Article 1

Name and territory of the Union

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

[(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;

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

(c) such other territories as may be acquired.

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* Subs. by the Constitution (Seventh Amendment) Act, 1956, s. 2, for cl. (2)

** Subs. by s. 2, ibid., for sub-clause (b)