Capitali degli stati indiani

Le città capitali degli stati indiani sono distinte dalla legge indiana in capitali amministrative, legislative e giudiziarie.

Nell'elenco sono i territori sono indicati con il nome in corsivo.

Elenco

Nº	Stato o territorio dell'Unione	Capitali amministrative	Capitali legislative	Capitali giudiziarie	Anno di istituzione	Capitale precedente
1	Andamane e Nicobare	Port Blair	Port Blair	Kolkata	1955	Calcutta (1945–1956)
2	Andhra Pradesh	Hyderabad^{[N 1]}	Hyderabad	Hyderabad	1959	Kurnool (1953-1956)
3	Arunachal Pradesh	Itanagar	Itanagar	Guwahati	1986
4	Assam	Dispur	Guwahati	Guwahati	1975	Shillong^{[N 2]} (1874–1972)
5	Bengala Occidentale	Calcutta	Kolkata	Kolkata	1947
6	Bihar	Patna	Patna	Patna	1912
7	Chandigarh	Chandigarh^{[N 3]}	—	Chandigarh	1966	—
8	Chhattisgarh	Naya Raipur^{[N 4]}	Raipur	Bilaspur	2000	—
9	Dadra e Nagar Haveli e Daman e Diu	Daman	—	Mumbai	1945; nel 201	Per Dadra e Nagar Haveli: Mumbai (1954–1961) Panaji (1961–1987) Silvassa (1987–2020) Per Daman e Diu: Ahmedabad (1961–1963) Panaji (1963–1987) Daman (1987–2020)
10	Territorio di Delhi	Nuova Delhi	New Delhi	New Delhi	1931	—
11	Goa	Panaji^{[N 5]}	Porvorim	Mumbai	1961	Panaji (1961–1987)
12	Gujarat	Gandhinagar	Gandhinagar	Ahmedabad	1960	Ahmedabad (1960–1970)
13	Haryana	Chandigarh	Chandigarh	Chandigarh	1966	—
14	Himachal Pradesh	Shimla (estate) Dharamsala (inverno)^[1]	Shimla (Estate) Dharamsala(Inverno)	Shimla	1971 2017	Bilaspur (1950–1956)
15	Jammu e Kashmir	Srinagar (estate) Jammu (inverno)	Srinagar (estate) Jammu (inverno)	Srinagar (estate) Jammu (inverno)	1947	—
16	Jharkhand	Ranchi	Ranchi	Ranchi	2000
17	Karnataka	Bengaluru	Bengaluru	Bengaluru	1940	(Mysore)
18	Kerala	Thiruvananthapuram	Thiruvananthapuram	Kochi	1956
19	Laccadive	Kavaratti	Kavaratti	Kochi	1956
20	Ladakh	Leh (estate) Kargil (inverno)			2019 (in precedenza il Ladakh era parte dello Stato di Jammu e Kashmir)	—
21	Madhya Pradesh	Bhopal	Bhopal	Jabalpur	1956	Nagpur^{[N 6]} (1861–1956)
22	Maharashtra	Mumbai^{[N 7]} Nagpur (W/2nd)^{[N 8]}	Mumbai (S B) Nagpur (W)^{[N 9]}	Mumbai	1818 1960	—
23	Manipur	Imphal	Imphal	Imphal	1947	—
24	Meghalaya	Shillong	Shillong	Shillong	1970	—
25	Mizoram	Aizawl	Aizawl	Guwahati	1972	—
26	Nagaland	Kohima	Kohima	Guwahati	1963	—
27	Orissa	Bhubaneswar	Bhubaneswar	Cuttack	1948	Cuttack (1936–1948)
28	Puducherry	Puducherry	Puducherry	Chennai	1954	Madras (1948–1954)
29	Punjab	Chandigarh	Chandigarh	Chandigarh	1966
30	Rajasthan	Jaipur	Jaipur	Jodhpur	1950	—
31	Sikkim	Gangtok^{[N 10]}	Gangtok	Gangtok	1890	—
32	Tamil Nadu	Chennai^{[N 11]}	Chennai	Chennai	1956
33	Telangana	Hyderabad^{[N 12]}	Hyderabad	Hyderabad	2014	—
34	Tripura	Agartala	Agartala	Agartala	1956	—
35	Uttar Pradesh	Lucknow	Lucknow	Allahabad	1938	—
36	Uttarakhand	Dehradun^{[N 13]}	Dehradun	Nainital	2000	—

