Subdivisions
Initially, in 1948, the state was divided into the following eight districts:
- Patiala district
- Barnala district
- Bhatinda district
- Fatehgarh district
- Sangrur district
- Kapurthala district
- Mohindergarh district
- Kohistan district
In 1953, the number of districts was reduced from eight to five. Barnala district became part of Sangrur district and Kohistan and Fatehgarh districts became part of Patiala district.
There were four Lok Sabha constituencies in this state. Three of them were single-seat constituency: Mohindergarh, Sangrur and Patiala. The Kapurthala-Bhatinda Lok Sabha constituency was a double-seat constituency.
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