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A Union Territory is a sub-national administrative division of India
India

India, officially the Republic of India , is a country in South Asia. It is the List of countries and outlying territories by total area country by geographical area, the List of countries by population country, and the most populous liberal democracy in the world....
, in the federal
Federal republic

A federal republic is a federation of states with a republic form of government. A federation is the central government. The states in a federation also maintain all sovereignty that they do not yield to the federation....
 framework of governance. Unlike the states of India
States and territories of India

India is a Federal_republic union of states comprising twenty-eight State s and seven Union Territory. The states and territories are further Subdivisions of India into districts and so on....
, which have their own elected governments, union territories are ruled directly by the federal central government
Government of India

The Government of India , officially referred to as the Union Government, and also as Central Government, was established by the Constitution of India, and is the governing authority of a federal union of States and territories of India, collectively called the Republic of India....
; the President of India
President of India

The President of India or Rashtrapati is the head of state and first citizen of India, as well as the Commander-in-Chief of the Indian Military of India....
 appoints an Administrator
Administrator of the Government

An Administrator in the constitutional practice of some countries in the Commonwealth of Nations is a person who fulfills a role similar to that of a Governor or a Governor-General....
 or Lieutenant-Governor for each territory.

, there are seven union territories.. Delhi
Delhi

Delhi , sometimes referred to as Dilli , is the List of most populous cities in India metropolis in India and, with over 11 million residents, the List of metropolitan areas by population....
, the capital of India, the then Union territory of Delhi, and Pondicherry have been given partial statehood, with their own elected legislative assemblies
Legislature

Legislature is a type of representative deliberative assembly with the power to create and change laws. The law created by a legislature is called legislation or statutory law....
 and the executive councils of ministers, but their powers are limited; certain legislation must be reserved for the "consideration and assent" of the President of India
President of India

The President of India or Rashtrapati is the head of state and first citizen of India, as well as the Commander-in-Chief of the Indian Military of India....


The following are the current union territories of India:






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A Union Territory is a sub-national administrative division of India
India

India, officially the Republic of India , is a country in South Asia. It is the List of countries and outlying territories by total area country by geographical area, the List of countries by population country, and the most populous liberal democracy in the world....
, in the federal
Federal republic

A federal republic is a federation of states with a republic form of government. A federation is the central government. The states in a federation also maintain all sovereignty that they do not yield to the federation....
 framework of governance. Unlike the states of India
States and territories of India

India is a Federal_republic union of states comprising twenty-eight State s and seven Union Territory. The states and territories are further Subdivisions of India into districts and so on....
, which have their own elected governments, union territories are ruled directly by the federal central government
Government of India

The Government of India , officially referred to as the Union Government, and also as Central Government, was established by the Constitution of India, and is the governing authority of a federal union of States and territories of India, collectively called the Republic of India....
; the President of India
President of India

The President of India or Rashtrapati is the head of state and first citizen of India, as well as the Commander-in-Chief of the Indian Military of India....
 appoints an Administrator
Administrator of the Government

An Administrator in the constitutional practice of some countries in the Commonwealth of Nations is a person who fulfills a role similar to that of a Governor or a Governor-General....
 or Lieutenant-Governor for each territory.

, there are seven union territories.. Delhi
Delhi

Delhi , sometimes referred to as Dilli , is the List of most populous cities in India metropolis in India and, with over 11 million residents, the List of metropolitan areas by population....
, the capital of India, the then Union territory of Delhi, and Pondicherry have been given partial statehood, with their own elected legislative assemblies
Legislature

Legislature is a type of representative deliberative assembly with the power to create and change laws. The law created by a legislature is called legislation or statutory law....
 and the executive councils of ministers, but their powers are limited; certain legislation must be reserved for the "consideration and assent" of the President of India
President of India

The President of India or Rashtrapati is the head of state and first citizen of India, as well as the Commander-in-Chief of the Indian Military of India....


The following are the current union territories of India:
  • Andaman and Nicobar Islands
    Andaman and Nicobar Islands

    The Andaman & Nicobar Islands is a union territory of India.Informally, the territory's name is often abbreviated to A & N Islands, or ANI....
  • Chandigarh
    Chandigarh

    Chandigarh , also called The Beautiful City, is a city in India that serves as the Capital of two states and territories of India, Punjab, India and Haryana, and is a union territory of India....
  • Dadra and Nagar Haveli
    Dadra and Nagar Haveli

    Dadra and Nagar Haveli Dadra and Nagar Haveli are in the watershed of the Daman Ganga River, which flows through the territory. The towns of Dadra and Silvassa both lie on the north bank of the river....
  • Daman and Diu
    Daman and Diu

    Daman and Diu is a union territory in India.For over 450 years, these coastal enclaves on the Arabian Sea coast were part of Portuguese India, along with Goa and Dadra and Nagar Haveli....
  • Lakshadweep
    Lakshadweep

    Lakshadweep , , []), the smallest union territory of India, is a group of islands 200 to 300 km off of the coast of Kerala in the Arabian Sea....
  • Pondicherry
  • National Capital Territory of Delhi