how many union territories in india

As of 2025, India has 8 Union Territories. These Union Territories include Andaman and Nicobar Islands, Chandigarh, Dadra and Nagar Haveli and Daman and Diu, Lakshadweep, Delhi (National Capital Territory), Puducherry, Jammu and Kashmir, and Ladakh. The number became eight after the reorganization of Jammu and Kashmir in 2019 and the merger of Dadra and Nagar Haveli with Daman and Diu in 2020.