Following are the new states in India
created after 1950.
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Andhra
Pradesh
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Created
by the State of Andhra Pradesh Act 1953 by carving our some areas from the
State of Chennai
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Gujarat
and Maharashtra
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The
State of Mumbai was divided into two States i.e. Maharashtra and Gujarat by
the Mumbai (Reorganisation) Act 1960
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Kerala
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Created
by the State Reorganisation Act, 1956. It comprised Travancor and Cochin
areas
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Karnataka
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Created
from the Princely State of Mysuru by the State Reorganisation Act, 1956. It
was renamed Karnataka in 1973
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Nagaland
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It was
carved out from the State of Asom by the State of Nagaland Act, 1952
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Haryana
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It was
carved out from the State of Punjab by the Punjab (Reorganisation) Act, 1966
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Himachal
Pradesh
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The
Union Territory of Himachal Pradesh was elevated to the status of State by
the State of Himachal Pradesh Act, 1970
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Meghalaya
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First
carved out as a sub-State within the State of Asom by 23 Constitutional
Amendment Act, 1969. Later in 1971, it received the status of a full-fledged
State by the North-Eastern Areas (Reorganisation) Act 1971
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Manipura
and Tripura
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Both
these States were elevated from the status of Union-Territories by the
North-Eastern Areas (Reorganisation) Act 1971
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Sikkim
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Sikkim
was first given the Status of Associate State by the 35th Constitutional
Amendment Act 1974. It got the status of a full State in 1975 by the 36th
Amendment Act, 1975
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Mizoram
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It was
elevated to the status of a full State by the State of Mizoram Act, 1986
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Arunachal
Pradesh
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It
received the status of a full state by the State of Arunachal Pradesh Act,
1896
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Goa
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Goa
was separated from the Union-Territory of Goa, Daman and Diu and was made a
full-fledged State of Goa, Daman and Diu Reorganisation Act 1987. But Daman
and Diu remained as Union Territory
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Chhattisgarh
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Formed
by the Constitutional Amendment Act, 2000 by dividing Madhya Pradesh on
November 1, 2000
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Uttarakhand
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Formed
by the Constitutional Amendment Act, 2000 by dividing Uttar Pradesh on
November 9, 2000
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Jharkhand
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Formed
by the Constitutional Amendment Act, 2000 by dividing Bihar on November 15,
2000
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