Madras State was a state in the Republic of India. At the time of its formation in 1950, it included the whole of present-day Tamil Nadu, Coastal Andhra and Rayalaseema, the Malabar region of North Kerala, and the Bellary, Dakshin Kannada and Udupi districts of Karnataka. Coastal Andhra and Rayalaseema were separated to form Andhra State in 1953 with its capital at Kurnool while South Canara and Bellary districts were merged with Mysore and Malabar district with Travancore-Cochin in 1956.
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