The document lists and provides details on the state and union territory capitals of India. It begins with background information on India's governmental system and states. The bulk of the document consists of a table listing each state/territory, and the administrative, legislative, and judicial capitals. It also provides the year of establishment and any former capitals. Explanatory notes provide additional context on specific state capital arrangements and histories.

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List of state and union territory capitals in India
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India is a country located in southern Asia. With over 1.2 billion people, India is
the most populous democracy in the world. It is a federal constitutional republic
governed under a parliamentary system consisting of 29 states and 7 union
territories.[1] All states, as well as the union territories of Puducherry and the
National Capital Territory of Delhi, have elected legislatures and governments,
both patterned on the Westminster model. The remaining five union territories are
directly ruled by the centre through appointed administrators. In 1956, under the
States Reorganisation Act, states were reorganised on a linguistic basis.[2] Since
then, their structure has remained largely unchanged. Each state or union territory is
further divided into administrative districts.
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, and the judicial capital is the location of the state or territorial High
Courts of India. Union territories are marked with a dagger ( ).
Contents
1 State and union territory capitals
2 Explanatory notes
3 Citations
4 References
5 External links
State and union territory capitals

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Places of worship
TV ownership
Transport network
Institutional delivery
Life expectancy at birth
Area
No.
State/Union
territory
Administrative
capital
Legislative
capital
Judiciary
capitals
Year of
establishment
Former
capital
1
Andaman and
Nicobar Islands Port Blair Port Blair
Kolkata
(formerly
Calcutta)
1956
Calcutta
(1945–
1956)
2
Andhra
Pradesh
Hyderabad Hyderabad
Hyderabad
(1956–
present)
1956
3
Arunachal
Pradesh
Itanagar Itanagar Guwahati 1987
4 Assam Dispur Guwahati Guwahati 1975
Shillong[a]
(1874–
1972)
5 Bihar Patna Patna Patna 1935
6 Chandigarh Chandigarh[b] — Chandigarh 1966 —
7 Chhattisgarh Raipur[5] Raipur Bilaspur 2000 —
8
Dadra and
Nagar Haveli
Silvassa — Mumbai 1944
Mumbai
(1954–
1961)
Panaji
(1961–
1987)
9
Daman and Diu
Daman — Mumbai 1987
Ahmedabad
(1961–
1963)
Panaji
(1963–
1987)
10
National
Capital
Territory of
Delhi
Delhi Delhi New Delhi 1952 —
Panaji

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11 Goa Panaji[c] Porvorim Mumbai 1961 (1961–
1987)
12 Gujarat Gandhinagar Gandhinagar Ahmedabad 1960
Ahmedabad
(1960–
1970)
13 Haryana Chandigarh Chandigarh Chandigarh 1966 —
14
Himachal
Pradesh
Shimla Shimla Shimla 1971
Bilaspur
(1950–
1956)
15
Jammu and
Kashmir
Srinagar (S)
Jammu (W)
Srinagar (S)
Jammu (W)
Srinagar (S)
Jammu (W)
1948 —
16 Jharkhand Ranchi Ranchi Ranchi 2000 —
17 Karnataka Bengaluru Bengaluru Bengaluru 1956 (Mysore)
18 Kerala Thiruvananthapuram Thiruvananthapuram Kochi 1956
19
Lakshadweep
Kavaratti Kavaratti Kochi
20
Madhya
Pradesh
Bhopal Bhopal Jabalpur 1956
Nagpur[d]
(1861–
1956)
21 Maharashtra
Mumbai[e]
Nagpur (W/2nd)[f]
Mumbai (S+B)
Nagpur (W)[g] Mumbai
1818
1960
—
22 Manipur Imphal Imphal Imphal 1947 —
23 Meghalaya Shillong Shillong Shillong 1970 —
24 Mizoram Aizawl Aizawl Guwahati 1972 —
25 Nagaland Kohima Kohima Guwahati 1963 —
26 Orissa Bhubaneshwar Bhubaneshwar Cuttack 1948
Cuttack
(1936–
1948)
27 Puducherry Puducherry Puducherry Chennai 1954
Madras
(1948–
1954)
28 Punjab Chandigarh Chandigarh Chandigarh 1966
Lahore[h]
(1936–
1947)
Shimla
(1947–
1966)
29 Rajasthan Jaipur Jaipur Jodhpur 1948 —

