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                              PART I
                    THE UNION AND ITS TERRITORY
       1. Name and territory of the Union.—(1) India, that is Bharat,
shall be a Union of States.
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         [(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;
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                 [(b) the Union territories specified in the First Schedule;
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       and]                                        od
               (c) such other territories as may be acquired.
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       2. Admission or establishment of new States.—Parliament may
by law admit into the Union, or establish, new States on such terms and
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conditions as it thinks fit.           In
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         [2A. [Sikkim to be associated with the Union.].—Omitted by the
Constitution (Thirty-sixth Amendment) Act, 1975, s. 5 (w.e.f. 26-4-1975).]
       3. Formation of new States and alteration of areas,
boundaries or names of existing States.—Parliament may by law—
               (a) form a new State by separation of territory from any
       State or by uniting two or more States or parts of States or by
       uniting any territory to a part of any State;
               (b) increase the area of any State;
               (c) diminish the area of any State;

              (d) alter the boundaries of any State;
              (e) alter the name of any State:

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).
3. Ins. by the Constitution (Thirty-fifth Amendment) Act, 1974, s. 2 (w.e.f. 1-3-1975).



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