Ajmer State was a separate state within India from 1950 to 1956 with Ajmer as its capital.[ 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.]
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 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.[
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Dissolution
In 1956, when India's state boundaries were reorganised, it became a district of the then Rajasthan state.[ Census of India, 1961: Rajasthan] 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.[Sharma, Nidhi (2000). Transition from Feudalism to Democracy, Jaipur: Aalekh Publishers, , pp.197–201,205–6]
Government
Chief Commissioner
List of Chief Commissioners of Ajmer State:|
| 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
Haribhau Upadhyaya was the first and last Chief Minister of Ajmer State from 24 March 1952 until 1956.[
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| 1 | | Haribhau Upadhyaya | Shreenagar | 24 March 1952 | 31 October 1956 | | 1st
(1952) | Indian National Congress | |
See also
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Ajmer
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History of Ajmer
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Haribhau Upadhyaya
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History of Rajasthan
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States Reorganisation Act, 1956
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1952 Ajmer State Legislative Assembly election
