How many states and districts does India have. India has 29 states and 8 Union territories. The states are further divided into a total of 718 districts.
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In the states, the Governor, as the representative of the President, is the head of Executive.
The system of government in states closely resembles that of the Union.
How many states and districts does India have.
There are 29 states and seven Union Territories in the country.
Union Territories are administered by the President through an administrator appointed by him/her.
Lets take a look at the states, districts, state and their administrative leaders:
Here is a list of the 29 states in India and their administrative leaders.
Andhra Pradesh – Amravati
Andhra Pradesh – Governor: Biswabhusan Harichandan; Chief Minister: Y.S. Jagan Mohan Reddy
Governor: Biswabhusan Harichandan
Biswabhusan Harichandan is an Indian politician and the current Governor of Andhra Pradesh. He was born on August 3, 1934, in Udayagiri, Odisha, India. He is a member of the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) and was appointed as the Governor of Andhra Pradesh on July 23, 2019.
Chief Minister: Y.S. Jagan Mohan Reddy
As Chief Minister, Jagan Mohan Reddy has launched several welfare schemes, including Amma Vodi, Rythu Bharosa, and YSR Pension Scheme, to support various sections of society.
Hyderabad was the former capital of Andhra Pradesh but it got replaced by Amravati, people’s capital. The foundation stone was laid on October 22, 2015.
The Buddhist Stupa at Amravati is the biggest stupa in the country with a diameter of 50 meters and a height of 27 meters
Recognising Amravati’s ancient Buddhist roots, the developers also plan to a design the High Court in a way that it resembles the Buddhist Stupa
According to the timeline of this mega project, Andhra’s capital will be populated and functional only by 2024, i.e after the end of its second phase, when most of the buildings, commercial establishments, universities, and the central business district will become operational. The third and final phase is expected to be completed by 2029.
Arunachal Pradesh – Itanagar
Arunachal Pradesh – Governor: B.D. Mishra; Chief Minister: Pema Khandu
Governor B.D. Mishra
B.D. Mishra is the current Governor of Arunachal Pradesh, a state in Northeast India. He assumed office on October 3, 2017..
Chief Minister: Pema Khandu
Pema Khandu is the current Chief Minister of the Indian state of Arunachal Pradesh. He assumed office on 17 July 2016.
Itanagar has been the capital of Arunachal Pradesh since April 20, 1974
Arunachal Pradesh is India’s largest state in the Northeast.
Assam – Dispur
Assam – Governor: Jagdish Mukhi; Chief Minister: Himanta Biswa Sarma
Governor: Jagdish Mukhi
Jagdish Mukhi is the current Governor of Assam, a state in India. He has been serving as the Governor since October 2017. Prior to his appointment as the Governor of Assam, he had served as the Lieutenant Governor of Andaman and Nicobar Islands, as well as a Member of Parliament, a Member of Legislative Assembly, and a Cabinet Minister in the Government of India.
Chief Minister: Himanta Biswa Sarma
Himanta Biswa Sarma is the current Chief Minister of the Indian state of Assam. He assumed office on May 10, 2021.
Initially, Shillong was the capital of Assam but got replaced by Dispur in 1972
Dispur is a locality or suburb in Guwahati city that is why Guwahati is often referred to as the capital city of Assam.
Bihar – Patna
Bihar – Governor: Phagu Chauhan; Chief Minister: Nitish Kumar
Governor: Phagu Chauhan
Phagu Chauhan is an Indian politician and the current Governor of Bihar. He was appointed as the Governor on 29 July 2019. Prior to his appointment as the Governor, Chauhan had served as a member of the Uttar Pradesh Legislative Assembly from 1991 to 2002 and from 2007 to 2012.
Chief Minister: Nitish Kumar
Nitish Kumar is an Indian politician and the current Chief Minister of Bihar, India. He has been holding the position since November 2015.
Patna is the largest city of the state of Bihar, 19th most populous city and the fifth fastest growing city in the country
Being a place of several strip rivers, including Sone, Gandak, and Punpun, Patna is known as the largest riverine city in the world
In 1912, Patna became the capital of the British province of Orissa and Bihar till 1935 when Orissa became a separate state
Most notable Satyagraha movements of Mahatma Gandhi namely the Champaran movement against the Indigo plantation and the 1942 Quit India Movement were started from this city.
