List of Indian state emblems

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India is a country in South Asia. It is made up of 28 states and 8 union territories. Most of the states and union territories of India have their own state emblem, seal or coat of arms which is used as an official governmental symbol, while five states and five union territories use the National Emblem of India as their official governmental seal.

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States

StateEmblemImage
Andhra Pradesh Emblem of Andhra Pradesh Flag of Andhra Pradesh.svg
Arunachal Pradesh Emblem of Arunachal Pradesh Flag of Arunachal Pradesh.svg
Assam Emblem of Assam Seal of Assam.svg
Bihar Emblem of Bihar Seal of Bihar.svg
Chhattisgarh Emblem of Chhattisgarh Coat of arms of Chhattisgarh.svg
Goa Emblem of Goa Flag of Goa, India.svg
Gujarat Uses the National Emblem of India Government Of Gujarat Seal In All Languages.svg
Haryana Emblem of Haryana Emblem of Haryana.svg
Himachal Pradesh Emblem of Himachal Pradesh HPGovt.png
Jharkhand Emblem of Jharkhand Jharkhand Rajakiya Chihna.svg
Karnataka Emblem of Karnataka Seal of Karnataka.svg
Kerala Emblem of Kerala Government of Kerala Logo.svg
Madhya Pradesh Emblem of Madhya Pradesh Emblem of Madhya Pradesh.svg
Maharashtra Emblem of Maharashtra Seal of Maharashtra.svg
Manipur Emblem of Manipur Kanglasa.svg
Meghalaya Emblem of Meghalaya
Mizoram Uses the National Emblem of India Seal of Mizoram.svg
Nagaland Emblem of Nagaland Flag of Nagaland.svg
Odisha Emblem of Odisha Seal of Odisha.svg
Punjab Emblem of Punjab Seal of Punjab.svg
Rajasthan Uses the National Emblem of India Emblem Rajasthan.png
Sikkim Emblem of Sikkim Seal of Sikkim.svg
Tamil Nadu Emblem of Tamil Nadu TamilNadu Logo.svg
Telangana Emblem of Telangana Flag of the Government of Telangana.svg
Tripura Uses the National Emblem of India Seal of Tripura.svg
Uttar Pradesh Emblem of Uttar Pradesh Seal of Uttar Pradesh.svg
Uttarakhand Emblem of Uttarakhand Seal of Uttarakhand.svg
West Bengal Emblem of West Bengal

Union territories

Union TerritoryEmblemImage
Andaman and Nicobar Islands Uses the National Emblem of India Andaman and Nicobar Islands emblem.png
Chandigarh Emblem of Chandigarh Flag of Chandigarh.svg
Dadra and Nagar Haveli and Daman and Diu Uses the National Emblem of India Seal of Dadra and Nagar Haveli and Daman and Diu.svg
Delhi Uses the National Emblem of India Seal of the National Capital Territory of Delhi.svg
Jammu and Kashmir Uses the National Emblem of India Government of Jammu and Kashmir.svg
Ladakh Uses the National Emblem of India Seal of Ladakh.png
Lakshadweep Emblem of Lakshadweep Flag of Lakshadweep.png
Puducherry Emblem of Puducherry Emblem of the Government of Puducherry.png

Autonomous administrative divisions

Some of the autonomous administrative divisions established by the Sixth Schedule of the Constitution of India have adopted their own symbols.

Autonomous Administrative DivisionEmblemImage
Bodoland Territorial Region Uses a seal based on the National Emblem of India Emblem of Bodoland.png
Deori Autonomous Council Emblem of Deori Autonomous Council Deori Autonomous Council logo.jpg
Garo Hills Autonomous District Council Emblem of Garo Hills Autonomous District Council Garo hills.png
Jaintia Hills Autonomous District Council Emblem of Jaintia Hills Autonomous District Council Emblem of Jaintia Hills Autonomous District Council.png
Kamatapur Autonomous Council Emblem of Kamatapur Automonous Council Kamatapur Autonomous Council logo.png
Karbi Anglong Autonomous Council Emblem of Karbi Anglong Autonomous Council Karbi Anglong Autonomous Council seal.png
Khasi Hills Autonomous District Council Emblem of Khasi Hills Autonomous District Council Khasi Hills Autonomous District Council.jpg
Ladakh Autonomous Hill Development Council, Kargil Emblem of Ladakh Autonomous Hill Development Council, Kargil Logo of Ladakh Autonomous Hill Development Council, Kargil.png
Lai Autonomous District Council Emblem of Lai Autonomous District Council Emblem of Lai Autonomous Council.png
Mara Autonomous District Council Emblem of Mara Autonomous District Council Emblem of Mara Automonous District Council.png
Mising Autonomous Council Emblem of Mising Autonomous Council Mising Autonomous Council logo.png
North Cachar Hills Autonomous Council Emblem of North Cachar Hills Autonomous Council Emblem of North Cachar Hills Autonomous Council.png
Rabha Hasong Autonomous Council Emblem of Rabha Hasong Autonomous Council Emblem of Rabha Hasong Autonomous Council.png

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