List of state and union territory capitals in India

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 no 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 ().

State and union territory capitals

No.	State/Union Territory	Administrative capitals	Legislative capitals	Judiciary capitals	Year capital was established	The Former capital
1	Andaman and Nicobar Islands	Port Blair	Port Blair	Kolkata (formerly Calcutta)	1956	Calcutta (1945–1956)
2	Andhra Pradesh	Hyderabad[lower-alpha 1]	Hyderabad	Hyderabad	1959
3	Arunachal Pradesh	Itanagar	Itanagar	Guwahati	1986
4	Assam	Dispur	Guwahati	Guwahati	1975	Shillong[lower-alpha 2] (1874–1972)
5	Bihar	Patna	Patna	Patna	1912
6	Chandigarh	Chandigarh[lower-alpha 3]	—	Chandigarh	1966	—
7	Chhattisgarh	Raipur[lower-alpha 4]	Raipur	Bilaspur	2000	—
8	Dadra and Nagar Haveli	Silvassa	—	Mumbai	1945	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	New Delhi	New Delhi	New Delhi	1931	—
11	Goa	Panaji[lower-alpha 5]	Porvorim	Mumbai	1961	Panaji (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 (Summer) Jammu (Winter)	Srinagar (Summer) Jammu (Winter)	Srinagar (Summer) Jammu (Winter)	1947	—
16	Jharkhand	Ranchi	Ranchi	Ranchi	2000	—
17	Karnataka	Bengaluru	Bengaluru	Bengaluru	1940	(Mysore)
18	Kerala	Thiruvananthapuram	Thiruvananthapuram	Kochi	1956
19	Lakshadweep	Kavaratti	Kavaratti	Kochi	1956
20	Madhya Pradesh	Bhopal	Bhopal	Jabalpur	1956	Nagpur[lower-alpha 6] (1861–1956)
21	Maharashtra	Mumbai[lower-alpha 7] Nagpur (W/2nd)[lower-alpha 8]	Mumbai (S+B) Nagpur (W)[lower-alpha 9]	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	Odisha	Bhubaneswar	Bhubaneswar	Cuttack	1948	Cuttack (1936–1948)
27	Puducherry	Puducherry	Puducherry	Chennai	1954	Madras (1948–1954)
28	Punjab	Chandigarh	Chandigarh	Chandigarh	1960	Lahore[lower-alpha 10] (1849–1947) Murree (S/1873–1875) Shimla (S/1876–1947) Shimla (1947–1960)
29	Rajasthan	Jaipur	Jaipur	Jodhpur	1950	—
30	Sikkim	Gangtok[lower-alpha 11]	Gangtok	Gangtok	1890	—
31	Tamil Nadu	Chennai[lower-alpha 12]	Chennai	Chennai	1956
32	Telangana	Hyderabad	Hyderabad	Hyderabad	2014	—
33	Tripura	Agartala	Agartala	Agartala	1956	—
34	Uttar Pradesh	Lucknow	Lucknow	Allahabad	1938	—
35	Uttarakhand	Dehradun[lower-alpha 13]	Dehradun	Nainital	2000	—
36	West Bengal	Kolkata	Kolkata	Kolkata	1947

Explanatory notes

1. After the formation of Telangana, as per the Andhra Pradesh Reorganisation Act, 2014, both states will share Hyderabad as their common capital for ten years. The new Andhra Pradesh Capital City capital is going to be Amaravati, decided by the Andhra Pradesh government in April, 2015.
2. Shilong was the joint capital of Assam and Meghalaya until 1971.^[3]
3. Chandigarh is the capital of the states of Punjab and Haryana, and is a Union Territory, separate from the two states.^[4]
4. Raipur is the interim capital of Chhattisgarh. The town of Naya Raipur 17 km from Raipur is envisaged as the state's new capital.
5. Panaji was the capital of Goa from 1843 when it was ruled by the Portuguese.^[5]
6. Nagpur was the capital of Central Provinces and Berar which was a province from 1861 until 1950.^[6] Central Province became the major constituent of Madhya Pradesh, after it was formed in 1950.^[6] Nagpur remained the capital of the new state.^[7] 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.^[8]
7. 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.
8. In 1960, under the Nagpur pact, Nagpur became the second capital of Maharashtra.^[8] 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.
9. 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.^[9]
10. Lahore was the capital of Punjab province of British India.^[10] It is now a part of Pakistan.
11. Gangtok has been the capital of Sikkim since 1890. Sikkim joined the Indian Union in 1975.^[11]
12. 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.
13. Dehradun is the interim capital of Uttarakhand. The town of Gairsain is envisaged as the state's new capital.^[12]

Citations

1. Library of Congress 2004.
2. Sharma 2007, p. 49.
3. Baruah 1999, p. xiii.
4. Menon & Banerjea 2002, p. 5.
5. Ring 1996, p. 288.
6. Boland-Crewe & Lea 2002, p. 155.
7. Kumāra 1998, p. 136.
8. Kini 1974, pp. 34–35.
9. Khandewale 1989, p. 21.
10. Kippen 2006, p. 26.
11. Spate 1953, p. 200.
12. Sati & Kumar 2004, pp. 9–10.

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External links

• List of states in India
• Legislative bodies in India