Madhya Pradesh (1956–2000)
| Madhya Pradesh (1956–2000) मध्य प्रदेश | |||||||||||||||||
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| Former subdivision of India | |||||||||||||||||
| 1956–2000 | |||||||||||||||||
Coat of arms
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Before the reorganization act, the whole area in red was Madhya Pradesh | |||||||||||||||||
| Capital | Bhopal | ||||||||||||||||
| Area | |||||||||||||||||
• 1991 | 443,446 km2 (171,215 sq mi) | ||||||||||||||||
| Population | |||||||||||||||||
• 1991 | 48,566,242 | ||||||||||||||||
| • Type | Federated state within the Union of India | ||||||||||||||||
| Legislature | Madhya Pradesh Legislative Assembly (320 seats) | ||||||||||||||||
| Historical era | Modern history | ||||||||||||||||
| 1 November 1956 | |||||||||||||||||
| 1 November 2000 | |||||||||||||||||
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Madhya Pradesh retrospectively referred to as United Madhya Pradesh or Undivided Madhya Pradesh, was a state in central India from 1956 until its bifurcation in 2000, when the new state of Chhattisgarh was created from its southeastern regions. It was the largest Indian state by area and played a significant role in the administrative and political landscape of independent India during its existence.