Chhattisgarh – Atal Nagar (Naya Raipur)
Chhattisgarh – Governor: Anusuiya Uikey; Chief Minister: Bhupesh Baghel
Governor: Anusuiya Uikey
Anusuiya Uikey is an Indian politician who is currently serving as the Governor of Chhattisgarh. She assumed the office on July 28, 2019, succeeding Om Prakash Kohli. Prior to this, she was a Member of Parliament in the Rajya Sabha, representing the state of Madhya Pradesh from 2018 to 2019.
Chief Minister: Bhupesh Baghel
Bhupesh Baghel is an Indian politician and the current Chief Minister of Chhattisgarh, a state in Central India. He assumed office on 17 December 2018.
Chhattisgarh’s new capital Naya Raipur will be renamed as Atal Nagar in memory of former Prime Minister Atal Bihari Vajpayee
The announcement was made by Chhattisgarh’s chief minister, Raman Singh, on August 21, 2018
Raipur was the former capital of Chhattisgarh. The town of Raipur has been in existence since the 9th century.
Goa – Panaji
Goa – Governor: P.S. Sreedharan Pillai; Chief Minister: Pramod Sawant
Governor: P.S. Sreedharan Pillai
P.S. Sreedharan Pillai is the current governor of Mizoram, a state in northeastern India. He assumed office on 5 October 2021. Prior to being appointed as governor, he was the president of the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) unit in Kerala from 2018 to 2021.
Chief Minister: Pramod Sawant
Pramod Sawant is a politician and the current Chief Minister of the Indian state of Goa. He took office as Chief Minister in March 2019, after the death of the previous Chief Minister, Manohar Parrikar. Before becoming Chief Minister, Sawant was Speaker of the Goa Legislative Assembly.
Panaji is also known as Panjim in English, Ponnji in Konkani, and Pongim in Portuguese
After Independence, Indian Army attacked Goa including Panaji and uprooted the Portuguese controls in 1961. Thereafter, Goa was merged with India as a Union Territory
It was declared as a state of India in 1987 along with Panaji as the capital of Goa
Gujarat – Gandhinagar
Gujarat – Governor: Acharya Devvrat; Chief Minister: Bhupendra Patel
Governor: Acharya Devvrat
Acharya Devvrat is the current Governor of the Indian state of Gujarat. He took over as the Governor of Gujarat on July 22, 2019, succeeding Om Prakash Kohli. Prior to this, he served as the Governor of Himachal Pradesh from 2015 to 2019. He is a well-known educationist and has been actively involved in promoting education, social work and environmental conservation for many years.
Chief Minister: Bhupendra Patel
Bhupendra Patel is the current Chief Minister of the Indian state of Gujarat. He assumed office on September 13, 2021, succeeding Vijay Rupani as the 17th Chief Minister of Gujarat.
In 1960, the Indian state of Bombay was split into two states, Maharashtra and Gujarat. The city of Mumbai was given to Maharashtra, leaving Gujarat without a capital city
At that time, Ahmedabad was selected to be the first capital of the newly created state
It was later proposed that a new capital city should be constructed for the state along the lines of the other two planned cities of India, Chandigarh, and Bhubaneshwar
Gandhinagar got its name from the Father of the Nation.
Haryana – Chandigarh
Haryana – Governor: Bandaru Dattatreya; Chief Minister: Manohar Lal Khattar
Governor: Bandaru Dattatreya
Bandaru Dattatreya is an Indian politician and the current Governor of Haryana. He was appointed as the Governor of Haryana on 27 July 2021. Prior to this, he served as the Governor of Himachal Pradesh and the Lieutenant Governor of Puducherry.
Chief Minister: Manohar Lal Khattar
Manohar Lal Khattar is the current Chief Minister of the Indian state of Haryana. He assumed office on October 26, 2014, following the Bharatiya Janata Party’s (BJP) victory in the Haryana Legislative Assembly Election. He is
Chandigarh derives its name from the temple of ‘Chandi Mandir’ located in the vicinity of the site selected for the city. The deity ‘Chandi’, the goddess of power and a fort of ‘garh’ lying beyond the temple gave the city its name ‘stronghold of the goddess Chandi
With the partition of India in 1947, the old British province of Punjab was divided into two parts. The larger western part, including the Punjabi capital of Lahore, became a part of Pakistan
The eastern part was granted to India, but it was without an administrative, commercial, or cultural centre
Plans to find a suitable site for the capital of the new Indian Punjab were undertaken soon after the partition
The Indian government after considering several options selected Chandigarh as the capital in 1948.
