Paper I · 5 Indian Polity & Governance · 5.1.5 Union and its territory

5.1.5.3 Union territories: administration and Delhi

Union Territories are run by the President through an administrator; three of them (Delhi, Puducherry, J&K) have elected legislatures, and Delhi has a special scheme under Article 239AA that splits power between the elected government and the Lieutenant Governor.

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Key terms

  • Part VIII
  • administrator
  • Lieutenant Governor
  • Article 239A
  • Article 239AA
  • NCT of Delhi
  • 69th Amendment
  • Jammu and Kashmir Reorganisation Act
  • Ladakh
  • Article 240 regulations
  • High Courts for UTs

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