Ajmer State | |||||||||
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Former State 1950–1956 | |||||||||
.svg) Location of Ajmer State in India | |||||||||
| Country | India | ||||||||
| Region | North India | ||||||||
| Formation | 26 January 1950 | ||||||||
| Consolidation | 1 November 1956 (intoRajasthan) | ||||||||
| Dissolution | 1 November 1956 (byStates 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 separatestate within India from 1950 to 1956 withAjmer as its capital.[1] Ajmer State was formed in 1950 out of the territory of former province ofAjmer-Merwara, which became a province of theIndian Union on 15 August 1947. It formed anenclave within the state ofRajasthan. Following theStates Reorganisation Act in 1956 it was merged withRajasthan.[2]
Ajmer State was formed out of territory ofAjmer-Merwara, which was a British controlledprovince during British India. The territory of Ajmer-Merwara had been purchased by British from theMarathas in 1818. Upon theindependence of India, Ajmer-Merwara became a province of the Union of India.
It was aProvince until it was established as a Class "C" State, named Ajmer State, on 26 January 1950 withinRepublic of India. Class "C" States were under direct rule of Central Government.[1]
In 1956, when India's state boundaries were reorganised, it became a district of the thenRajasthan 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 formAjmer district.[4]
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 |
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] | |||
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| 1 |  | Haribhau Upadhyaya | Shreenagar | 24 March 1952 | 31 October 1956 | 4 years, 221 days | 1st (1952) | Indian National Congress | |
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