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Which Constitutional Amendment Act provided for the formation of the National Capital Territory of Delhi and created a legislative assembly and council of ministers for it?

A. Sixty-Ninth Amendment Act, 1991✓ Correct Answer
B. Seventy-Third Amendment Act, 1992
C. Seventy-Fourth Amendment Act, 1992
D. Ninety-First Amendment Act, 2003

💡 Solution & Explanation

The Sixty-Ninth Constitutional Amendment Act of nineteen ninety-one added Articles 239AA and 239AB to the Constitution, designating the Union Territory of Delhi as the National Capital Territory and providing it with a legislative assembly and council of ministers. This amendment established a unique administrative framework sharing governance between the central government and the local elected government. Constitutional amendments concerning union territories are standard topics in Indian polity.

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