¹ The decision to possibly create additional districts is pending.
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- 14 November 1834 : Presidency of Agra.
- 1 January 1836 : North-Western Provinces.
- 3 April 1858 : Oudh taken under British control, Delhi taken away from NWP & merged into Punjab.
- 1 April 1871 : Ajmer, Merwara & Kekri made separate commissionership.
- 15 February 1877 : Oudh added to North-Western Provinces.
- 22 March 1902 : Renamed United Provinces of Agra and Oudh.
- 3 January 1921 : Renamed United Provinces of British India.
- 1 April 1937 : Renamed United Provinces
- 1 April 1946 : Self rule granted.
- 15 August 1947 : Part of independent India.
- 26 January 1950 : Renamed Uttar Pradesh

- 9 November 2000 : Uttaranchal, now known as Uttarakhand, state created from part of Uttar Pradesh.

The Government of Uttar Pradesh is a democratically elected State Government in India with the Governor as its appointed constitutional Head of the State by the President of India. The Governor of Uttar Pradesh is appointed for a period of five years and appoints the Chief Minister and his council of ministers, who are vested with legislative powers as well as executive powers of the State. The governor remains a ceremonial head of the state, while the Chief Minister and his council are responsible for day-to-day government functions. Government of UP's influence on Indian Politics is paramount as it send the largest number of Lok Sabha seats to Indian Parliament.

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