Talk:Union territory

Spelling?

 * Is Dehli different from Delhi? RickK 02:43, 19 Aug 2003 (UTC)
 * Dehli is a common misspelling of Delhi. Just as Gandhi is misspelled Ghandi. Ambarish|Talk 22:49, 10 May 2004 (UTC)

Delhi's status
Delhi should be included here. 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 discount, (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). --Manojb 10:16, 14 February 2006 (UTC)

To add to the above, 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. --Manojb 10:26, 14 February 2006 (UTC)

Move request

 * The following discussion is an archived discussion of a requested move. Please do not modify it. Subsequent comments should be made in a new section on the talk page. No further edits should be made to this section. 

The result of the move request was: Page moved. Ucucha 16:08, 5 February 2010 (UTC)

Union Territory (India) → Union Territory — The term "Union Territory" is only used in India, hence disambigution is unnecessary. The recent move should be reverted. - BilCat (talk) 05:29, 24 January 2010 (UTC)


 * Support per nom. This should never have been moved in the first place.  —   AjaxSmack   07:33, 24 January 2010 (UTC)
 * Support Yes, where are there any other "union territorries"? —Preceding unsigned comment added by Innotata (talk • contribs) 10:55, 24 January 2010 (UTC)
 * Support: move was not needed.-- Redtigerxyz Talk 07:50, 25 January 2010 (UTC)
 * Support, but it should really be Union territory per WP:CAPS because it's not a proper name but rather a description of any one of six or seven territories in India each having its own name. Station1 (talk) 00:41, 30 January 2010 (UTC)
 * Comment that's not really true, territory controlled by the US government during the US Civil War is "Union territory" as opposed to "Confederate territory". 70.29.210.242 (talk) 05:02, 1 February 2010 (UTC)
 * Weak oppose dabify for other uses. 70.29.210.242 (talk) 05:03, 1 February 2010 (UTC)
 * Oppose: There are many political groupings and federal systems that have federal territory and similar. "Union territory" without disambig addition is too vague; there are many things and groups called unions. Anthony Appleyard (talk) 07:19, 1 February 2010 (UTC)
 * Oppose: to avoid geographical bias, for worldwide view, the dab is required. I have added a hatnote, so the redirect can still be to this page. Piano no who (talk) 03:44, 3 February 2010 (UTC)
 * WP:BIAS is an essay, not a naming convention. In spite of the fact that other countries are unions, and have territories, no other country labels them a "Union Territory" in English. In this case, this is the primary topic, and DABing is unnecessary. - BilCat (talk) 04:26, 3 February 2010 (UTC)
 * Only "union territory" may help Indian readers, but for the rest of the world this title confuses. Further, adding India in bracket should cause no harm. Piano no who (talk) 10:04, 3 February 2010 (UTC)
 * It's still unnecessary DABing, as it is the primary (only) topic. As to confusing readers, reading the article ought to clear things up. - BilCat (talk) 10:12, 3 February 2010 (UTC)
 * The above discussion is preserved as an archive of a requested move. Please do not modify it. Subsequent comments should be made in a new section on this talk page. No further edits should be made to this section.

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Semi-protected edit request on 5 August 2019

 * 1) In the section "Union territories without their own legislatures:" - "Ladakh" is mentioned twice. This duplicate entry should be resolved.
 * 2) In the section "Union territories without their own legislatures:" - "Jammu" and "Kashmir" are mentioned separately.
 * 3) "Jammu" and "Kashmir", as separate entries should be replaced with one entry "Jammu & Kashmir".
 * 4) The merged entry of "Jammu & Kashmir" should be moved from section "Union territories without their own legislatures" to section "Union territories with their own legislatures". 176.72.250.128 (talk) 06:58, 5 August 2019 (UTC)
 * Bill has yet to pass, right now both Jammu & Kashmir and Ladakh has been removed. &#8208;&#8208;1997kB (talk) 08:50, 5 August 2019 (UTC)

