Chief Commissioner's Province refers to a middle-level and minor type of
province in British India and in the post-colonial successor states, not headed by a (
lieutenant-)
governor
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but by a
Chief commissioner, notably :
* in present
India
India, officially the Republic of India, is a country in South Asia. It is the List of countries and dependencies by area, seventh-largest country by area; the List of countries by population (United Nations), most populous country since ...
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Chief Commissioner's Province of Ajmer-Merwara (the British Political Agent in Rajputana served as ''ex officio'' Chief Commissioner)
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Chief Commissioner's Province of Delhi
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Chief Commissioner's Province of Andaman and Nicobar Islands
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Chief Commissioner's Province of Assam
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Central Provinces and Berar
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Chief Commissioner's Province of Coorg (the British Resident in Mysore served as ''ex officio'' Chief Commissioner)
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Chief Commissioner's Province of Himachal Pradesh
* in present
Pakistan
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North-West Frontier Province
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Chief Commissioner's Province of Balochistan (the British Political Agent in Baluchistan served as ''ex officio'' Chief Commissioner)
Chief commissioner's province refers to the province that was not in the direct control of the Lieutenant Governor of British India. In Pakistan the province Baluchistan was the chief commissioner's provinces.
During cabinate mission plan 4 members for constituent assembly were to be sent from chief commissioners province .
Former subdivisions of India
Former subdivisions of Pakistan
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