All the States and Union Territories of India as they exist today l came into existence in the present form on the passing of the Seventh Amendment of the Constitution as follows
Short title and commencement.-(1) This Act may be called the Constitution (Seventh Amendment) Act, 1956.
(2) It shall come into force on the 1st day of November, 1956.
2. Amendment of article 1 and First Schedule.-(1) In article 1 of the Constitution,-
(a) for clause (2), the following clause shall be substituted, namely:-
"(2) The States and the territories thereof shall be as specified in the First Schedule."; and
(b) in clause (3), for sub-clause (b), the following sub-clause shall be substituted, namely:-
"(b) the Union territories specified in the First Schedule; and".
(2) For the First Schedule to the Constitution as amended by the States Reorganisation Act, 1956, and the Bihar and West Bengal (Transfer of Territories) Act, 1956, the following Schedule shall be substituted, namely:-
I. THE STATES
---------------------------------------------------------------------- Name Territories ---------------------------------------------------------------------- 1. Andhra Pradesh..... The territories specified in sub-section (1) of section 3 of the Andhra State Act, 1953 and the territories specified in sub-section (1) of section 3 of the States Reorganisation Act, 1956.
2. Assam..............The territories which immediately before the commencement of this Constitution were comprised in the Province of Assam, the Khasi States and the Assam Tribal Areas, but excluding the territories specified in the Schedule to the Assam (Alteration of Boundaries) Act, 1951.
3. Bihar.............. The territories which immediately before the commencement of this Constitution were either comprised in the Province of Bihar or were being administered as if they formed part of that Province, but excluding the territories specified in sub-section (1) of section 3 of the Bihar and West Bengal (Transfer of Territories) Act, 1956.
4. Bombay............ The territories specified in sub-section (1) of section 8 of the States Reorganisation Act, 1956.
5. Kerala ...........The territories specified in sub-section (1) of section 5 of the States Reorganisation Act, 1956.
6. Madhya Pradesh....The territories specified in sub-section (1) of section 9 of the States Reorganisation Act, 1956.
7. Madras............ The territories which immediately before the commencement of this Constitution were either comprised in the Province of Madras or were being administered as if they formed part of that Province and the territories specified in section 4 of the States Reorganisation Act, 1956, but excluding the territories specified in sub-section (1) of section 3 and sub-section (1) of section 4 of the Andhra State Act, 1953 and the territories specified in clause (b) of sub-section (1) of section 5, section 6 and clause (d) of sub-section (1) of section 7 of the States Reorganisation Act, 1956.
8. Mysore............ The territories specified in sub-section (1) of section 7 of the States Reorganisation Act, 1956.
9. Orissa............ The territories which immediately before the commencement of this Constitution were either comprised in the Province of Orissa or were being administered as if they formed part of that Province.
10. Punjab........... The territories specified in section 11 of the States Reorganisation Act, 1956.
11. Rajasthan........ The territories specified in section 10 of the States Reorganisation Act, 1956.
12. Uttar Pradesh.. The territories which immediately before the commencement of this Constitution were either comprised in the Province known as the United Provinces or were being administered as if they formed part of that Province.
13. West Bengal..... The territories which immediately before the commencement of this Constitution were either comprised in the Province of West Bengal or were being administered as if they formed part of that Province and the territory of Chandernagore as defined in clause (c) of section 2 of the Chandernagore (Merger) Act, 1954, and also the territories specified in sub-section (1) of section 3 of the Bihar and West Bengal (Transfer of Territories) Act, 1956.
14. Jammu and........ The territory which immediately before the Kashmir commencement of this Constitution was comprised in the Indian State of Jammu and Kashmir.
II. THE UNION TERRITORIES
---------------------------------------------------------------------- Name Extent ---------------------------------------------------------------------- 1. Delhi............. The territory which immediately before the commencement of this Constitution was comprised in the Chief Commissioner's Province of Delhi.
2. Himachal...........The territories which immediately before the Pradesh commencement of this Constitution were being administered as if they were Chief Com- missioner's Provinces under the names of Himachal Pradesh and Bilaspur.
3. Manipur............ The territory which immediately before the commencement of this Constitution was being administered as if it were a Chief Com- missioner's Province under the name of Manipur.
4. Tripura............The territory which immediately before the commencement of this Constitution was being administered as if it were a Chief Commissioner's Province under the name of Tripura.
5. The Andaman and....The territory which immediately before the Nicobar Islands commencement of this Constitution was compri- sed in the Chief Commissioner's Province of the Andaman and Nicobar Islands.
6. The Laccadive,.....The territory specified in section 6 of the Minicoy and States Reorganisation Act, 1956.". Amindivi Islands
Under the Second States Reorganisation Commission the Uttarachal, Jharkhand states were carved out of UP and Bihar.
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2006-10-27 12:22:45
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answered by Prabhakar G 6
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Indian State `Madhya Pradesh' formed on November 1, 1956.
2006-10-27 00:19:54
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answered by raka 3
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1.Kerala came into existence on Novemebr 1, 1956 with Thiruvananthapuram as the capital.
2.Madhya Pradesh was founded on November 1, 1956.Madhya Pradesh, because of its central location in India, has remained a crucible of historical currents from North, South, East and West.
2006-10-29 01:38:45
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answered by Anonymous
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Andhra Pradesh, Karnataka, Kerala, MP,Gujarat.
2006-10-27 00:23:26
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answered by Anonymous
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Andhra Pradesh, Karnataka and Kerala
2006-10-27 00:42:08
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answered by Kush B 2
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chattisgarh,uttaranchal&jharkhand are the three states that are newly formed.Chattisgarh became carved out of the sixteen chattisgarhi talking southeastern districts of Madhya Pradesh on 1nov 2000.Uttarakhand formely uttaranchal became carved out of the Uttar Pradesh on 9 nov 2000.& Jharkhand became carved out of southern area of Bihar on15 nov 2000.
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answered by Anonymous
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A.P
2006-10-27 01:19:16
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answered by hennaasrani 3
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