Indian States and Their Capitals & Chief Ministers (2025 Updated)
📖 Introduction
India is a Union of States with 28 States and 8 Union Territories (UTs). Each State has a Capital City and is headed by a Chief Minister (CM), while the Governor acts as the constitutional head. Knowing the list of States, Capitals, and Chief Ministers is very important for competitive exams (SSC, UPSC, Banking, Railways, Defence, and State PSCs).
Below is the latest updated list (2025) of Indian States, their Capitals, and Chief Ministers.
✅ List of Indian States, Capitals & Chief Ministers (2025 Updated)
| State | Capital | Current Chief Minister (2025) |
|---|---|---|
| Andhra Pradesh | Amaravati (planned), Visakhapatnam (working) | N. Chandrababu Naidu |
| Arunachal Pradesh | Itanagar | Pema Khandu |
| Assam | Dispur | Himanta Biswa Sarma |
| Bihar | Patna | Nitish Kumar |
| Chhattisgarh | Raipur | Vishnu Deo Sai |
| Goa | Panaji | Pramod Sawant |
| Gujarat | Gandhinagar | Bhupendra Patel |
| Haryana | Chandigarh | Nayab Singh Saini |
| Himachal Pradesh | Shimla (Summer), Dharamshala (Winter) | Sukhvinder Singh Sukhu |
| Jharkhand | Ranchi | Champai Soren |
| Karnataka | Bengaluru | Siddaramaiah |
| Kerala | Thiruvananthapuram | Pinarayi Vijayan |
| Madhya Pradesh | Bhopal | Mohan Yadav |
| Maharashtra | Mumbai | Eknath Shinde |
| Manipur | Imphal | N. Biren Singh |
| Meghalaya | Shillong | Conrad Sangma |
| Mizoram | Aizawl | Lalduhoma |
| Nagaland | Kohima | Neiphiu Rio |
| Odisha | Bhubaneswar | Mohan Charan Majhi |
| Punjab | Chandigarh | Bhagwant Mann |
| Rajasthan | Jaipur | Bhajan Lal Sharma |
| Sikkim | Gangtok | Prem Singh Tamang (P. S. Golay) |
| Tamil Nadu | Chennai | M. K. Stalin |
| Telangana | Hyderabad | A. Revanth Reddy |
| Tripura | Agartala | Manik Saha |
| Uttar Pradesh | Lucknow | Yogi Adityanath |
| Uttarakhand | Dehradun (Winter), Gairsain (Summer) | Pushkar Singh Dhami |
| West Bengal | Kolkata | Mamata Banerjee |
📌 Quick Facts for Exams
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Largest State (area): Rajasthan
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Smallest State (area): Goa
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Most Populous State: Uttar Pradesh
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Least Populous State: Sikkim
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Capital of Two States (shared): Chandigarh (Punjab & Haryana)
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Only State with Two Capitals (seasonal): Himachal Pradesh (Shimla, Dharamshala)
📝 Conclusion
The updated list of States, Capitals, and Chief Ministers (2025) is an essential Static GK topic for all exams. Remembering it is useful for SSC, UPSC, Banking, Railways, Defence, and school-level GK.