India, a union of states, is a Sovereign, Secular, Democratic Republic with a Parliamentary system of Government.
- The President is the constitutional head of Executive of the Union. In the states, the Governor, as the representative of the President, is the head of Executive.
- There are 29 states and 7 Union territories in the country. Union Territories are administered by the President through an Administrator appointed by him/her.
Indian States and capitals:
# |
States |
|
Capitals |
1 |
Andhra Pradesh |
 – |
Hyderabad |
2 |
Arunachal Pradesh |
 – |
Itanagar |
3 |
Assam |
 – |
Dispur |
4 |
Bihar |
 – |
Patna |
5 |
Chhattisgarh |
 – |
Raipur |
6 |
Goa |
 – |
Panaji |
7 |
Gujarat |
 – |
Gandhinagar |
8 |
Haryana |
 – |
Chandigarh |
9 |
Himachal Pradesh |
 – |
Shimla |
10 |
Jammu & Kashmir |
 – |
Srinagar-Summer Capital, Jammu-Winter Capital |
11 |
Jharkhand |
 – |
Ranchi |
12 |
Karnataka |
 – |
Bangalore |
13 |
Kerala |
 – |
Thiruvananthapuram |
14 |
Madhya Pradesh |
 – |
Bhopal |
15 |
Maharashtra |
 – |
Mumbai |
16 |
Manipur |
 – |
Imphal |
17 |
Meghalaya |
 – |
Shillong |
18 |
Mizoram |
 – |
Aizawl |
19 |
Nagaland |
 – |
Kohima |
20 |
Odisha |
 – |
Bhubaneshwar |
21 |
Punjab |
 – |
Chandigarh |
22 |
Rajasthan |
 – |
Jaipur |
23 |
Sikkim |
 – |
Gangtok |
24 |
Tamil Nadu |
 – |
Chennai |
25 |
Telangana |
 – |
Hyderabad |
26 |
Tripura |
 – |
Agartala |
27 |
Uttarakhand |
 – |
Dehradun |
28 |
Uttar Pradesh |
 – |
Lucknow |
29 |
West Bengal |
 – |
Kolkata |
Union Territories of India and their capitals
# |
Union Territories |
Capital |
1 |
Andaman and Nicobar Islands |
Port Blair |
2 |
Chandigarh |
Chandigarh |
3 |
Dadra and Nagar Haveli |
Silvassa |
4 |
Daman & Diu |
Daman |
5 |
The Government of NCT of Delhi |
Delhi |
6 |
Lakshadweep |
Kavaratti |
7 |
Puducherry |
Puducherry |
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