diff --git a/django/contrib/localflavor/in_/in_states.py b/django/contrib/localflavor/in_/in_states.py
index 498efe7069..bb4a7482ca 100644
--- a/django/contrib/localflavor/in_/in_states.py
+++ b/django/contrib/localflavor/in_/in_states.py
@@ -7,43 +7,43 @@ when explicitly needed.
 """
 
 STATE_CHOICES = (
-    'KA', 'Karnataka',
-    'AP', 'Andhra Pradesh',
-    'KL', 'Kerala',
-    'TN', 'Tamil Nadu',
-    'MH', 'Maharashtra',
-    'UP', 'