Ajmer State

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
Former State
1950–1956
The map of India showing Ajmer State
Location of Ajmer State in India
Country India
RegionNorth India
Formation26 January 1950
Consolidation1 November 1956 (into Rajasthan)
Dissolution1 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
 • Total7,021 km2 (2,711 sq mi)
Population
 • Total460,722
Time zoneUTC+05:30 (IST)
Preceded by		Succeeded by
Ajmer-Merwara
Rajasthan

History
A 1909 map of Rajputana, showing Ajmer-Merwara as separate territory

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 Commissioners
  1. Shankar Prasada, became its first Chief Commissioner from 1947 to 1948
  2. Chandrakant Balwantrao Nagarkar was Chief Commissioner from 1948 to 1951[1]
  3. Anand Dattahaya Pandit, Chief Commissioner from 1952 to March 1954[1]
  4. Moti K. Kripalani, Chief Commissioner from March 1954 to 31 October 1956[1]

Chief Minister

Haribhau Upadhyaya was the first and last Chief Minister of Ajmer State from 24 March 1952 until 1956.[1]

See also

References
  1. Ajmer State : Chief Commissioners
  2. "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.
  3. Census of India, 1961: Rajasthan
  4. Sharma, Nidhi (2000). Transition from Feudalism to Democracy, Jaipur: Aalekh Publishers, ISBN 81-87359-06-4, pp.197–201,205–6

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