what are the union territories of india and their capitals?
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['Union Territory of Andaman and Nicobar Islands — Port Blair.', 'Union Territory of Chandigarh — Chandigarh.', 'Union Territory of Dadra and Nagar Haveli and Daman and Diu — Daman.', 'Union Territory of Lakshadweep — Kavaratti.', 'National Capital Territory of Delhi — New Delhi.']
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['Salaya-Koyali.', 'Jamnagar Loni.', 'Hajra-Bijapur.', 'Delhi-Mumbai.']
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When the Constitution of India was adopted in 1949, there was only one Part D state: Andaman and Nicobar Islands. Three more, the Delhi, Chandigarh and Lakshadweep were formed by separating each territory from pre-existing states.
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The Government of India (ISO: Bhārat Sarkār), often abbreviated as GoI, is the union government created by the constitution of India as the legislative, executive and judicial authority of the union of twenty eight states and nine union territories of a constitutionally democratic republic.
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Union territory. ... ''Federally administered territory/province'') is a type of administrative division in the Republic of India. Unlike the states of India, which have their own governments, union territories are federal territories governed directly by the Central Government of India.
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Federalism in India refers to relations between the Centre and the States of the Union of India. The Constitution of India establishes the structure of the Indian government. ... Union territories are unitary type, directly governed by the Union government.
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India comprises 28 States and 8 Union Territories. ... Union Territories are: Andaman and Nicobar Islands, Chandigarh, Dadra and Nagar Haveli and Daman and Diu, National Capital Territory of Delhi, Jammu and Kashmir, Lakshadweep, Ladakh and Puducherry.
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Out of these 17 states and union territories, Andhra Pradesh has four deputy chief ministers, Karnataka has three deputy chief ministers while Uttar Pradesh and Goa have two deputy chief ministers each. No other states and union territories have more than one deputy chief minister in office.
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''Federally administered territory/province'') is a type of administrative division in the Republic of India. Unlike the states of India, which have their own governments, union territories are federal territories governed directly by the Central Government of India.
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Jammu and Kashmir (union territory) ... Jammu and Kashmir is a region administered by India as a union territory, and constituting the southern portion of the larger Kashmir region, which has been the subject of a dispute between India and Pakistan since 1947, and between India and China since 1962.
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Portugal did not recognise the Indian annexation of these territories until the Carnation Revolution of 1974. The territory of Goa, Daman and Diu was administered as a single union territory until 30 may 1987, when Goa was granted statehood, leaving Daman and Diu as a separate union territory.
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New Delhi is neither a state , nor a city. ... The national capital of India, New Delhi is jointly administered by both the Central Government of India and the local Government of Delhi, it is also the capital of the National Capital Territory (NCT) of Delhi.
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1) India is a big country divided into 28 states and 7 union territories. 2) The country is divided into states on the basis of languages spoken in each region. 3) Division of a big country into states enables better administration.
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Patna is the capital and largest city of the state of Bihar in India. The second largest city in eastern India, had an estimated population of 1.68 million in 2011, making it the 19th largest city in India. Its urban agglomeration is the 18th largest in India, with over 2 million people.
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In August 2019, the Parliament of India passed an act by which Ladakh became a union territory on 31 October 2019.
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According to the Treaty of Cession of 1956, the four territories of former French India were guaranteed to retain their special administrative status. That is why Puducherry is the only Union Territory, apart from National Capital Territory of Delhi with some special provisions like a Legislative Assembly.
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As union territories are directly ruled by the union government, some union territories get more funds from the union government than entitled on per capita and backwardness basis when compared to states. After the introduction of GST, UT-GST is applicable in union territories which are not having legislative assembly.