Template:Infobox Indian state or territory 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
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
Template:See also 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 | PartyTemplate:Efn | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | File:Pt. Haribhau Upadhyaya.jpg | Haribhau Upadhyaya | Shreenagar | 24 March 1952 | 31 October 1956 | Template:Age in years and days | 1st
(1952) |
Indian National Congress | width="4px" style="background-color: Template:Party color" | |
See also
- Ajmer
- History of Ajmer
- Haribhau Upadhyaya
- History of Rajasthan
- States Reorganisation Act, 1956
- 1952 Ajmer State Legislative Assembly election
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 1.4 Indian states since 1947. www.worldstatesmen.org. Retrieved 7 June 2025.
- ↑ States Reorganisation Act, 1956. Ministry of Law and Justice, Government of India(31 August 1956).
- ↑ Census of India, 1961: Rajasthan
- ↑ Sharma, Nidhi (2000). Transition from Feudalism to Democracy, Jaipur: Aalekh Publishers, Template:ISBN, pp.197–201,205–6