before merger with himachal pradesh on 1st july 1954 bilaspur was a princely state of british india.
before merger with himachal pradesh on 1st july 1954 bilaspur was a?
princely state of british india
the area that is now bilaspur district was formerly known as kahlur, a princely state of british india. the ruler acceded to the government of india on 12 october 1948, and bilaspur was made an indian state under a chief commissioner. the state of bilaspur was merged with himachal pradesh on 1 july 1954, and became bilaspur district.
bilaspur district, himachal pradesh
after 'the himachal pradesh and bilaspur (new state) act, 1954' was passed by an act of parliament bilaspur state was dissolved on 1 july 1954 and incorporated into the state of himachal pradesh as bilaspur district, with an area of 106,848 hectares.





















































himachal pradesh state was another part-c state under a lt. governor. initially it had a 36-member legislative assembly and the first elections to the assembly had been held in 1952. in 1954, when bilaspur was merged with himachal pradesh, the strength of its assembly was raised to 41.





















































section::::commissioners of bilaspur state.
bilaspur state (1950–54)