Sikkim to be associated with the Union
omittedWhat does this mean?
This former provision associated Sikkim with India before Sikkim became a State. It is retained here as an omitted historical entry, not as a current route to associated statehood.
The country's territorial framework: what India consists of and how States can be admitted, created or reorganised.
Why is this provision here?
This historical entry preserves the record of a constitutional provision later removed. Its former subject must be distinguished from any current rule elsewhere in the Constitution or legislation.
Article 2A was introduced in its present subject framework by Amendment 35 (1974), after the original Constitution. The verified sources are the official edition and the linked Amendment Act and Bill statement. Original 1946–1950 Assembly debates predate this insertion and are not presented as its direct drafting reason. The explanation of function above is editorial; the Bill statement supplies the attributed legislative reasons for the later proposal.
The explanation of purpose is an editorial reading of the provision. A drafting motive is attributed only where a linked historical source supports it.
Limits, exceptions & reading carefully
Omitted historical provision. This entry is not an operative standalone authority.
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Source-page notes · may concern neighbouring Articles
3. Ins. by the Constitution (Thirty-fifth Amendment) Act, 1974, s. 2 (w.e.f. 1-3-1975).
Extracted from the Legislative Department’s May 2026 edition. Page footnotes may refer to neighbouring provisions; check their markers in the PDF. Inclusion in this edition does not by itself establish commencement or judicial effect.