City (pop., 2001 prelim.: 195,891), capital of Gujarat state, west-central India.
It lies on the banks of the Sabarmati River, north of the former capital of Ahmedabad . Built to supplant the former capital, after the state of Bombay was divided, the city was begun in 1966 and named for Mohandas K. Gandhi . The first state government offices were transferred there in 1970, and the city subsequently continued to grow.