Vindhya Pradesh

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{{Infobox former subdivision
|native_name = विंध्य
|conventional_long_name =Vindhya
|common_name =Vindhya Pradesh
|nation = [[India]]
|status_text = [[States and union territories of India|State of India]]
|era =
|year_start = 1948
|date_start =
|event_start= Creation of Vindhya Pradesh State
|year_end = 1956
|date_end =
|event_end= [[States Reorganisation Act]]
|event1 =
|date_event1 =
|capital = [[Rewa, Madhya Pradesh|Rewa]]
|p1 = Central India Agency
|p2 =
|s1 = Madhya Pradesh
|flag_p1 = British Raj Red Ensign.svg
|flag_p2 =
|flag_s1 = ..Madhya Pradesh Flag(INDIA).png
|image_flag =
|image_coat = Emblem of Vindhya Pradesh.png
|image_map =Vindhya Pradesh in India (1951).svg
|image_map_caption =<small>1951 map of India. Vindhya Pradesh is shown in the centre.</small>
|stat_area1 =61131.5
|stat_year1 =
|stat_pop1 = 3600000
|footnotes = {{Cite book |pages=54–5| title=Historical Geography of Madhya Pradesh from Early Records |author=Pranab Kumar Bhattacharyya |year=1977 |publisher=Motilal Banarsidass |location=Delhi}}
}}
'''Vindhya Pradesh''' was a [[former]] [[States and territories of India|state]] of [[India]]. It occupied an area of 23,603 sq. miles.<ref name="bhattacharyya">{{cite book|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=njYpsvmr2dsC&q=Vindhya+Pradesh+%2B+1948+%2B+Bundelkhand+%2B+Baghelkhand+%2B+Gwalior+Residency&pg=PA54|pages=54–5|title=Historical Geography of Madhya Pradesh from Early Records|last=Bhattacharyya|first=P. K.|year=1977|isbn=0-8426-909-13|publisher=Motilal Banarsidass|location=Delhi}}</ref> It was created in 1948 as '''Union of Baghelkhand and Bundelkhand States''', shortly after [[India]]n independence, from the territories of the [[princely state]]s in the eastern portion of the former [[Central India Agency]]. It was named as Vindhya Pradesh on 25 January 1950 after the [[Vindhya Range]], which runs through the centre of the province. The capital of the state was [[Rewa, India|Rewa]]. It lay between [[Uttar Pradesh]] to the north and [[Madhya Pradesh]] to the south, and the enclave of [[Datia]], which lay a short distance to the west, was surrounded by the state of [[Madhya Bharat]].

Vindhya [[Pradesh]] was merged into [[Madhya Pradesh]] in 1956, following the [[States Reorganisation Act]].<ref name="States Reorganisation Act, 1956">{{cite web |url=http://indiacode.nic.in/qrydisp.asp?tfnm=195637%20&tfnm2=11 |title=States Reorganisation Act, 1956 |date=31 August 1956 |series=India Code Updated Acts |publisher=Ministry of Law and Justice, Government of India|pages=section 9 |access-date=16 May 2013}}</ref>

==History==
Vindhya Pradesh state was formed on 12 March 1948 and the newly formed state was inaugurated on 4 April 1948. Following its formation 35 [[princely state]]s were merged to form Vindhya Pradesh state:
{{div col|colwidth=22em}}
# [[Rewa (princely state)|Rewa]]
# [[Panna State|Panna]]
# [[Datia State|Datia]]
# [[Orchha State|Orchha]]
# [[Ajaigarh State|Ajaigarh]]
# [[Baoni State|Baoni]]
# [[Baraundha State|Baraundha]]
# [[Bijawar State|Bijawar]]
# [[Chhatarpur State|Chhatarpur]]
# [[Charkhari State|Charkhari]]
# [[Maihar State|Maihar]]
# [[Nagod State|Nagod]]
# [[Samthar State|Samthar]]
# [[Alipura State|Alipura]]
# Banka-Pahari
# Beri
# [[Bhaisunda]] ([[Chaube Jagir]])
# Bihat
# Bijna
# Dhurwai
# Garrauli
# [[Gaurihar State|Gaurihar]]
# [[Jaso State|Jaso]]
# Jigni
# [[Khaniadhana State|Khaniadhana]]
# Kamta Rajaula (Chaube Jagir)
# Kothi
# Lugasi
# Naigawan Rebai
# Pahra (Chaube Jagir)
# [[Paldeo]] (Chaube Jagir)
# Sarila
# Sohawal
# Taraon (Chaube Jagir)
# [[Tori-Fatehpur]] ([[Hasht-Bhaiya]] Jagir)
{{Div col end}}
On 25 January 1950, 10 erstwhile princely states, namely, Bihat, Banka Paharee, Baoni, Beri, Bijna, Charkhari, Jigni, Samthar, Sarila and Tori-Fatehpur were transferred to [[Uttar Pradesh]] and [[Madhya Bharat]]. Vindhya Pradesh, together with the states of [[Madhya Bharat]] and [[Bhopal State (1949–56)|Bhopal State]], was merged into Madhya Pradesh on 1 November 1956.

