India is divided into twenty-nine 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 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.

[edit] 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.

STATE or UT	ADMINIST.	LEGIS.	JUDIC.	SINCE	FORMER CAPITAL
Andaman and Nicobar Islands	Port Blair	—	Kolkata	1956	—
Arunachal Pradesh	Itanagar	Itanagar	Guwahati	1972	—
Andhra Pradesh	Hyderabad	Hyderabad	Hyderabad	1956	—
Assam	Guwahati	Dispur	Guwahati	1972	Shillong<ref>Shillong was the joint capital of Meghalaya and Assam in 1971, after Meghalaya split from Assam.</ref> (1874-1972)
Bihar	Patna	Patna	Patna	1936	—
Chhattisgarh	Raipur	Raipur	Bilaspur	2000	—
Chandigarh	Chandigarh<ref>Chandigarh is the capital of the states of Punjab and Haryana, and is a Union Territory, separate from the two states.</ref>	—	Chandigarh	1966	—
Dadra and Nagar Haveli	Silvassa	—	Mumbai	1961	—
Daman and Diu	Daman	—	Mumbai	1987	—
NCT–Delhi	Delhi	Delhi	Delhi	1956	—
Goa	Panaji<ref>Panaji was the capital of Goa from 1843 when it was ruled by the Portuguese.</ref>	Porvorim	Mumbai	1961	—
Gujarat	Gandhinagar	Gandhinagar	Ahmedabad	1970	Ahmedabad (1960-1970)
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	Bengalūru	Bengalūru	Bengalūru	1956	Mysore	—
Kerala	Thiruvananthapuram	T'puram	Ernakulam	1956	Kochi<ref>Kochi was the capital of the state of Travancore-Cochin, which formed part of the new state of Kerala in 1956.</ref> (1949-1956)
Lakshadweep	Kavaratti	—	Ernakulam	1956	—
Madhya Pradesh	Bhopal	Bhopal	Jabalpur	1956	Nagpur <ref>Nagpur was the capital of Central Provinces and Berar which was a state from 1861 until 1950. It became the major constituent of Madhya Pradesh, after it was formed in 1950. Nagpur continued to remain the capital of the new state. After that, 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 Maharshtra.</ref> (1861-1956)
Maharashtra	Mumbai<ref>Mumbai (Bombay) was the capital of Bombay Presidency which was a state until 1956. After that it became the capital of Bombay State, which was split into Gujarat and Maharashtra.</ref> • Nagpur (W/2nd)<ref>In 1960, under the Nagpur pact, Nagpur became the second capital of Maharshtra. 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.</ref>	• Mumbai (S+B) • Nagpur (W)<ref>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. This session is supposed to specially deal with Vidarbha's problems. Owing to the lack of seriousness, which the Maharashtra government attaches to this session, it is often referred to as the "picnic session".</ref>	Mumbai	1818 1960	—
Manipur	Imphal	Imphal	Guwahati	1947	—
Meghalaya	Shillong	Shillong	Guwahati	1970	—
Mizoram	Aizawl	Aizawl	Guwahati	1972	—
Nagaland	Kohima	Kohima	Guwahati	1963	—
Orissa	Bhubaneshwar	Bhubaneshwar	Cuttack	1948	Cuttack (1936-1948)
Pondicherry	Pondicherry	Pondicherry	Chennai	1954	—
Punjab	Chandigarh	Chandigarh	Chandigarh	1966	• Lahore<ref>Lahore was the capital of Punjab when the state was created in 1936. It is now a part of Pakistan.</ref> (1936-1947) • Shimla (1947-1966)
Rajasthan	Jaipur	Jaipur	Jodhpur	1948	—
Sikkim	Gangtok<ref>Gangtok has been the capital of Sikkim since 1890. Sikkim joined the Indian Union in 1975.</ref>	Gangtok	Gangtok	1975	—
Tamil Nadu	Chennai<ref>Chennai (Madras) was the capital of the Madras Presidency since 1839, which was redrawn as Tamil Nadu in 1956.</ref>	Chennai	Chennai	1956	—
Tripura	Agartala	Agartala	Guwahati	1956	—
Uttaranchal	Dehradun<ref>Dehradun is the provisional capital of Uttranchal. The town of Gairsen is being built as the state's new capital.</ref>	Dehradun	Nainital	2000	—
Uttar Pradesh	Lucknow	Lucknow	Allahabad	1937	—
West Bengal	Kolkata	Kolkata	Kolkata	1905	—

[edit] Notes

<references /> 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.

[edit] References

K.M. Mathew (2003). Manorama Year Book 2003 pgs 649-714. Malayala Manorama Co. Ltd. ISBN 81-90461-8-7.
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.