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on 26 November 2019 and assented to by the President of India on 9 December 2019. The two union territories had previously shared a common administrator and government officials. The town of Daman was chosen to be the capital of the new combined union territory. The appointed day for the act to come
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proposed merging the two territories into a single union territory in order to reduce duplication of services and reduce the cost of administration. Legislation to this effect, the Dadra and Nagar Haveli and Daman and Diu (Merger of Union territories) Bill, 2019, was tabled in the
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to administer the territory on behalf of the central Government of India. The central government may appoint advisers to assist the administrator with his/her duties.
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by the Indian army on 11 August 1961. Portugal officially recognised Indian sovereignty over the areas in 1974 following the
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in December 2019 and came into effect on 26 January 2020. The territory is made up of four separate geographical entities:
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Map of Dadra and Nagar Haveli and Daman and Diu, showing its three districts as well as general location within India.
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Dadra and Nagar Haveli and Daman and Diu sends two members (MPs) to the lower house of the
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Dadra and Nagar Haveli and Daman and Diu is composed of four distinct areas located in
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into effect was notified as 26 January 2020 by the Government of India.
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Law enforcement within the territory is the responsibility of the
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Daman and Diu were administered as part of the union territory of
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which contains a counterenclave of Gujarat around the village of
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between 1962 and 1987, becoming a separate union territory when
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Dadra and Nagar Haveli and Daman and Diu is administered as a
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Location of Dadra and Nagar Haveli and Daman and Diu in India
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in July 2019; the necessary legislation was passed in the
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Administrator of Dadra and Nagar Haveli and Daman and Diu
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Dadra and Nagar Haveli and Daman and Diu Administration
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Government of Dadra and Nagar Haveli and Daman and Diu
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Religion in Daman and Diu and Dadra and Nagar Haveli
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is a C-shaped enclave located between the states of
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From top, left to right: Vanganga Garden, Silvassa;
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Damaon territory
Union territory






St. Thomas Church, Diu
Damanganga
Diu Fort
Official emblem of Dadra and Nagar Haveli and Daman and Diu
Emblem of Dadra and Nagar Haveli and Daman and Diu
The map of India showing Dadra and Nagar Haveli and Daman and Diu
20°25′N 72°50′E / 20.42°N 72.83°E / 20.42; 72.83
India
Region
Western India
Formation
Capital
Daman, India
Largest city
Silvassa
Districts
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Government of Dadra and Nagar Haveli and Daman and Diu
Chief secretary
Parliament of India
Rajya Sabha
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