Note

^ Dopo la formazione del Telangana, a seguito dell'Andhra Pradesh Reorganisation Act, 2014, entrambi gli stati condivideranno Hyderabad come capitale comune per dieci anni. La nuova capitale dell'Andhra Pradesh sarà Amaravati, come deciso dal governo dell'Andhra Pradesh government nell'aprile del 2016.
^ Shilong was the joint capital of Assam and Meghalaya until 1971.
^ Chandigarh is the capital of the states of Punjab and Haryana, and is a Union Territory, separate from the two states.
^ Raipur is the interim capital of Chhattisgarh. The town of Naya Raipur 17 km from Raipur is envisaged as the state's new capital.
^ Panaji was the capital of Goa from 1843 when it was ruled by the Portuguese.
^ Nagpur was the capital of Central Provinces and Berar which was a province from 1861 until 1950. Central Province 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.
^ Mumbai / Bombay was the capital of Bombay Presidency which was a province until 1950. After that Bombay became the capital of Bombay State. Subsequently, Bombay State was split into Gujarat and Maharashtra in 1960.
^ 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.
^ 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. The winter session is held in Nagpur.
^ Gangtok has been the capital of Sikkim since 1890. Sikkim joined the Indian Union in 1975.
^ Chennai (Madras) was the capital of the Madras Presidency since 1839, which was redrawn as Madras State in 1956. Madras State was renamed as Tamil Nadu in 1968.
^ After the formation of Telangana, as per the Andhra Pradesh Reorganisation Act, 2014, both states will share Hyderabad as their common capital for ten years. The new Andhra Pradesh Capital City capital is going to be Amaravati, decided by the Andhra Pradesh government in April, 2016.
^ Dehradun is the interim capital of Uttarakhand. The town of Gairsain is envisaged as the state's new capital.

^ (EN) Dharamshala Declared Second Capital of Himachal | Hill Post, su www.hillpost.in. URL consultato il 21 gennaio 2017.

Voci correlate

Collegamenti esterni

(EN) Census of India 2001, Population, population in the age group 0-6 and literates by sex - Cities/Towns (in alphabetic order): 2001, su censusindia.net. URL consultato il 20 giugno 2008 (archiviato dall'url originale il 16 giugno 2004).
(EN) Census of India, List of Towns and Their Population, su censusindia.gov.in. URL consultato il 21 maggio 2008 (archiviato dall'url originale il 17 gennaio 2013).

Portale India: accedi alle voci di Wikipedia che parlano dell'India

[1] Dopo la formazione del Telangana, a seguito dell'Andhra Pradesh Reorganisation Act, 2014, entrambi gli stati condivideranno Hyderabad come capitale comune per dieci anni. La nuova capitale dell'Andhra Pradesh sarà Amaravati, come deciso dal governo dell'Andhra Pradesh government nell'aprile del 2016.

[2] Shilong was the joint capital of Assam and Meghalaya until 1971.

[3] Chandigarh is the capital of the states of Punjab and Haryana, and is a Union Territory, separate from the two states.

[4] Raipur is the interim capital of Chhattisgarh. The town of Naya Raipur 17 km from Raipur is envisaged as the state's new capital.

[5] Panaji was the capital of Goa from 1843 when it was ruled by the Portuguese.

[7] Nagpur was the capital of Central Provinces and Berar which was a province from 1861 until 1950. Central Province 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.

[8] Mumbai / Bombay was the capital of Bombay Presidency which was a province until 1950. After that Bombay became the capital of Bombay State. Subsequently, Bombay State was split into Gujarat and Maharashtra in 1960.

[9] 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.

[10] 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. The winter session is held in Nagpur.

[11] Gangtok has been the capital of Sikkim since 1890. Sikkim joined the Indian Union in 1975.

[12] Chennai (Madras) was the capital of the Madras Presidency since 1839, which was redrawn as Madras State in 1956. Madras State was renamed as Tamil Nadu in 1968.

[13] After the formation of Telangana, as per the Andhra Pradesh Reorganisation Act, 2014, both states will share Hyderabad as their common capital for ten years. The new Andhra Pradesh Capital City capital is going to be Amaravati, decided by the Andhra Pradesh government in April, 2016.

[14] Dehradun is the interim capital of Uttarakhand. The town of Gairsain is envisaged as the state's new capital.

[6] (EN) Dharamshala Declared Second Capital of Himachal | Hill Post, su www.hillpost.in. URL consultato il 21 gennaio 2017.

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