About India: Capital of India is New Delhi.
India is a federal union of states comprising 29 states and 7 union territories. The states and territories are further subdivided into districts and so on.
- 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 date mentioned in the table refers to when the city became the capital of the state or territory
- In the table S and W refers to the Summer and Winter sessions respectively.
- The administrative capital is considered to be the main capital of the state.
- In the absence of the legislative capital means that it is administered by the Central Government.
States and their Capitals | ||||
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State | Administrative Capital | Legislative Capital | Judicial Capital | Since |
Andhra Pradesh | Hyderabad | Hyderabad | Hyderabad | 1956 |
Arunachal Pradesh | Itanagar | Itanagar | Guwahati | 1972 |
Assam | Dispur (Former Capital: Shilong(1874-1972)) | Dispur | Guwahati | 1972 |
Bihar | Patna | Patna | Patna | 1936 |
Chhattisgarh | Raipur | Raipur | Bilaspur | 2000 |
Goa | Panji | Porvorim | Mumbai | 1961 |
Gujarat | Gandhinagar(Formal Capital: Ahmedabad(1960-1970)) | Gandhinagar | Ahmedabad | 1970 |
Haryana | Chandigarh | Chandigarh | Chandigarh | 1966 |
Himachal Pradesh | Shimla | Shimla | Shimla | 1948 |
Jammu and Kashmir | Srinagar(S),Jammu(W) | Srinagar(S),Jammu(W) | Srinagar | 1948 |
Jharkhand | Ranchi | Ranchi | Ranchi | 2000 |
Karnataka | Bangaluru | Bangaluru | Bangaluru | 1956 |
Kerala | Thiruvanantha-Puram (Former Capital: Kochi(1949-1956)) | T'puram | Ernakulam | 1956 |
Madhya Pradesh | Bhopal | Bhopal | Jabalpur | 1956 |
Maharashtra | Mumbai | Mumbai | Mumbai | 1818 |
Manipur | Imphal | Imphal | Guwahati | 1947 |
Meghalaya | Shillong | Shillong | Guwahati | 1970 |
Mizoram | Aizwal | Aizwal | Guwahati | 1972 |
Nagaland | Kohima | Kohima | Guwahati | 1963 |
Orrisa | Bhubaneshwar (Former Capital: Cuttak (1936-1948)) | Bhubaneshwar | Cuttack | 1948 |
Punjab | Chandigarh (Former Capital: Lahore(1936-1947) & Shimla(1947-1966)) | Chandigarh | Chandigarh | 1966 |
Rajasthan | Jaipur | Jaipur | Jodhpur | 1948 |
Sikkim | Gangtok | Gangtok | Gangtok | 1975 |
Tamil Nadu | Chennai | Chennai | Chennai | 1956 |
Tripura | Agartala | Agartala | Guwahati | 1956 |
Uttarakhand | Dehradun | Dehradun | Nainital | 2000 |
Uttar Pradesh | Lucknow | Lucknow | Allahabad | 1937 |
West Bengal | Kolkata | Kolkata | Kolkata | 1905 |
Union Territories | ||||
Andaman and Nicobar Islands | Port Blair | -- | Kolkata | 1956 |
Chandigarh | Chandigarh | -- | Chandigarh | 1966 |
Dadra and Nagar Haveli | Silvasaa | -- | Mumbai | 1961 |
Daman and Diu | Daman | -- | Mumbai | 1987 |
Lakshadweep | Kavaratti | -- | Ernakulam | 1956 |
National Capital Territory of Delhi | N.Delhi | -- | -- | -- |
Ponducherry | Ponducherry | Ponducherry | Chennai | 1954 |
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