Territories
  1[2[25.] Chhattisgarh      The territories specified in section 3 of the Madhya
                             Pradesh Reorganisation Act, 2000.]
 1[3[26.] 4[Uttarakhand]     The territories specified in section 3 of the Uttar Pradesh
                             Reorganisation Act, 2000.]
  1[5[27.] Jharkhand         The territories specified in section 3 of the Bihar
                             Reorganisation Act, 2000.]
 1[6[28.] Telangana          The territories specified in section 3 of the Andhra
                             Pradesh Reorganisation Act, 2014.]
                           II. THE UNION TERRITORIES
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        Name                                 Extent
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 1. Delhi                                         aC
                      The territory which immediately before the
                      commencement of this Constitution was comprised in the
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                      Chief Commissioner’s Province of Delhi.
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  [*                *            *         In    *             *]
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   [2.] The Andaman    The territory which immediately before the
        and Nicobar    commencement of this Constitution was comprised in
        Islands        the Chief Commissioner’s Province of the
                       Andaman and Nicobar Islands.

1. Entries 16 to 29 renumbered as entries 15 to 28 by the Jammu and Kashmir
   Reorganisation Act, 2019 (34 of 2019), s. 6 (w.e.f. 31-10-2019).
2. Added by the Madhya Pradesh Reorganisation Act, 2000 (28 of 2000),
   s. 5 (w.e.f. 1-11-2000).
3. Ins. by the Uttar Pradesh Reorganisation Act, 2000 (29 of 2000), s. 5 (w.e.f. 9-11-2000).
4. Subs. by the Uttaranchal (Alteration of Name) Act, 2006 (52 of 2006), s. 4, for the
   word "Uttaranchal" (w.e.f. 1-1-2007).
5. Added by the Bihar Reorganisation Act, 2000 (30 of 2000), s. 5 (w.e.f. 15-11-
   2000).
6. Ins. by the Andhra Pradesh Reorganisation Act, 2014, s. 10 (w.e.f. 2-6-2014).
7. Entry 2 relating to "Himachal Pradesh" omitted and entries 3 to 10 renumbered as
   entries 2 to 9 respectively by the State of Himachal Pradesh Act, 1970 (53 of 1970),
   s. 4 (w.e.f. 25-1-1971) and subsequently entries relating to Manipur and Tripura (i.e.
   entries 2 and 3) omitted by the North-Eastern Areas (Reorganisation) Act, 1971 (81
   of 1971) s. 9 (w.e.f. 21-1-1972).
8. Entries 4 to 9 renumbered as entries 2 to 7 by the North-Eastern Areas
   (Reorganisation) Act, 1971 (81 of 1971), s. 9 (w.e.f. 21-1-1972).
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