Article 239 deals with the ______________.

The correct answer is the administration of union territories by the President.

Key Points 

• Article 239
  • Administration of union territories.
  • The president may appoint the governor of the state as the administrator, where he exercises his functions as such administrative independently of his council of ministers

Confusion Points 

• Article 239AA. Special provisions concerning Delhi
  • From the date of commencement of the Constitution (Sixty-ninth Amendment) Act, 1991.
  • The Union Territory of Delhi shall be called the National Capital Territory of Delhi.

Additional Information

• Part-8 of the Indian Constitution deals with the Union Territory.
• The Union Territory of India is described between articles 239 to 242 in our constitution.
• There were 9 union territories in India but from 26th January 2020, Dadra and Nager Haveli and Daman and Diu are to be combined into a single territory, thus resulting in 8 Union Territories in India now.