List of Indian state and union territory capitals

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

India is divided into twenty-eight states and six
union territories (UTs) . States have their own government, whereas UTs are administered by the Central government. However, Pondicherry, a UT, has its own.

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.
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bgcolor=#C1E0FF | Chandigarh
Chandigarh [Chandigarh is the capital of the states of Punjab and Haryana, and is a Union Territory, separate from the two states.]
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Chandigarh
1966
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bgcolor=#C1E0FF | Chattisgarh
Raipur
Raipur
Bilaspur
2000
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bgcolor=#C1E0FF | Dadra and Nagar Haveli
Silvassa
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Mumbai
1961
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bgcolor=#C1E0FF | Daman and Diu
Daman
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Mumbai
1987
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bgcolor=#C1E0FF | National Capital Territory of Delhi
Delhi
Delhi
Delhi
1956
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bgcolor=#C1E0FF | Goa
Panaji [Panaji was the capital of Goa from 1843 when it was ruled by the Portuguese.]
Porvorim
Mumbai
1961
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bgcolor=#C1E0FF | Gujarat
Gandhinagar
Gandhinagar
Ahmedabad
1970
Ahmedabad (1960-1970)
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bgcolor=#C1E0FF | Haryana
Chandigarh
Chandigarh
Chandigarh
1966
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bgcolor=#C1E0FF | Himachal Pradesh
Shimla
Shimla
Shimla
1948
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bgcolor=#C1E0FF | Jammu and Kashmir
• Srinagar (S)
• Jammu (W)
• Srinagar (S)
• Jammu (W)
Srinagar
1948
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bgcolor=#C1E0FF | Jharkhand
Ranchi
Ranchi
Ranchi
2000
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bgcolor=#C1E0FF | Karnataka
Bengaluru
Bengaluru
Bengaluru
1956
Mysooru
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bgcolor=#C1E0FF | Kerala
Thiruvananthapuram
T'puram
Ernakulam
1956
Kochi [Kochi was the capital of the state of Travancore-Cochin, which formed part of the new state of Kerala in 1956.] (1949-1956)
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bgcolor=#C1E0FF | Lakshadweep
Kavaratti
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Ernakulam
1956
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bgcolor=#C1E0FF | Madhya Pradesh
Bhopal
Bhopal
Jabalpur
1956
Nagpur [Nagpur was the capital of Central Provinces and Berar which was a province from 1861 until 1950. It became the major constituent of Madhya Pradesh, after it was formed in 1950. Nagpur remained the capital of the new state. 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.] (1861-1956)
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bgcolor=#C1E0FF | Maharashtra
Mumbai [Mumbai (Bombay) was the capital of Bombay Presidency which was a province until 1950. After that it became the capital of Bombay State, which was split into Gujarat and Maharashtra in 1960.]
• Nagpur (W/2nd) [In 1960, under the Nagpur pact, Nagpur became the second capital of Maharashtra. 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.]

• Mumbai (S+B)
• Nagpur (W) [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. ]
Mumbai
1818
1960
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bgcolor=#C1E0FF | Manipur
Imphal
Imphal
Guwahati
1947
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bgcolor=#C1E0FF | Meghalaya
Shillong
Shillong
Guwahati
1970
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bgcolor=#C1E0FF | Mizoram
Aizawl
Aizawl
Guwahati
1972
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bgcolor=#C1E0FF | Nagaland
Kohima
Kohima
Guwahati
1963
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bgcolor=#C1E0FF | Orissa
"'Bhubaneswar
Bhubaneswar
Cuttack
1948
Cuttack (1936-1948)
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bgcolor=#C1E0FF | Puducherry
Puducherry
Puducherry
Chennai
1954
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bgcolor=#C1E0FF | Punjab
Chandigarh
Chandigarh
Chandigarh
1966
• Lahore [Lahore was the capital of Punjab when the state was created in 1936. It is now a part of Pakistan.] (1936-1947)
• Shimla (1947-1966)
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bgcolor=#C1E0FF | Rajasthan
Jaipur
Jaipur
Jodhpur
1948
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bgcolor=#C1E0FF | Sikkim
Gangtok [Gangtok has been the capital of Sikkim since 1890. Sikkim joined the Indian Union in 1975.]
Gangtok
Gangtok
1975
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bgcolor=#C1E0FF | Tamil Nadu
Chennai [Chennai (Madras) was the capital of the Madras Presidency since 1839, which was redrawn as Tamil Nadu in 1956.]
Chennai
Chennai
1956
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bgcolor=#C1E0FF | Tripura
Agartala
Agartala
Guwahati
1956
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bgcolor=#C1E0FF | Uttar Pradesh
Lucknow
Lucknow
Allahabad
1937
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bgcolor=#C1E0FF | Uttarakhand
Dehradun [Dehradun is the provisional capital of Uttaranchal. The town of Gairsen is being built as the state's new capital.orissa's previous name was kalinga]
Dehradun
Nainital
2000
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bgcolor=#C1E0FF | West Bengal
Kolkata
Kolkata
Kolkata
1905
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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.

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