Ajmer State

Former State in North India, India

Ajmer State

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)

Preceded by | Succeeded by

|

|  | Ajmer-Merwara

|

| Rajasthan |

|

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

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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

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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

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### Chief Commissioner

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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

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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]

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

(1952)

| Indian National Congress |

## See also

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* Ajmer
* History of Ajmer
* Haribhau Upadhyaya
* History of Rajasthan
* States Reorganisation Act, 1956
* 1952 Ajmer State Legislative Assembly election

## References

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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 "Indian states since 1947". www.worldstatesmen.org. Retrieved 7 June 2025.
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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States of India on 26 January 1950

Part A States|

* Assam
* Bihar
* Bombay
* East Punjab
* Madras
* Orissa
* Uttar Pradesh
* West Bengal

Part B States|

* Hyderabad
* Jammu and Kashmir
* Madhya Bharat
* Mysore
* Patiala and East Punjab States Union
* Rajasthan
* Saurashtra
* Travancore–Cochin

Part C States|

* Ajmer
* Bhopal
* Bilaspur
* Coorg
* Delhi
* Himachal Pradesh
* Kutch
* Manipur
* Tripura
* Vindhya Pradesh

Part D States|

* Andaman and Nicobar Islands

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