Consider the historical integration of Sikkim into the Indian Union: Which constitutional amendment repealed Article 2A which had established Sikkim as an associate state?

💡 Solution & Explanation

The 36th Constitutional Amendment Act of 1975 formally repealed Article 2A and the Tenth Schedule which had been added by the 35th Amendment, as Sikkim transitioned from an associate state to a full constituent state of the Indian Union. This step eliminated the intermediate constitutional category that was created specifically for the region. Consequently, Sikkim was listed as the twenty-second state in the First Schedule of the Constitution.