Semi-protected edit request on 5 August 2019
The addition of union territories of Jammu and Kashmir (With assembly) and Ladakh (Without an assembly) by bifurcation of Jammu and Kashmir, amendment to constitution of India has been made by scrapping article 370. Cchakravarthi (talk) 08:20, 5 August 2019 (UTC)
 * Bill has yet to pass. &#8208;&#8208;1997kB (talk) 08:51, 5 August 2019 (UTC)

Vitesh Kotian (talk) 11:15, 5 August 2019 (UTC)== Adding new Union territories with their own legislature ==

Union territories with their own legislatures:
 * Jammu and Kashmir Vitesh Kotian (talk) 11:04, 5 August 2019 (UTC)

Extended-confirmed-protected edit request on 5 August 2019
New Union Territory : 1. Jammu and Kashmir 2. Ladhakh With Removal of Article 370 & 39(A) with the Modi Govt under ministry of Amit Sah Mahendra Pratap Swain (talk) 12:08, 5 August 2019 (UTC)


 * ❌ - The structural changes will only come into affect on an "appointed day" to be published in the Official Gazette of India. Until than Jammu and Kashmir remains a state. A page has been created for the proposed union territory here - Jammu and Kashmir (union territory). Maranello10 (talk) 19:45, 6 August 2019 (UTC)

Change
There are now 9 union Territories in India Jammu and Kashmir, Ladakh are new Union Territories 59.89.30.70 (talk) 16:10, 6 August 2019 (UTC)

Yes Akshatt26 (talk) 16:21, 6 August 2019 (UTC)


 * ❌ - The structural changes will only come into affect on an "appointed day" to be published in the Official Gazette of India. Until than Jammu and Kashmir remains a state. A page has been created for the proposed union territory here - Jammu and Kashmir (union territory). Maranello10 (talk) 19:46, 6 August 2019 (UTC)

Literal meaning
I'd like to invite for this particular edit what I reckon as an extension of serial disruption. Kendrashasit Pradesh happens to be prevalent name for India's Union territories. Aman Kumar Goel(Talk) 14:44, 19 February 2020 (UTC)


 * The literal Hindi translation of the English term "Union territory" is Sanghashasit Pradesh, where Sangha or Sangh denotes to the "Union". The Hindi word Kendrashasit Pradesh would translate into "Centrally-administered territory". — Hemant DabralTalk  14:52, 19 February 2020 (UTC)
 * I said there is not any single source for word Sanghashasit. The official Hindi term what has been used in all government websites to school textbooks is Kendrashasit Pradesh. Unless there are any sources citing Sanghashasit official or prevalent term (not a single source exists till now), we aren't supposed to assign native language ourselves. Aman Kumar Goel(Talk) 04:04, 23 February 2020 (UTC)
 * Since when tweets became a "reliable source"? — Hemant DabralTalk  04:18, 23 February 2020 (UTC)
 * I don't think that I was the one to put tweets here. However, these tweets aren't even remotely related to our concern. Aman Kumar Goel(Talk) 13:44, 26 February 2020 (UTC)
 * Here are some sources citing Sangh Rajya Kshetra / Sanghashasist Pradesh:

1. KnowIndia.gov (in Hindi)

2. Ministry of Home Affairs (in Hindi)

3. MyGov.in (in Hindi)

4. ONGC India (in Hindi)

5. National Archives of India (in Hindi)

6. Tourism Department of India (in Hindi)

7. Jagran Josh (in Hindi)

— Hemant DabralTalk  09:01, 28 February 2020 (UTC)

Political Science
Meaning of Union Territory Saroye Saab001 (talk) 04:50, 4 March 2020 (UTC)

Undefined footnotes
, you have apparently added efn's without defining them. I don't know about the censu.co.in references as well. -- Kautilya3 (talk) 01:09, 9 December 2020 (UTC)

8 union territory
Make its list don't just mention it in the map 223.236.136.47 (talk) 16:16, 11 April 2022 (UTC)

Language
Additional language in Ladakh other than official language should be mentioned. 110.224.227.101 (talk) 10:25, 21 November 2022 (UTC)