Article 1 - Name and territory of the Union

1. Name and territory of the Union.

(1) India, that is Bharat, shall be a Union of States. 

[1](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; 

[2](b) the Union territories specified in the First Schedule; and 

(c) such other territories as may be acquired.

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1. Subs. by the Constitution (Seventh Amendment) Act, 1956, s.2, for cl.(2).

2. Subs. by s.2, ibid., for sub-clause (b).