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India being the second populous country is also the seventh-largest country in the world situated in
Southern Asia. India is officially known as the Republic of India which is governed by the parliamen-
tary form of government. As it is one of the largest countries, it becomes difficult to manage a large
country from one place. And because of this Indian constitution gives the right to the central govern-
ment to make States as it feels suitable. In this article, we are going to talk about the list of states and
capital of India within the founding year. As a list of states comes in the country it is also important
for your preparation of any competitive exam, be it railways RRB, Bank PO, bank clerk, LIC AAO, etc.
is incomplete without having a good knowledge of current affairs and general knowledge. The most
trivial way is through these examples of your general knowledge to test it by asking direct questions
on the Indian states and capitals. It is prepared in a correct manner that can be placed in no time
whatsoever. Read the article for more information. Below is given the list of capitals of the various
States of India and Union Territories.

States and Capitals of India 2020 - Complete List

With the inclusion of Telangana, there are 29 states of India and 7 Union Territories. Do check out
the complete list of states and capitals.

Sr. No States of India Capitals

1 Andhra Pradesh Hyderabad ( newly proposed Amaravati )

2 Arunachal Pradesh Itanagar

3 Assam Dispur

4 Bihar Patna

5 Chhattisgarh Raipur

6 Goa Panaji

7 Gujarat Gandhinagar

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8 Haryana Chandigarh

9 Himachal Pradesh Shimla

10 Jammu & Kashmir Jammu (Winter Capital) & Srinagar (Summer Capital)

11 Jharkhand Ranchi

12 Karnataka Bengaluru

13 Kerala Thiruvananthapuram

14 Madhya Pradesh Bhopal

15 Maharashtra Mumbai

16 Manipur Imphal

17 Meghalaya Shillong

18 Mizoram Aizawl

19 Nagaland Kohima

20 Orissa Bhubaneshwar

21 Punjab Chandigarh

22 Rajasthan Jaipur

23 Sikkim Gangtok

24 Tamil Nadu Chennai

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25 Telangana Hyderabad

26 Tripura Agartala

27 Uttar Pradesh Lucknow

28 Uttarakhand Dehradun

29 West Bengal Kolkata

UNION TERRITORIES AND CAPITALS

Union Territories are those regions that fall directly under the control of the Union Government.
Each UT has its own Lieutenant-Governor and Administrator. Only two UTs have Chief Ministers
though as they have been granted partial statehood.

Sr.No Union Territories Capital

1 Andaman & Nicobar Islands Port Blair

2 Dadra and Nagar Haveli Silvassa

3 Daman and Diu Daman

4 Lakshadweep Kavaratti

5 Puducherry Puducherry/ Pondicherry

6 Delhi (National Capital Territory) New Delhi

7 Chandigarh Chandigarh

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TRIVIA ABOUT JAMMU & KASHMIR

Multiple capitals are not a new thing and it is practiced all around the world. South Africa has three
capitals. The state of Jammu and Kashmir has two capitals - Jammu as Winter Capital and Srinagar
as the summer capital. The reasons for J&K having two capitals are:

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o As far as the strategic location is concerned, Srinagar is the most suitable place to control the
political, territorial and functional working as it is located nearly in the middle of the populated
area of Jammu and Kashmir.
o As far as possible it is tried to keep Srinagar the active working area which is possible in sum-
mers.
o But in winter it becomes a geographically challenging place due to its climate with the mercury
falling down below zero degree.
o Moreover, in winter the active financial area is mostly the southern part of J&K. While the
northern part is sometimes also not accessible due to blockage of National Highway 10 as the
result of landslide or other geographical activities.
o So it becomes a compulsion both economically, functionally and geographically to move the
capital from Srinagar to Jammu in winter.

Important facts about the States of India

 In India, the state has its own administrative units with their own elected government.
 The executive head of the state is Governor.
 The relationship between the state government and n Central is known as Federal.
 The state is administered by the Chief Minister and elected by the People.
 In India, states are grouped together under regions like Northern Region, Eastern Region, Western Re-
gion, Southern Region, Central Region, North-eastern Region, the Chief Minister is the real head.

Important facts about Union Territories

 In India, Union Territories are constituent units which are controlled and administered by the central
government.
 The executive head for the Union Territory is the President.
 The relationship between unitary with the centre means all the powers rest in the hand of the union.
 The Union Territory is administered by the administrator which is appointed by the president ( except
Delhi, Puducherry, Jammu and Kashmir).
 In Union Territories, a lieutenant is a real head.

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State and Union Territories update 2020

 India has eight union Territories, since 26 January 2020, where the Union Territory Daman and Diu,
Dadra and Nagar Haveli have become a single Union Territory.
 The central government had also announced the abbreviation of the special status given to Jammu and
Kashmir under article 370 and its division into two Union Territories that is UTs of Jammu and Kash-
mir, and Ladakh on August 5, 2019.
 After the merger of Daman and Diu and Dadra and Nagar Haveli, the number of UTs has come down to
eight.

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