Himachal Pradesh – Shimla/Dharamshala
Himachal Pradesh – Governor: Rajendra Vishwanath Arlekar; Chief Minister: Jairam Thakur
Governor: Rajendra Vishwanath Arlekar
Rajendra Arlekar is an Indian statesman who is current and 31st Governor of Bihar. He previously served as the 21st Governor of Himachal Pradesh, being the first person serving as the Governor of Himachal Pradesh from Goa.
Chief Minister: Jairam Thakur
Jairam Thakur is the current Chief Minister of the Indian state of Himachal Pradesh. He took office on 27 December 2017, succeeding Virbhadra Singh. Thakur is a member of the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) and has been associated with the party for several years. Prior to becoming the Chief Minister, he held the position of the Minister of Rural Development and Panchayati Raj in the Government of Himachal Pradesh.
Jammu and Kashmir is not the only state with two capitals anymore.
In 2017, Dharamsala was declared as HP’s winter capital, which means it’ll have two capital cities i.e. Shimla and Dharamshala
Dharamshala is also the hometown of Tibetan spiritual leader Dalai Lama.
Jharkhand – Ranchi
Jharkhand – Governor: Mr. C.P. Radhakrishnan; Chief Minister: Mukti Morcha
Governor: Mr. C.P. Radhakrishnan
Mr. C.P. Radhakrishnan was sworn-in as the new governor of Jharkhand. Acting Chief Justice of Jharkhand High Court Justice Apresh Kumar Singh administered the oath of office to the newly appointed Governor at a simple ceremony at the Governor House.
Chief Minister: Mukti Morcha
“Mukti Morcha” is a political party in the Indian state of Jharkhand. It was formed in 2009 by a group of tribal leaders who sought to represent the interests of the marginalized and disadvantaged sections of society in the state. The party has been involved in several social and political movements in Jharkhand, particularly related to land and forest rights, and has gained significant support in certain regions of the state.
Jharkhand is one of the richest mineral zones in the world and boasts of 40 per cent and 29 per cent of India’s mineral and coal reserves respectively
Jharkhand is the only state in India to produce coking coal, uranium and pyrite.
Karnataka – Bengaluru
Karnataka – Governor: Thawar Chand Gehlot; Chief Minister: Basavaraj Bommai
Governor: Thawar Chand Gehlot
The Governor of Karnataka is the nominal head of the state. The President of India directly appoints the Governor for a period of 5 years. The Governor’s powers and functions at the state level are similar to those of the President of India at Union level.
Chief Minister: Basavaraj Bommai
That’s correct! Basavaraj Bommai is currently serving as the Chief Minister of the Indian state of Karnataka. He took office on July 28, 2021 after the previous Chief Minister B. S. Yediyurappa resigned from the post.
Bangalore, officially known as Bengaluru, is the capital of south Indian state, Karnataka. After India’s independence in 1947, Bengaluru became the capital of Mysore State and remained its capital till the new Indian state of Karnataka was formed in 1956
Bengaluru is also known as the ‘Silicon Valley of India’ because of its role as the nation’s leading information technology (IT) exporter
Indian technological organizations, such as ISRO, Infosys and Wipro are headquartered in the city.
Kerala – Thiruvananthapuram
Kerala – Governor: Arif Mohammed Khan; Chief Minister: Pinarayi Vijayan
Governor: Arif Mohammed Khan
Arif Mohammed Khan is an Indian politician and the current Governor of Kerala, a state in southern India. He has previously served as a member of parliament and a cabinet minister in the Indian government. He is known for his progressive views on Islam and has been a vocal supporter of women’s rights and religious reform.
Chief Minister: Pinarayi Vijayan
Pinarayi Vijayan is the current Chief Minister of the Indian state of Kerala. He assumed office on 25th May 2016, after the Left Democratic Front (LDF) won a majority in the Kerala State Legislature. Before becoming the Chief Minister, Vijayan had held various portfolios in the Kerala State Government, including Home Minister and Electricity Minister.
Thiruvananthapuram, formerly known as Trivandrum, is the capital of Kerala state.
This clean city is built on seven hills, called as Thiru-Anantha-Puram, meaning ‘the town of Lord Anantha’.
Madhya Pradesh – Bhopal
Madhya Pradesh – Governor: Anandiben Patel, Chief Minister: Shivraj Singh Chouhan
Governor: Anandiben Patel
Anandiben Patel is an Indian politician and the Governor of Uttar Pradesh. She was also the Chief Minister of Gujarat from 2014 to 2016. Prior to that, she had held various positions in the Gujarat government including Minister of Education, Revenue, Urban Development and Women and Child Development.
