List of state and union territory capitals in India
Template:India states This is a list of Indian state and union territory capitals.
India is divided into twenty-nine states and five union territories (UTs)and one national capital territory. States have their own government, whereas UTs are administered by the Central government. However, Pondicherry, a UT, has its own elected government. The National Capital Territory of Delhi is a special region that has its own elected government and a status in between a state and a union territory.
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, and the judicial capital is the location of the state or territorial High Courts of India.
The date mentioned 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 capital in bold lettering 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.
Notes
- ^ Shillong was the joint capital of Meghalaya and Assam in 1971, after Meghalaya split from Assam.
- ^ Chandigarh is the capital of the states of Punjab and Haryana, and is a Union Territory, separate from the two states.
- ^ Panaji was the capital of Goa from 1843 when it was ruled by the Portuguese.
- ^ Kochi was the capital of the state of Travancore-Cochin, which formed part of the new state of Kerala in 1956.
- ^ Gangtok has been the capital of Sikkim since 1890. Sikkim joined the Indian Union in 1975.
- ^ Chennai (Madras) was the capital of the Madras Presidency since 1839, which was redrawn as Tamil Nadu in 1956.
- ^ Dehradun is the provisional capital of Uttarakhand. The town of Gairsen is being built as the state's new capital.
Andhra Pradesh was formed combining erstwhile Andhra Rashtram and Telugu speaking regions of Madras Presidency and Hyderabad princely state. The capital of Andhra Rashtram was Kurnool.
References
- K.M. Mathew (2003). Manorama Year Book 2003 pgs 649-714. Malayala Manorama Co. Ltd. ISBN 81-900461-8-7.
- "Jurisdiction and Seats of Indian High Courts". Eastern Book Company.
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