Administrative divisions of India, including 28 states and 7 union territories.

States:

This is a list of Indian state and union territory capitals.

India is divided into twenty-eight states and six 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 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

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

• THOMAS (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. Retrieved on August 3, 2005.
• A Brief Historical Profile of Assam Legislative Assembly. Assam Legislative Assembly. Retrieved on August 3, 2005.

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