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M 1
P + =BE VFj
1. P BE x + VFj(:, iii, ~iiii ;i`ii, iii ii :ii tiii
:
[(z, ii ~ii ii iii-i i tii ii -itii ~ii:iii -i i`ii`ii t ]
(s, iii i iii-i -i,
(i, iii i iii-i,
z
[(i, -itii ~ii:iii -i i`ii`ii :ii iii-i, ~ii]
(i, :i ~ii iii-i ii ~iiii i`i ii,
:i-iii`i tii
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iii ii .iii ii iii :ii-iii i :iiii
s
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ii (zs+:zs :i, i`ii`:ii
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(i, i`i:ii ii ii i-i i.i :iiii ;
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(, i`i:ii ii i ii-i -i -ii`iii i :iiii :
+
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i`ii`ii ii ~iiiii ~iii`i :i-ii-i iti ti i; t, :i:i i i`i:ii :ii -i -i:iii`-ii iti i`iii iiii ]
s
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i ~iiii :ii iii-i iti t
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~ii ii ii :ii iii-i i :iii i`-iiii i ii ii :ii iii-i ii i`i-iii iii t ]
4. {c +xS + Sl +x S BE vx il +x{BE, +xMBE + {hBE BE ={v BEx
BE A +xSUn 2 + +xSUn 3 BE +vx x< M< v(:, ~ii z ii ~ii s -i i`ii i`i:ii i`ii`i -i
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i`i ~iiiii ti iii :i ~ii-ii, ~iiiii`ii ~ii -iii`iii`-ii -iii ii (i`iii ~iiii :ii i`ii`i :i .iiii`ii ii ii
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~iiiii :i-ii
(z, -iiiii .iii ii ii; i`ii`i ~ii sss i .iiiiii i i`i ;:i :ii`iiii ii :iiiii iti :i-iii iiii

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:ii`iiii (:iiiii :iiiii, ~ii`ii`ii-i, :ss ii iii z ii i (z, i :iii -i .ii`i:iii`-ii
2
:ii`iiii (:iiiii :iiiii, ~ii`ii`ii-i, :ss ii iii z ii -ii (i, i :iii -i .ii`i:iii`-ii
3
:ii`iiii (-iii:iii :iiiii, ~ii`ii`ii-i, :z+ ii iii z ii (:s:zs :i, ~ii:iii`-ii
4
:ii`iiii (-iiiii :iiiii, ~ii`ii`ii-i, :ss ii iii z ii -iii i :iii -i .ii`i:iii`-ii
5
:ii`iiii (:iiiii :iiiii, ~ii`ii`ii-i, :ss ii iii z ~ii ~ii:iii ii -itii ~ii:iii i iii i ii iii i -i i`ii`ii ii ~ii ~iii ii ii-i i`iii iii
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:ii`iiii (~iitii :iiiii, ~ii`ii`ii-i, :ss ii iii z ii ~ii:iii`-ii


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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; and
(c) such other territories as may be acquired.
2. Admission or establishment of new States. Parliament may by law admit into the
Union, or establish, new States on such terms and conditions as it thinks fit.
3
2A. [Sikkim to be associated with the Union. ] Rep. 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:
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[Provided that no Bill for the purpose shall be introduced in either House of Parliament
except on the recommendation of the President and unless, where the proposal contained in
the Bill affects the area, boundaries or name of any of the States
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***, the Bill has been
referred by the President to the Legislature of that State for expressing its views thereon
within such period as may be specified in the reference or within such further period as the
President may allow and the period so specified or allowed has expired. ]
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[Explanation I. In this article, in clauses (a) to (e), State includes a Union territory,
but in the proviso, State does not include a Union territory.
Explanation II. The power conferred on Parliament by clause (a) includes the power to
form a new State or Union territory by uniting a part of any State or Union territory to any
other State or Union territory. ]
4. Laws made under articles 2 and 3 to provide for the amendment of the First and
the Fourth Schedules and supplemental, incidental and consequential matters. (1)
Any law referred to in article 2 or article 3 shall contain such provisions for the amendment
of the First Schedule and the Fourth Schedule as may be necessary to give effect to the
provisions of the law and may also contain such supplemental, incidental and consequential
provisions (including provisions as to representation in Parliament and in the Legislature or
Legislatures of the State or States affected by such law) as Parliament may deem necessary.
(2) No such law as aforesaid shall be deemed to be an amendment of this Constitution for
the purposes of article 368.

1
Subs. by the Constitution (Seventh Amendment) Act, 1956, s. 2, for cl. (2).
2
Subs. by s. 2, ibid., for sub-clause (b).
3
Ins. by the Constitution (Thirty-fifth Amendment) Act, 1974, s. 2. (w.e.f. 1-3-1975).
4
Subs. by the Constitution (Fifth Amendment) Act, 1955, s. 2, for the proviso.
5
The words and letters specified in Part A or Part B of the First Schedule omitted by the Constitution (Seventh Amendment) Act,
1956, s. 29 and Sch.
6
Ins. by the Constitution (Eighteenth Amendment) Act, 1966, s. 2.