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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]

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]

Government

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

See also: 1952 Ajmer State Legislative Assembly election

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[a]
1 Haribhau Upadhyaya Shreenagar 24 March 1952 31 October 1956 4 years, 221 days 1st

(1952)

Indian National Congress

See also

References

  1. ^ 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.
  1. ^ a b c d e 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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source: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ajmer_State