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30 Sikkim Gangtok[i] Gangtok Gangtok 1975 —
31 Tamil Nadu Chennai[j] Chennai Chennai 1956 —
32 Telangana Hyderabad Hyderabad Hyderabad 2014
33 Tripura Agartala Agartala Agartala 1956 —
34 Uttar Pradesh Lucknow Lucknow Allahabad 1937 —
35 Uttarakhand Dehradun[k] Dehradun Nainital 2000 —
36 West Bengal Kolkata Kolkata Kolkata 1947
Explanatory notes
a. ^ Shilong was the joint capital of Assam and Meghalaya until 1971.[3]
b. ^ Chandigarh is the capital of the states of Punjab and Haryana, and is a Union Territory, separate from the two
states.[4]
c. ^ Panaji was the capital of Goa from 1843 when it was ruled by the Portuguese.[6]
d. ^ Nagpur was the capital of Central Provinces and Berar which was a province from 1861 until 1950.[7] Central
Province became the major constituent of Madhya Pradesh, after it was formed in 1950.[7] Nagpur remained the
capital of the new state.[8] In 1956, Berar (Vidarbha) was separated from Madhya Pradesh, and merged with the
Bombay State. Nagpur thus lost the status of a capital city. In 1960, under the Nagpur pact, Nagpur became the
second capital of Maharashtra.[9]
e. ^ Mumbai / Bombay was the capital of Bombay Presidency which was a province until 1950. After that Bombay
became the capital of Bombay State. Subsequently, Bombay State was split into Gujarat and Maharashtra in 1960.
f. ^ In 1960, under the Nagpur pact, Nagpur became the second capital of Maharashtra.[9] Although an official
notification to this effect was only given in 1988. The India yearbook of the government of India still does not
mention Nagpur, being either the second or winter capital of Maharashtra.
g. ^ Under the Nagpur pact, one of the preconditions for Vidarbha joining the state of Maharastra was that, at least
one of the legislative sessions every year should be held in Nagpur. The winter session is held in Nagpur.[10]
h. ^ Lahore was the capital of Punjab province of British India.[11] It is now a part of Pakistan.
i. ^ Gangtok has been the capital of Sikkim since 1890. Sikkim joined the Indian Union in 1975.[12]
j. ^ Chennai (Madras) was the capital of the Madras Presidency since 1839, which was redrawn as Madras State in
1956. Madras State was renamed as Tamil Nadu in 1968.
k. ^ Dehradun is the provisional capital of Uttarakhand. The town of Gairsen is envisaged as the state's new
capital.[13]
Citations
1. ^ Library of Congress 2004.
2. ^ Sharma 2007, p. 49.
3. ^ Baruah 1999, p. xiii.

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4. ^ Menon & Banerjea 2002, p. 5.
5. ^ http://www.thehindu.com/news/national/other-states/president-dedicates-to-the-people-secretariat-block-in-naya-
raipur/article4071627.ece
6. ^ Ring 1996, p. 288.
7. ^ a b Boland-Crewe & Lea 2002, p. 155.
8. ^ Kumāra 1998, p. 136.
9. ^ a b Kini 1974, pp. 34–35.
10. ^ Khandewale 1989, p. 21.
11. ^ Kippen 2006, p. 26.
12. ^ Spate 1953, p. 200.
13. ^ Sati & Kumar 2004, pp. 9–10.
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External links
List of states in India (http://www.nic.in/states)
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