India is a federal constitutional republic governed under a parliamentary system consisting of 28 states and 8 union territories. All states, as well as the union territories of Jammu and Kashmir, Puducherry and the National Capital Territory of Delhi, have elected legislatures and governments, both patterned on the Westminster model. The remaining five union territories are directly ruled by the central government through appointed administrators. In 1956, under the States Reorganisation Act, states were reorganised on a linguistic basis. Their structure has since remained largely unchanged. Each state or union territory is further divided into administrative districts.
The legislatures of three states Himachal Pradesh, Maharashtra and Uttarakhand meet in different capitals for their summer and winter sessions. Ladakh has both Leh and Kargil as its administrative capitals.
List
The state and union territory capitals are sorted according to administrative, legislative and judicial capitals. The administrative capital is where the executive government offices are located. The legislative capital is where the legislative assembly is located and the judicial capital is where the states or union territories' high courts are located.
States
| State | Administrative/ Executive capital | Legislative capital | Judicial capital | Year of establishment | Former capital |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Andhra Pradesh | Amaravati | Amaravati | Amaravati | 2014 | Hyderabad (1956–2014) |
| Arunachal Pradesh | Itanagar | Itanagar | Guwahati | 1987 | — |
| Assam | Dispur | Dispur | Guwahati | 1972 | Shillong (1950–1972) |
| Bihar | Patna | Patna | Patna | 1950 | — |
| Chhattisgarh | Raipur | Raipur | Bilaspur | 2000 | — |
| Goa | Panaji | Porvorim | Mumbai | 1987 | — |
| Gujarat | Gandhinagar | Gandhinagar | Ahmedabad | 1960 | Ahmedabad (1960–1970) |
| Haryana | Chandigarh | Chandigarh | Chandigarh | 1966 | — |
| Himachal Pradesh | Shimla | Shimla (Summer) Dharamshala (Winter) | Shimla | 1971 | — |
| Jharkhand | Ranchi | Ranchi | Ranchi | 2000 | — |
| Karnataka | Bengaluru | Bengaluru | Bengaluru | 1956 | — |
| Kerala | Thiruvananthapuram | Thiruvananthapuram | Kochi | 1956 | — |
| Madhya Pradesh | Bhopal | Bhopal | Jabalpur | 1956 | — |
| Maharashtra | Mumbai | Mumbai (Summer) Nagpur (Winter) | Mumbai | 1960 | — |
| Manipur | Imphal | Imphal | Imphal | 1972 | — |
| Meghalaya | Shillong | Shillong | Shillong | 1972 | — |
| Mizoram | Aizawl | Aizawl | Guwahati | 1987 | — |
| Nagaland | Kohima | Kohima | Guwahati | 1963 | — |
| Odisha | Bhubaneswar | Bhubaneswar | Cuttack | 1950 | — |
| Punjab | Chandigarh | Chandigarh | Chandigarh | 1966 | — |
| Rajasthan | Jaipur | Jaipur | Jodhpur | 1950 | — |
| Sikkim | Gangtok | Gangtok | Gangtok | 1975 | — |
| Tamil Nadu | Chennai | Chennai | Chennai | 1956 | — |
| Telangana | Hyderabad | Hyderabad | Hyderabad | 2014 | — |
| Tripura | Agartala | Agartala | Agartala | 1972 | — |
| Uttar Pradesh | Lucknow | Lucknow | Prayagraj | 1950 | — |
| Uttarakhand | Dehradun | Bhararisain (summer) Dehradun (winter) | Nainital | 2000 | — |
| West Bengal | Kolkata | Kolkata | Kolkata | 1950 | — |
Union territories
| Union Territory | Administrative/ Executive capital | Legislative capital | Judicial capital | Year of establishment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Andaman and Nicobar Islands | Port Blair | – | Kolkata | 1956 |
| Chandigarh | Chandigarh | – | Chandigarh | 1966 |
| Dadra and Nagar Haveli and Daman and Diu | Daman | – | Mumbai | 2020 |
| Jammu and Kashmir | Srinagar | Srinagar (summer) Jammu (winter) | Srinagar | 2019 |
| Ladakh | Leh | – | Srinagar | 2019 |
| Lakshadweep | Kavaratti | – | Kochi | 1956 |
| Delhi | New Delhi | New Delhi | New Delhi | 1956 |
| Puducherry | Pondicherry | Pondicherry | Chennai | 1951 |
Citations
- "Jammu and Kashmir bifurcated: India has one less state, gets two new UTs in J&K, Ladakh". India Today. 31 October 2019. Retrieved 25 December 2020.
- Sharma 2007, p. 49.
- Baruah 1999, p. xiii.
- Ring 1996, p. 288.
- "Dharamshala Declared Second Capital of Himachal". Hill Post. 20 January 2017. Retrieved 9 November 2025.
- "High Court of Kerala". Retrieved 16 March 2025.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link) - "Nagpur Winter Capital, Why No Metro City Tag?". The Times of India. 15 July 2025. ISSN 0971-8257. Retrieved 9 November 2025.
- Spate 1953, p. 200.
- "Bhararisain declared as summer capital of Uttarakhand". www.timesnownews.com. 8 June 2020. Retrieved 9 November 2025.
- "Explained: Why does Jammu & Kashmir has two capitals?". News9live. 14 December 2024. Retrieved 9 November 2025.
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