State
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Significance of the day}}
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Timeline
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Andhra Pradesh
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Andhra Pradesh Day
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1 November
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Reorganisation (1956)
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[1]
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Arunachal Pradesh
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Arunachal Pradesh Day
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20 February
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Statehood (1987)
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[2]
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Assam
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Assam Day
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2 December
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Establishment of Ahom kingdom (1228)
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[3]
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Bihar
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Bihar Day
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22 March
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Formation (1912)
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[4]
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Chhattisgarh
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Chhattisgarh Rajyotsava
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1 November
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Formation (2000)
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[5]
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Goa
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Goa Liberation Day
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19 December
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Liberation (1961)
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[6]
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Goa Day
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30 May
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Statehood (1987)
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[7]
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Gujarat
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Gujarat Day
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1 May
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Formation (1960)
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[8]
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Haryana
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Haryana Day
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1 November
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Formation (1966)
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[9]
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Himachal Pradesh
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Himachal Pradesh Day
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25 January
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Formation (1971)
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[10]
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Jharkhand
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Jharkhand Day
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15 November
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Formation (2000)
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2000 – Divided from Bihar by Bihar Reorganisation Act, 2000
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[11]
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Karnataka
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Karnataka Rajyotsava
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1 November
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Reorganisation (1956)
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Originally the Kingdom of Mysore in the Indian Empire
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1948 – Admitted as State of Mysore in the Indian Union
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1956 – Southern Kannada-speaking parts of Bombay State added to Mysore State per States Reorganisation Act, 1956
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1973 – Renamed as State of Karnataka
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[12]
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Kerala
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Kerala Day
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1 November
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Formation (1956)
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[13]
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Madhya Pradesh
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Madhya Pradesh Day
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1 November
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Formation (1956)
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[14]
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Maharashtra
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Maharashtra Day
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1 May
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Formation (1960)
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[15]
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Manipur
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Manipur Day
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21 January
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Statehood (1972)
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[16]
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Meghalaya
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Meghalaya Day
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21 January
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Statehood (1972)
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1970 – Established as an autonomous state in Assam by Assam Reorganisation (Meghalaya) Act, 1969
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1972 – Achieved statehood by North-Eastern Areas (Reorganisation) Act, 1971
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[17]
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Mizoram
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Mizoram Day
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20 February
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Statehood (1987)
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1971 – Founded as a union territory by North-Eastern Areas (Reorganisation) Act, 1971
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1987 – Established as Mizoram state by State of Mizoram Act, 1986
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[18]
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Nagaland
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Nagaland Day
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1 December
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Formation (1963)
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1963 – Founded by State of Nagaland Act, 1962
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[19]
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Odisha
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Odisha Day
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1 April
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Formation (1936)
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[20]
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Punjab
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Punjab Day
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1 November
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Reorganisation (1966)
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[21]
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Rajasthan
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Rajasthan Day
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30 March
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Formation (1949)
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1949 – Founded as United State of Rajasthan from erstwhile Matsya and Rajasthan
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1950 – Renamed as Rajasthan
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1956 – Reorganized by States Reorganisation Act, 1956
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[22]
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Sikkim
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Sikkim Day
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16 May
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Formation (1975)
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Originally the Kingdom of Sikkim in the Indian Empire
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1975 – Accession and establishment by the 35th amendment to the Constitution of India
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[23]
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Tamil Nadu
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Tamil Nadu Day
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18 July
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Renaming of Madras to Tamil Nadu (1969)
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1950 – Province of Madras renamed as State of Madras
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1952 – Divided by Andhra State Act, 1953
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1956 – Reorganized by States Reorganisation Act, 1956
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1969 – Renamed as Tamil Nadu by Madras State (Alteration of name) Act, 1968
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[24]
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Telangana
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Telangana Day
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2 June
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Formation (2014)
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2014 – Divided from Andhra Pradesh by Andhra Pradesh Reorganisation Act, 2014
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[25]
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Tripura
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Tripura Day
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21 January
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Statehood (1972)
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1949 – Tripura acceded to the Indian Union by Tripura Merger Agreement
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1950 – Became a part C state by Constitution of India
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1956 – Organized as a union territory by States Reorganisation Act, 1956
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1972 – Achieved statehood by North-Eastern Areas (Reorganisation) Act, 1971
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[26]
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Uttar Pradesh
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Uttar Pradesh Day
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24 January
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Statehood and renaming United Provinces to Uttar Pradesh (1950)
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[27]
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Uttarakhand
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Uttarakhand Day
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9 November
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Formation (2000)
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[28]
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West Bengal
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West Bengal Day
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15 April[note 1]
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Pohela Boishakh
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1947 – Province of Bengal divided to form Province of West Bengal
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1950 – Gained statehood as State of West Bengal
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[30]
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