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Summary

Numbered map of India's states, union territories, and international territorial disputes.

Administrative divisions

India comprises 29 states and 7 union territories. All states and territories, including the two union territories of Puducherry and the National Capital Territory of Delhi, have elected legislatures and governments patterned on the Westminster system. The other five union territories are directly ruled by the Centre through appointed administrators. In 1956, under the States Reorganisation Act, states were formed on a linguistic basis.^[1] (See also: Political integration of India.) Since then, this structure has remained largely unchanged. Each state or union territory is further divided into administrative districts.^[2] The districts in turn are further divided into tehsils and eventually into villages. The above image, depicting the regions of India is incorrect. An area in Northern India has been described as "Pakistan territory claimed by India". This is incorrect, that region originally belonged to India. This image needs to corrected. Of note, Pakistan did not exist 68 years ago and the entire area was part of India.

States:

Union territories:

References

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