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City, capital of Assam state, northeastern India. Following the administrative reorganization of the region in 1972, Dispur, a suburb of Guwahati, became the state capital.

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Dispur
Dispur
Location of Dispur
in Assam and India
Coordinates 26°09′N 91°46′E / 26.15°N 91.77°E / 26.15; 91.77
Country  India
State Assam
District(s) Kamrup
Population 1,725 (1981)
Time zone IST (UTC+5:30)
Area
• Elevation
• 53 m (174 ft)

Dispur About this sound pronunciation (help·info) (Assamese: দিছপুৰ) is the capital of Assam, a state in northeast India.

This place that existed as a locality on the outskirts of Guwahati, took its place as the capital of Assam in 1973. This was after Shillong, the erstwhile capital became the capital of the state of Meghalaya that was carved out of Assam.

To the south of Dispur is the mythologically important site of Basistha Ashram and the Shankardev Kalakschetra, a cultural center created in the 1990s. Next to Dispur is the ancient township of Jatia. The Assam State Secretariat Buildings are also located here.

Politics

Dispur is part of Gauhati (Lok Sabha constituency).[1]

References

  1. ^ "List of Parliamentary & Assembly Constituencies". Assam. Election Commission of India. http://archive.eci.gov.in/se2001/background/S03/AS_ACPC.pdf. Retrieved 2008-10-05. 

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