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Saturday, February 11, 2012

List of State and Union Territory Capitals in India

India is divided into twenty-eight states and seven union territories (UTs). States have their own government, whereas union territories are administered by the Central government. As per the Constitution of India, the central government can also empower a union territory with a legislature. As of 2008, two union territories, the National Capital Territory of Delhi andPuducherry have their own legislatures.

The state and union territory capitals are sorted according to the administrative, legislative and judicial capitals. The administrative capital is where executive government offices are located, the legislative capital is where the state assembly convenes, and the judicial capital is the location of the territorial High Courts of India.
Union Territories:
1. Andaman and Nicobar Islands
2. Chandigarh
3. Dadra and Nagar Haveli
4. Daman and Diu
5. Lakshadweep
6. National Capital Territory of Delhi
7. Puducherry
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State List Name of Capital Languages
Andra Pradesh Hyderabad Telugu and Urdu
Arunachal Pradesh Itanager Miji, Apotanji, Merdukpen, Tagin,Adi, Honpa, Bangini-Nishi.
Assam Dispur Assamese
Bihar Patna Hindi
Chhattisgarh Raipur Hindi
Goa Panaji Marathi and Konkani
Gujarat Gandhinagar Gujarati
Haryana Chandigarh Hindi
Himachal Pradesh Shimla Hindi and Pahari
Mizoram Aizawl Mizo and English
Jammu & Kashmir Srinagar (Summer)
Jammu (Winter)
Kashmiri, Dogri, Urdu, Ladakhi,
Pahari,Punjabi and Dadri
Jharkhand Ranchi Hindi
Karnataka Bangalore Kannda
Kerala Trivandrum Malayalam
Madhya Pradesh Bhopal Hindi
Maharashtra Mumbai Marathi
Manipur Imphal Manipuri
Meghalaya Shillong Khasi, Jaintia and Garo
Nagaland Kohima Ao, Konyak, Angami, Sema and Lotha
Orissa Bhubaneswar Oriya
Punjab Chandigarh Punjabi
Rajasthan Jaipur Rajasthani and Hindi
Sikkim Gangtok Bhutia, Hindi, Nepali, Lepcha, Limbu
Tamil Nadu Chennai Tamil
Tripura Agartala Bengali, Tripuri, Manipuri, Kakborak
Uttar Pradesh Lucknow Hindi
Uttaranchal Dehra Dun Hindi
West Bengal Kolkata Bengali

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