Bilaspur State (1950–54)

Bilaspur State was a state of India from 1950 to 1954 with Bilaspur town as its capital. The state was established after the province of the same name created in 1948[1] from the princely state of Bilaspur.

For places with similar names, see Bilaspur.
For the pre-independence princely state, see Bilaspur State (princely state).

Bilaspur Province (1948 - 1950)
Bilaspur State (1950 - 1954)
बिलासपुर
State of India
1950–1954

1951 map of India showing Bilaspur State.
Area
 • Coordinates31.33°N 76.75°E / 31.33; 76.75
 
• 1931
1,160 km2 (450 sq mi)
Population 
• 1931
100994
History 
• Independence of India
1950
• Merged with Himachal Pradesh
1954
Preceded by		Succeeded by
Kahlur
Himachal Pradesh
Today part ofHimachal Pradesh, India

The 31st state of Bilaspur, which had been until then a separate entity under the control of the Chief Commissioner, was integrated with Himachal Pradesh on 1 July 1954 thereby adding one more district to the state.

History

Bilaspur State was formed out of the territory of former Princely State of Bilaspur, which became part of the Dominion of India on 12 October 1948 by the accession of its erstwhile Ruler, Raja Anand Chand of the Princely State of Kahlur a.k.a. Bilaspur.

Bilaspur was a Province, until it was established as a Class "C" State, named Bilaspur State on 26 January 1950 within the Republic of India. Class "C" States were under the direct rule of the Central Government.[1][2]

Disestablishment

After 'The Himachal Pradesh and Bilaspur (New State) Act, 1954' was passed[3] by an act of Parliament Bilaspur State was dissolved on 1 July 1954 and incorporated into the State of Himachal Pradesh as Bilaspur district, with an area of 106,848 hectares.[1][4]

Himachal Pradesh State was another part-C state under a Lt. Governor. Initially it had a 36-member Legislative Assembly and the first elections to the Assembly had been held in 1952. In 1954, when Bilaspur was merged with Himachal Pradesh, the strength of its Assembly was raised to 41.[5]

Commissioners of Bilaspur State

Raja Anand Chand was the first Chief Commissioner of the Chief Commissioner's State of Bilaspur (October 1948 – 2 April 1949).[1][2]

  1. M.S. Himmatsinhji, Chief Commissioner from 1950–52[1]
  2. Chief Commissioner from 1952–54.

Chief Minister
  • Tikka Anand Chand|Raja Anand Chand Ji - 1948 - 1950
  • K.S. Himmatsinhji - 1950 - 1952

See also

References
  1. Bilaspur State : Chief Commissioners
  2. Social, cultural, and economic history of Himachal Pradesh By Manjit Singh Ahluwalia
  3. The Himachal Pradesh and Bilaspur (New State) Act, 1954
  4. Bilaspur History Archived 20 November 2011 at the Wayback Machine
  5. "1 Vidhan Sabha". Archived from the original on 30 August 2011. Retrieved 12 September 2011.

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