6-464: Dispur ( / d ɪ s ˈ p ʊər / , Assamese: [ˈdispuɹ] ) is the capital of the Indian state of Assam and is a suburb of Guwahati . It became the capital in 1973, when Shillong the erstwhile capital, became the capital of the state of Meghalaya that was carved out of Assam. Dispur is the seat of power of Government of Assam . The Assam Secretariat (Janata Bhawan) building
12-525: Is a federal constitutional republic governed under a parliamentary system consisting of 28 states and 8 union territories . All states, as well as the union territories of Jammu and Kashmir , Puducherry and the National Capital Territory of Delhi , have elected legislatures and governments, both patterned on the Westminster model . The remaining five union territories are directly ruled by
18-690: Is located in Dispur along with the Assam Legislative Assembly House, MLA Hostels and the State Emergency Operations Centre. The Assam Trunk road and the G S road pass through Dispur. To the south of Dispur lies the theologically important site of Basistha Ashram and the Shankardev Kalakshetra , a cultural centre created in the 1990s. Next to Dispur is the township of Jatia . The Guwahati Tea Auction Centre , one of
24-630: Is part of Gauhati parliamentary constituency. BJP 's Bijuli Kalita Medhi is the MP MLA of Dispur Assembly Constituency is Atul Bora from BJP. Being the capital it is a well-planned locale. There are many tourist spots in Dispur, such as: Dispur is home to many hospitals and healthcare centres including Guwahati Neurological Research Centre (GNRC) Hospitals, Dispur Hospital, Dispur Polyclinic and Hospital and Capital State Dispensary. List of state and union territory capitals in India India
30-456: The busiest tea trading facilities in the world, is located in the city. The Bharalu river flows through the heart of the town. Dispur, being a part of Guwahati, has warm summers and cold winters. Winters are also accompanied by occasional rainfalls that bring down the temperature further. Monsoon season in Dispur commences from the month of June. Dispur monsoons are usually accompanied by severe thunderstorms along with heavy downpours. Dispur
36-717: The central government through appointed administrators. In 1956, under the States Reorganisation Act , states were reorganised on a linguistic basis. Their structure has since remained largely unchanged. Each state or union territory is further divided into administrative districts. The legislatures of three states Himachal Pradesh , Maharashtra and Uttarakhand meet in different capitals for their summer and winter sessions. Ladakh has both Leh and Kargil as its administrative capitals. The state and union territory capitals are sorted according to administrative, legislative and judicial capitals. The administrative capital
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