State and union territory capitals in India



No.
State/UT
Administrative capital
Legislative capital
Judiciary capital
Year of establishment
19
Lakshadweep Description: dagger
Kavaratti
Kavaratti
Kochi
31
Tamil Nadu
Chennai[l]
Chennai
Chennai
1688
21
Maharashtra
Mumbai[g]
Nagpur (W/2nd)[h]
Mumbai (S+B)
Nagpur (W)[i]
Mumbai
1818
1960
5
Bihar
Patna
Patna
Patna
1935
33
Uttar Pradesh
Lucknow
Lucknow
Allahabad
1937
8
Dadra and Nagar Haveli Description: dagger
Silvassa
 —
Mumbai
1944
22
Manipur
Imphal
Imphal
Guwahati
1947
35
West Bengal
Kolkata
Kolkata
Kolkata
1947
15
Jammu and Kashmir
Srinagar (S)
Jammu (W)
Srinagar (S)
Jammu (W)
1948
26
Orissa
Bhubaneswar
Bhubaneswar
Cuttack
1948
29
Rajasthan
Jaipur
Jaipur
Jodhpur
1948
10
National Capital Territory of Delhi Description: dagger
Delhi
Delhi
Delhi
1952
27
Pondicherry Description: dagger
Pondicherry
Pondicherry
Chennai
1954
1
Andaman and Nicobar Islands Description: dagger
Port Blair
Port Blair
Kolkata
1956
2
Andhra Pradesh
Hyderabad
Hyderabad
Hyderabad
1956
17
Karnataka[e]
Bengaluru
Bengaluru
Bengaluru
1956
18
Kerala
Thiruvananthapuram
Thiruvananthapuram
Kochi
1956
20
Madhya Pradesh
Bhopal
Bhopal
Jabalpur
1956
32
Tripura
Agartala
Agartala
Guwahati
1956
12
Gujarat
Gandhinagar
Gandhinagar
Ahmedabad
1960
11
Goa
Panaji[d]
Porvorim
Mumbai
1961
25
Nagaland
Kohima
Kohima
Guwahati
1963
6
Chandigarh Description: dagger
Chandigarh[c]
 —
Chandigarh
1966
13
Haryana
Chandigarh
Chandigarh
Chandigarh
1966
28
Punjab
Chandigarh
Chandigarh
Chandigarh
1966
23
Meghalaya
Shillong
Shillong
Guwahati
1970
14
Himachal Pradesh
Shimla
Shimla
Shimla
1971
24
Mizoram
Aizawl
Aizawl
Guwahati
1972
4
Assam
Dispur
Guwahati
Guwahati
1975
30
Sikkim
Gangtok[k]
Gangtok
Gangtok
1975
3
Arunachal Pradesh
Itanagar
Itanagar
Guwahati
1987
9
Daman and Diu Description: dagger
Daman
 —
1987
7
Chhattisgarh
Raipur
Raipur
Bilaspur
2000
16
Jharkhand
Ranchi
Ranchi
Ranchi
2000
34
Uttarakhand
Dehradun[m]
Dehradun
Nainital
2000

Key
Symbol
Meaning
State/UT
Name of the State or Union Territory
Year of establishment
Year in which the state/union territory was created
Description: dagger
Denotes Union Territory
S
Summer session
W
Winter session
B
Budget session of the legislature

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