==Divisions==
After formation, the state was divided into two divisions, which were further divided into 8 districts.

Bundelkhand Division with its headquarters at [[Nowgaon]] comprised the following 4 distri

# [[Panna district]]
# [[Chhatarpur district]]
# [[Tikamgarh district]]
# [[Datia district]]

Baghelkhand Division with its headquarters at [[Rewa, Madhya Pradesh|Rewa]] comprised the following 4 districts:<ref name="bhattacharyya"/>
# [[Rewa district]]
# [[Satna district]]
# [[Sidhi district]]
# [[Shahdol district]]

==Politics==

[[File:Vindhya Pradesh map.jpg|thumb|280px|Map of Vindhya Pradesh]]
The nominal heads of the state were the [[Rajpramukh]] from 1948–49, the Chief Commissioner from 1949-March, 1952 and the Lieutenant Governor from March, 1952-31 October 1956. The state had a [[Vidhan Sabha]] comprising 60 members elected from 48 constituencies (36 single-member and 12 double-member).<ref name=eci1>{{cite web|url=http://eci.nic.in/StatisticalReports/SE_1951/StatRep_51_VP.pdf|title=Statistical Report on General Election, 1951 to the Legislative Assembly of Vindhya Pradesh|publisher=Election Commission of India website}}</ref> There were 4 [[Lok Sabha]] constituencies in the state (2 single-member and 2 double-member).<ref name=eci2>{{cite web|url=http://eci.nic.in/StatisticalReports/LS_1951/VOL_1_51_LS.PDF|title=Statistical Report on General Elections, 1951 to the First Lok Sabha|publisher=Election Commission of India website|access-date=29 October 2008|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090409233255/http://eci.nic.in/StatisticalReports/LS_1951/VOL_1_51_LS.PDF|archive-date=9 April 2009|url-status=dead|df=dmy-all}}</ref>

Following the formation of the state in 1948, [[Martand Singh]], the last ruler of the princely state of [[Rewa (princely state)|Rewa]] became the [[Rajpramukh]] and [[Yadvendra Singh]], the last ruler of the princely state of [[Panna State|Panna]] became the [[Uparajpramukh]]. Initially [[Awadhesh Pratap Singh]] became the Chief Minister of the Vindhya Pradesh.

After he resigned on 14 April 1949, [[N.B. Bonerji]], then Chief Commissioner took over on 15 April 1949. He was succeeded by [[S. N. Mehta]].

In the first general election in 1951, the [[Indian National Congress]] won 40 seats and the [[Socialist Party (India)|Socialist Party]] won 11 seats.<ref name=eci1/> [[S.N.Shukla]] of [[Indian National Congress]] became the Chief Minister of the state on 13 March 1952, [[Shivanand]] became the Speaker and [[Ram Kishore Shukla]] of [[Socialist Party (India)|Socialist Party]] the leader of the opposition of the house. The house dissolved on 31 October 1956.

Nowadays the voice of separation of VindhyaPradesh from MadhyaPradesh is been stroked by Maihar MLA Narayan Tripathi and Social Worker Kuldeep Agnihotri is been associated Agni Shakti Education Foundation, Rewa, Madhya Pradesh

==See also==
*[[List of proposed states and territories of India]]

==References==
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[[Category:History of Madhya Pradesh (1947–present)]]
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[[Category:Former states and territories of India]]

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