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Contents 1 Delhi 2 Puduchery 3 Alternate numbering 4 Alphabetization 5 Delhi status

[edit] Delhi

Delhi should be included in the list of Union Territories. There is no such thing called a National Capital Territory. There are only states and union territories. It is incorrect to say that Delhi is no longer a Union Territory. Delhi still has an entry in the First Schedule, Part II of the Constitution of India (Union Territories).

"1. Delhi...The territory which immediately before the commencement of this Constitution was comprised in the Chief Commissioner’s Province of Delhi."

What the Government of National Capital Territory of Delhi Act, 1991 did was to change the name of the territory (besides introducing an elected assembly, etc.), it did not change the classification of the territory. Under the Constitution (Article I, Section 3):

"(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."

Delhi is neither (a) or (c).

Also, Article 239AA of the Constitution says:

"239AA. Special provisions with respect to Delhi.—(1) As from the date of commencement of the Constitution (Sixty-ninth Amendment) Act, 1991, the Union territory of Delhi shall be called the National Capital Territory of Delhi (hereafter in this Part referred to as the National Capital Territory) and the administrator thereof appointed under article 239 shall be designated as the Lieutenant Governor." (emphasis added)

This substantiates my claim that only the name was changed, not the classification.

So the correct way to refer to Delhi would be:

Union Territories:

... National Capital Territory of Delhi

or

Delhi (National Capital Territory)

--Manojb 09:22, 16 February 2006 (UTC)

[edit] Puduchery

The official name of Pondy is Puduchery. also why not include the non contigous territories also in the list, Karaikal, Mahe and Yanam (F1,F2,F4) as a note? -- ^{PlaneMad|YakYak} 10:37, 5 June 2006 (UTC)

[edit] Alternate numbering

States:

Jammu and Kashmir Himachal Pradesh Punjab Uttaranchal Haryana Rajasthan Uttar Pradesh Bihar Sikkim Gujarat Madhya Pradesh Chhattisgarh Jharkhand West Bengal

Maharashtra Orissa Goa Karnataka Andhra Pradesh Kerala Tamil Nadu Assam Arunachal Pradesh Nagaland Manipur Mizoram Tripura Meghalaya

Union Territories:

1. Chandigarh
2. National Capital Territory of Delhi
3. Daman and Diu ( 1.Diu 2. Daman )
4. Dadra and Nagar Haveli
5. Lakshadweep
6. Pondicherry ( 1. Puduchery 2. Karaikal 3. Mahe 4. Yanam )
7. Andaman and Nicobar Islands ( 1. Andaman Islands 2. Nicobar Islands )

[edit] Alphabetization

I realize now that the numbering is tied to the map, but it's simply wrong to alphabetize "Uttarakhand" before "Uttar Pradesh". You look always at the first word in isolation when alphabetizing, and "Uttar" is alphabetized before "Uttarakhand." Somebody ought to fix the map so that 26 is Uttar Pradesh and 27 is Uttarakhand, so that this incorrect alphabetization can be fixed. john k 18:36, 3 March 2007 (UTC)

Done =Nichalp «Talk»= 06:00, 4 March 2007 (UTC)

Thanks, Nichalp. I appreciate it. john k 22:47, 4 March 2007 (UTC)

[edit] Delhi status

Just to clarify. The National Capital Territory of Delhi (official name) is a Union Territory and not a state. For a state to come into being, a constitutional ammendment is a must. =Nichalp «Talk»= 06:11, 20 March 2007 (UTC)