Chief Minister: Shivraj Singh Chouhan
Shivraj Singh Chouhan is an Indian politician and member of the Bharatiya Janata Party. He is the 17th and current Chief Minister of Madhya Pradesh, having been elected to the same position 3 times in the past, and a Member of Legislative Assembly in Madhya Pradesh from Budhni
Bhopal was founded by King Bhoja in the 11th century. The city was thus named ‘Bhoj-pal’ and later came to be known as Bhopal
Bhopal is also known as the ‘city of lakes’ for its various natural as well as artificial lakes. Bhopal lake, known as the upper lake is the oldest man-made lake in India.
Maharashtra – Mumbai
Maharashtra – Governor: Bhagat Singh Koshyari; Chief Minister: Uddhav Thackeray
Governor: Bhagat Singh Koshyari
Bhagat Singh Koshyari is the Honorable Governor of Maharashtra, a state in India. He was appointed as the Governor on September 5, 2019.
Chief Minister: Uddhav Thackeray
Uddhav Thackeray is an Indian politician who is currently serving as the Chief Minister of Maharashtra. He is the leader of the Shiv Sena party and assumed the role of Chief Minister on November 28, 2019. Prior to becoming Chief Minister, Thackeray served as the president of Shiv Sena, a right-wing regional political party based in the state of Maharashtra. He is the son of the Shiv Sena founder, Bal Thackeray.
Mumbai was formerly known as Bombay till 1995. Mumbai is the financial, commercial and entertainment capital of India
It is also one of the world’s top ten centres of commerce in terms of global financial flow, generating 6.16 per cent of India’s GDP.
Manipur – Imphal
Manipur – Governor: Anusuiya Uikey; Chief Minister: N. Biren Singh
Ima Keithal market in Imphal is probably the world’s only all-women run marketplace. In Manipuri, Ima means mother and Keithal means market, so it is known as ‘Mothers market’
Only married women are allowed to trade and run the stalls in this multi-ethnic 500-year-old marketplace, a privilege that is passed on from one generation of Manipuri women to the another.
Meghalaya – Shillong
Meghalaya – Governor: Satya Pal Malik; Chief Minister: Conrad Sangma
Governor: Satya Pal Malik
Satya Pal Malik was the Governor of Meghalaya from August 2019 to August 2021. Previously, he has also served as the Governor of Jammu and Kashmir and Goa.
Chief Minister: Conrad Sangma
Conrad Kongkal Sangma is an Indian politician who is the 12th and current Chief Minister of Meghalaya since 2018. He is a member of National People’s Party. His father was former Chief Minister, former Speaker of the Lok Sabha P. A. Sangma.
Shillong, the capital of Meghalaya, is the only hill station that is accessible from all sides. In 1874, it became the capital of composite Assam under British rule
In 1972, after the formation of Meghalaya as an independent state, Shillong became its capital
Mizoram – Aizawl
Mizoram – Governor: Hari Babu Kambhampati; Chief Minister: Zoramthanga
Nagaland
Nagaland – Governor: R.N. Ravi; Chief Minister: Neiphiu Rio
Odisha
Odisha – Governor: Ganeshi Lal; Chief Minister: Naveen Patnaik
Punjab
Punjab – Governor: Banwarilal Purohit; Chief Minister: Charanjit Singh Channi
Rajasthan
Rajasthan – Governor: Kalraj Mishra; Chief Minister: Ashok Gehlot
Sikkim
Sikkim – Governor: Ganga Prasad; Chief Minister: Prem Singh Tamang
Tamil Nadu
Tamil Nadu – Governor: Banwarilal Purohit; Chief Minister: M.K. Stalin
Telangana
Telangana – Governor: Tamilisai Soundararajan; Chief Minister: K. Chandrashekar Rao
Tripura
Tripura – Governor: Satyadev Narayan Arya; Chief Minister: Biplab Kumar Deb
Uttar Pradesh
Uttar Pradesh – Governor: Anandiben Patel; Chief Minister: Yogi Adityanath
Uttarakhand
Uttarakhand – Governor: Gurmit Singh; Chief Minister: Pushkar Singh Dhami
West Bengal
West Bengal – Governor: Jagdeep Dhankhar; Chief Minister: Mamata Banerjee
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