Ajmer State | |||||||||
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Former State 1950–1956 | |||||||||
Location of Ajmer State in India | |||||||||
| Country | India | ||||||||
| Region | North India | ||||||||
| Formation | 26 January 1950 | ||||||||
| Consolidation | 1 November 1956 (into Rajasthan) | ||||||||
| Dissolution | 1 November 1956 (by States Reorganisation Act, 1956) | ||||||||
| Capital and largest city | Ajmer | ||||||||
| Government | |||||||||
| • Chief minister | |||||||||
• 24 March 1952 – 31 October 1956 | Haribhau Upadhyaya (First and Last) | ||||||||
| Area | |||||||||
• Total | 7,021 km2 (2,711 sq mi) | ||||||||
| Population | |||||||||
• Total | 460,722 | ||||||||
| Time zone | UTC+05:30 (IST) | ||||||||
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Ajmer State was a separate state within India from 1950 to 1956 with Ajmer as its capital. Ajmer State was formed in 1950 out of the territory of former province of Ajmer-Merwara, which became a province of the Indian Union on 15 August 1947. It formed an enclave within the state of Rajasthan. Following the States Reorganisation Act in 1956 it was merged with Rajasthan.
History
Ajmer State was formed out of territory of Ajmer-Merwara, which was a British controlled province during British India. The territory of Ajmer-Merwara had been purchased by British from the Marathas in 1818. Upon the independence of India, Ajmer-Merwara became a province of the Union of India.
It was a Province until it was established as a Class "C" State, named Ajmer State, on 26 January 1950 within Republic of India. Class "C" States were under direct rule of Central Government.
Dissolution
In 1956, when India's state boundaries were reorganised, it became a district of the then Rajasthan state. Ajmer state was merged into Rajasthan state on 1 November 1956. Kishangarh sub-division of erstwhile Jaipur district was added to it to form Ajmer district.
Government
Chief Commissioner
List of Chief Commissioners of Ajmer State:
| No. | Name | Term |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Shankar Prasada | 1947–1948 |
| 2 | Chandrakant Balwantrao Nagarkar | 1948–1951 |
| 3 | Anand Dattahaya Pandit | 1952 – March 1954 |
| 4 | Moti K. Kripalani | March 1954 – 31 October 1956 |
Chief Minister
Haribhau Upadhyaya was the first and last Chief Minister of Ajmer State from 24 March 1952 until 1956.
| No | Portrait | Name | Constituency | Tenure | Assembly Election | Party | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Haribhau Upadhyaya | Shreenagar | 24 March 1952 | 31 October 1956 | 4 years, 221 days | 1st
(1952) |
Indian National Congress | ||
See also
- Ajmer
- History of Ajmer
- Haribhau Upadhyaya
- History of Rajasthan
- States Reorganisation Act, 1956
- 1952 Ajmer State Legislative Assembly election
References
- ^ This column only names the chief minister's party. The state government he heads may be a complex coalition of several parties and independents; these are not listed here.
- ^ a b c d e Ajmer State : Chief Commissioners
- ^ "States Reorganisation Act, 1956". India Code Updated Acts. Ministry of Law and Justice, Government of India. 31 August 1956. pp. section 9. Retrieved 16 May 2013.
- ^ Census of India, 1961: Rajasthan
- ^ Sharma, Nidhi (2000). Transition from Feudalism to Democracy, Jaipur: Aalekh Publishers, ISBN 81-87359-06-4, pp.197–201,205–6