Ajmer_State
Ajmer State
Former State in North India, India
Ajmer State was a separate state within India from 1950 to 1956 with Ajmer as its capital.[1] 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.[2]
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 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.[1]
Dissolution
In 1956, when India's state boundaries were reorganised, it became a district of the then Rajasthan state.[1][3] 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.[4]
Chief Commissioner
List of Chief Commissioners of Ajmer State:[1]
| 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.[1]
| No | Portrait | Name | Constituency | Tenure | Assembly Election | Party[lower-alpha 1] | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Haribhau Upadhyaya | Shreenagar | 24 March 1952 | 31 October 1956 | 4 years, 221 days | 1st
(1952) |
Indian National Congress | ||
- "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.
- Sharma, Nidhi (2000). Transition from Feudalism to Democracy, Jaipur: Aalekh Publishers, ISBN 81-87359-06-4, pp.197–201,205–6