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India is a federal constitutional republic governed under a parliamentary system consisting of 28 states and 8 union territories. [ 1] All states, as well as the union territories of Jammu and Kashmir, Puducherry and the National Capital Territory of Delhi, have elected legislatures and governments, both patterned on the Westminster model.
States and unionterritories of Indiaordered by. The states of India are self-governing administrative divisions, each having a state government. The governing powers of the states are shared between the state government and the union government. On the other hand, the union territories are directly governed by the union government.
In 1858, Allahabad (now Prayagraj) became the capital of India for a day when it also served as the capital of North-Western Provinces. [3] During the British Raj, until 1911, Calcutta was the capital of India. [4] By the latter half of the 19th century, Shimla had become the summer capital. [5]
The following list gives the latest available gross state domestic product (GSDP) figures for all Indian States and Union Territories at current prices in millions or trillions of Indian rupees. No data is available for the union territories of Dadra and Nagar Haveli and Daman and Diu, Ladakh and Lakshadweep.
India has the sixth-most sites worldwide. The first sites to be listed were the Ajanta Caves, Ellora Caves, Agra Fort, and Taj Mahal, all of which were inscribed in the 1983 session of the World Heritage Committee. The most recent site listed is the Moidams – the Mound-Burial System of the Ahom Dynasty, in 2024. [ 3]
The Lok Sabha is the lower house of the Parliament of India, and its members are elected by the voters of different constituencies across the country. This webpage provides a comprehensive list of the constituencies of the Lok Sabha, along with their state, district, and reservation status. You can also find links to the lists of constituencies of other legislative assemblies in India, such as ...
Telangana ( / ˌtɛlənˈɡɑːnə /; ISO: Telaṅgāṇa Telugu: [ˈtelaŋɡaːɳa] ⓘ) is a state in India situated in the southern-central part of the Indian peninsula on the high Deccan Plateau. [ 13] It was the eleventh largest state and the twelfth most populated state in India as per the 2011 census. [ 14]
According to the 2011 Census of India, Uttarakhand has a population of 10,086,292 comprising 5,137,773 males and 4,948,519 females, with 69.77% of the population living in rural areas. The state is the 20th most populous state of the country having 0.83% of the population on 1.63% of the land.