Which one of the following Union Territories has a Legislative Assembl

Which one of the following Union Territories has a Legislative Assembly ?

Puducherry

Chandigarh

Lakshadweep

Daman and Diu

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UPSC SO-Steno – 2017

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Puducherry is one of the Union Territories in India that has a Legislative Assembly.

As per the constitutional provisions and laws governing Union Territories, Puducherry (formerly Pondicherry) has a Legislative Assembly and a Council of Ministers headed by a Chief Minister. This setup is established under Article 239A of the Constitution and the Government of Union Territories Act, 1963. As of the time period when this question would likely have been framed, Delhi and Puducherry were the two Union Territories with Legislative Assemblies.

Chandigarh is the joint capital of Punjab and Haryana and is administered as a Union Territory without a Legislative Assembly. Lakshadweep is an island Union Territory administered by an Administrator. Daman and Diu was a Union Territory without a Legislative Assembly before being merged with Dadra and Nagar Haveli in 2020 to form the Union Territory of Dadra and Nagar Haveli and Daman and Diu, which is also administered without a Legislative Assembly. Jammu and Kashmir was reorganised in 2019 into a Union Territory with a Legislative Assembly, but this postdates the likely framing of this question.

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