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Uttar Pradesh
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Andhra Pradesh
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Rajasthan
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Telangana
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Detailed explanation-1: -The new AP districts include Manyam, Bapatla, Nandyal, Kakinada, Konaseema, Eluru, Palnadu, Sri Satya Sai, Sri Balaji, Annamaya, N T Rama Rao, and Anakapalli Alluri Sitarama Raju.
Detailed explanation-2: -The state now has 26 districts, double the earlier number of 13. The new districts are: 1) Parvathipuram Manyam, 2) Anakapalli, 3) Alluri Seetharama Raju, 4) Kakinada, 5) Konaseema, 6) Eluru, 7) Palnadu, 8) Bapatla, 9) Nandyala, 10) Sri Sathya Sai, 11) Sri Balaji, 12) Annamaya, and 13) NTR.
Detailed explanation-3: -In some cases, districts are further subdivided into sub-divisions, and in others directly into tehsils or talukas. As of August 2022, there are a total of 766 districts, up from the 640 in the 2011 Census of India and the 593 recorded in the 2001 Census of India.
Detailed explanation-4: -The power to create a new district or to alter the boundaries of an existing one rests with the state government. District boundaries can be altered through an executive order or through the traditional means of seeking legislative approval for the decision.