Indian States, Capitals & their Chief Ministers, Full List of Indian States, Capitals & their Chief Ministers
Full List of Indian States, Capitals & their Chief Ministers
(Last Updated : 31 December 2018) After Telangana split from Andhra Pradesh to become the newest -- 29th -- State of India on 2nd June 2014 with Hyderabad as the capital of the new state and Amravathi as the capital of Andhra Pradesh,
We make a refreshed and updated list of all the states, their capital cities and their chief ministers. [The list is updated as and when local government elections take place.]
India comprises 29 States and seven Union Territories. A Chief Minister is an elected head of the local government in a State for a five-year term and can serve unlimited number of terms. Union Territories, unlike States, are directly ruled by the central government. But some Union Territories in India di have a local legislature and a chief minister (such as Delhi or Chandigarh).
List of Indian states and their Capitals,Governors & Chief Ministers
List of all Indian Union Territories, Capitals & Governing Bodies:
Union territory
(In Alphabetical Order) |
Capital City
|
Minister/ Governor – Political party
(If Applicable) |
| Andaman and Nicobar Islands | Port Blair | Admiral(Retd) Devendra Kumar Joshi |
| Chandigarh | Chandigarh | V P Singh Badnore |
| Dadra and Nagar Haveli | Silvassa | Praful Khoda Patel |
| Daman and Diu | Daman | Praful Khoda Patel |
| Lakshadweep | Kavaratti | Farooq Khan |
| Delhi – National Capital Territory | Delhi |
Anil Baijal
|
| Puducherry (Pondicherry) | Pondicherry | Dr. Kiran Bedi |
Important Points about National Capital Territory (NCT) of Delhi
- National Capital Territory (NCT) of Delhi is the capital territory of India. NCT and its urban regions have been given special status of National Capital Region (NCR) under Constitution’s 69th Amendment Act of 1991.
- NCR includes Faridabad, Gurgaon, Noida, Ghaziabad, Neharpar (Greater Faridabad), Greater Noida, Bahadurgarh, Sonepat, Panipat, Karnal, Rohtak, Bhiwani, Rewari, Baghpat, Meerut, Muzaffarnagar, Alwar, Bharatpur and other nearby towns.
- The political administration of the NCT closely resembles that of an Indian state. It has its own legislature, high court and an executive council of ministers headed by a Chief Minister.
- New Delhi is jointly administered by the federal government of India and the local government of Delhi, and is the capital of the NCT of Delhi.
- Delhi is neither a State, nor a Union Territory. It used to be a full-fledged Union Territory till 1991, when the 69th amendment of the Constitution gave it a special status.
- According to the 69th Amendment, police in under Center, and hence most of the Law and Order. The NDMC, the municipality for New Delhi, stays with the Center as well.
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