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List of state and union territory capitals in India
No.StateAdministrative capitalsLegislative capitalsJudiciary capitals1Andhra PradeshHyderabad (de jure to 2024)Amaravati (de facto from 2017)AmaravatiHyder...
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| No. | State | Administrative capitals | Legislative capitals | Judiciary capitals |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Andhra Pradesh | Hyderabad (de jure to 2024) Amaravati (de facto from 2017) | Amaravati | Hyderabad |
| 2 | Arunachal Pradesh | Itanagar | Itanagar | Guwahati |
| 3 | Assam | Dispur | Guwahati | Guwahati |
| 4 | Bihar | Patna | Patna | Patna |
| 5 | Chhattisgarh | Naya Raipur | Raipur | Bilaspur |
| 6 | Goa | Panaji | Porvorim | Mumbai |
| 7 | Gujarat | Gandhinagar | Gandhinagar | Ahmedabad |
| 8 | Haryana | Chandigarh | Chandigarh | Chandigarh |
| 9 | Himachal Pradesh | ShimlaDharamshala (W/2nd) | Shimla (Summer)Dharamsala(Winter) | Shimla |
| 10 | Jammu and Kashmir | Srinagar (Summer) Jammu (Winter) | Srinagar (Summer) Jammu (Winter) | Srinagar (Summer) Jammu (Winter) |
| 11 | Jharkhand | Ranchi | Ranchi | Ranchi |
| 12 | Karnataka | Bengaluru | Bengaluru | Bengaluru |
| 13 | Kerala | Thiruvananthapuram | Thiruvananthapuram | Kochi |
| 14 | Madhya Pradesh | Bhopal | Bhopal | Jabalpur |
| 15 | Maharashtra | Mumbai Nagpur (W/2nd) | Mumbai (S+B) Nagpur (W) | Mumbai |
| 16 | Manipur | Imphal | Imphal | Imphal |
| 17 | Meghalaya | Shillong | Shillong | Shillong |
| 18 | Mizoram | Aizawl | Aizawl | Guwahati |
| 19 | Nagaland | Kohima | Kohima | Guwahati |
| 20 | Odisha | Bhubaneswar | Bhubaneswar | Cuttack |
| 21 | Punjab | Chandigarh | Chandigarh | Chandigarh |
| 22 | Rajasthan | Jaipur | Jaipur | Jodhpur |
| 23 | Sikkim | Gangtok | Gangtok | Gangtok |
| 24 | Tamil Nadu | Chennai | Chennai | Chennai |
| 25 | Telangana | Hyderabad | Hyderabad | Hyderabad |
| 26 | Tripura | Agartala | Agartala | Agartala |
| 27 | Uttar Pradesh | Lucknow | Lucknow | Allahabad |
| 28 | Uttarakhand | Dehradun | Dehradun | Nainital |
| 29 | West Bengal | Kolkata | Kolkata | Kolkata |
| No. | State or union territory | Administrative capitals | Legislative capitals | Judiciary capitals |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Andaman and Nicobar Islands | Port Blair | Port Blair | Kolkata |
| 2 | Chandigarh | Chandigarh | — | Chandigarh |
| 3 | Dadra and Nagar Haveli | Silvassa | — | Mumbai |
| 4 | Daman and Diu | Daman | — | Mumbai |
| 5 | National Capital Territory of Delhi | New Delhi | New Delhi | New Delhi |
| 6 | Lakshadweep | Kavaratti | Kavaratti | Kochi |
| 7 | Puducherry | Puducherry | Puducherry | Chennai |