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  2. States and union territories of India - Wikipedia

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    The Union of India was consequently established from 9 former Indian provinces (East Punjab, United Provinces, Central Provinces, Madras, Bombay, Bihar, Orissa, West Bengal and Assam) and 562 former Indian states.

  3. List of state and union territory capitals in India - Wikipedia

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    India is a federal constitutional republic governed under a parliamentary system consisting of 28 states and 8 union territories. [1] All states, as well as the union territories of Jammu and Kashmir, Puducherry and the National Capital Territory of Delhi, have elected legislatures and governments, both patterned on the Westminster model. The ...

  4. List of states and union territories of India by population

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    India is a union consisting of 28 states and 8 union territories. [1] As of 2024, with an estimated population of 1.484 billion, India is the world's most populous country. India occupies 2.4% of the world's area and is home to 17.5% of the world's population. [2]

  5. India - Wikipedia

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    India is a federal union comprising 28 states and 8 union territories. [12] All states, as well as the union territories of Jammu and Kashmir, Puducherry and the National Capital Territory of Delhi, have elected legislatures and governments following the Westminster system of governance. The remaining five union territories are directly ruled ...

  6. Central Board of Secondary Education - Wikipedia

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    Established in 1929 by a resolution of the government, the Board was an experiment towards inter-state integration and cooperation in the sphere of secondary education. There are more than 27,000 schools in India and 240 schools in 28 foreign countries affiliated with the CBSE.

  7. Federalism in India - Wikipedia

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    Defines India as a Federation of States: Defines India as a Union of States Princely states could choose to join or stay out of the federation via the Instrument of Accession: States have no right to secede. The Instrument of Accession only applies for the state of J&K via Article 370 (till 5 August 2019 as it was nullified by Union Government).

  8. Punjab - Wikipedia

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    This is an accepted version of this page This is the latest accepted revision, reviewed on 21 February 2025. Geographical region in South Asia This article is about the geographical region. For the province of Pakistan, see Punjab, Pakistan. For the state in India, see Punjab, India. For other uses, see Punjab (disambiguation). Region Punjab ਪੰਜਾਬ (Punjabi Gurmukhi) پنجاب ...

  9. Part I of the Constitution of India - Wikipedia

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    Part I—The Union and Its territories is a compilation of laws pertaining to the constitution of India as a country and the union of states and union territories that it is made of. This part of the Indian constitution contains the law in establishment, renaming, merging or altering the borders of the states or union territories.