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India Facts and Figures- States, UTs and their Capitals
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India Facts and Figures- States, UTs and their Capitals
- The state and union territory capitals are sorted according to the administrative, legislative and judicial capitals.
- The administrative capital is where the executive government offices are located. The legislative capital is where the state assembly convenes.
- The judicial capital is the location of the state or territorial High Courts of India.
- The year mentioned in the table refers to when the city became the capital of the state or territory.
- In the following table S and W refers to the summer and winter sessions respectively. B refers to the budget session of the legislature.
- The administrative (executive) capital is considered to be the main capital of the state.
- The former capital refers to a city which was the capital from admission into the Indian Union. An absence of a legislative capital means that it is administered by the Central government.
States and UTs and their Capitals
State / UT |
Administrative Capital |
Legislative Capital |
Judicial Capital |
Since |
Andaman and Nicobar Islands (UT) |
Port Blair |
–– |
Kolkata |
1956 |
Arunachal Pradesh |
Itanagar |
Itanagar |
Guwahati |
1972 |
Andhra Pradesh |
Amaravati |
Amaravati |
Amaravati |
2015 |
Assam |
Dispur |
Dispur |
Guwahati |
1972 |
Former Capital Shillong (1874-1972) |
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Bihar |
Patna |
Patna |
Patna |
1936 |
Chhattisgarh |
Raipur |
Raipur |
Bilaspur |
2000 |
Chandigarh UT) |
Chandigarh |
–– |
Chandigarh |
1966 |
Dadra & Nagar Haveli and Daman & Diu UT) |
Daman |
–– |
Mumbai |
2019 |
NCT-Delhi |
Delhi |
Delhi |
Delhi |
1956 |
Goa |
Panaji |
Porvorim |
Mumbai |
1961 |
Gujarat |
Gandhinagar |
Gandhinagar |
Ahmedabad |
1970 |
Former Capital: Ahmedabad (1960-1970) |
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Haryana |
Chandigarh |
Chandigarh |
Chandigarh |
1966 |
Himachal Pradesh |
Shimla Dharmsala (W) |
Shimla |
Shimla |
1948 2017 |
J & K (UT) |
Srinagar (S) |
Srinagar (S) |
Srinagar |
1948 |
Jammu (W) |
Jammu (W) |
–– |
–– |
|
Ladakh (UT) |
Leh |
|
Srinagar |
2019 |
Jharkhand |
Ranchi |
Ranchi |
Ranchi |
2000 |
Karnataka |
Bengaluru |
Bengaluru |
Bengaluru |
1956 |
Kerala |
Thiruvanan- thapuram |
T'puram |
Emakulam |
1956 |
Former Capital: Kochlii (1949-1956) |
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Lakshadweep UT) |
Kavaratti |
–– |
Emakulam |
1956 |
Madhya Pradesh |
Bhopal |
Bhopal |
Jabalpur |
1956 |
Maharashtra |
Mumbai |
Mumbai (S+B) |
Mumbai |
1818 |
Maharashtra |
Mumbai |
Nagpur (W) |
–– |
1960 |
Manipur |
Imphal |
Imphal |
Imphal |
2013 |
Meghalaya |
Shillong |
Shillong |
Shillong |
2013 |
Mlizoram |
Aizawl |
Aizawl |
Guwahati |
1972 |
Nagaland |
Kohima |
Kohima |
Guwahati |
1963 |
Odisha (Orissa) |
Bhubaneshwar |
Bhubaneshwar |
Cuttack |
1948 |
Former Capital: Cuttack (1936-1948) |
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Puducherry (UT) |
Pondicherry |
Pondicherry |
Chennai |
1954 |
Punjab |
Chandigarh |
Chandigarh |
Chandigarh |
1966 |
Former Capital: Lahore (1936-1947) Shimla (1947-1966) |
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Rajasthan |
Jaipur |
Jaipur |
Jodhpur |
1948 |
Sikkim |
Gangtok |
Gangtok |
Gangtok |
1975 |
Tamil Nadu |
Chennai |
Chennai |
Chennai |
1956 |
Telangana |
Hyderabad |
Hyderabad |
Hyderabad |
2014 |
Tripura |
Agartala |
Agartala |
Agartala |
2013 |
Uttarakhand |
Gairsain (S) |
Dehradun |
Nainital |
2000 |
–– |
Dehradun (W) |
–– |
–– |
–– |
Uttar Pradesh |
Lucknow |
Lucknow |
Allahabad |
1937 |
West Bengal |
Kolkata |
Kolkata |
Kolkata |
1905 |
- Hyderabad remained the joint capital of Telangana and Andhra Pradesh states. The ancient town of' Amaravati', place between Guntur and Vijayawada in central A.P. is being developed as the new Capital of Andhra Pradesh.
- But there is a move by the Govt, of Andhra Pradesh to trifurcate the capital. According to the bill passed by the state assembly on June 16, 2020 and approved by the Governor on July 31, 2020, the formation of the three capital cities for Andhra Pradesh are proposed to be—l.Vishakhapatnam (the executive capital), 2. Amaravati (the legislative capital) and 3. Kurnool (the judicial capital). On Aug. 4, 2020 the Andhra Pradesh High Court stayed the notification of YSR Congress government till Aug. 27, 2020.
- The Jammu and Kashmir Reorganization Act, 2019 was enacted (MHA, SO No. 3979 (E)) dated November 2, 2019) to provide for reorganization of the erstwhile state of Jammu and Kashmir into the two union territories-one to be eponymously called Jammu and Kashmir and the other Ladakh. Accordingly, the "State Legislature including Legislative Council of the State" has been abolished and shall now onwards be construed as "Legislative Assembly of the Union Territory of Jammu and Kashmir". [Source: India 2020]
- The Jammu and Kashmir Reorganization Act, 2019 was enacted (MHA, SO No 3979 (E) dated November 2,2019) to provide for reorganization of the erstwhile state of Jammu and Kashmir into the two union territories -one to be eponymously called Jammu and Kashmir, and the other Ladakh. The union territory of Ladakh has two districts-Kargil and Leh with each having its autonomous district council. These councils work with village panchayats to take decisions on economic development, healthcare, education, land use, taxation and local governance. It has its own police force headed by a Director General of Police. Ladakh does not have an elected legislative assembly or chief minister. [Source: India 2020]
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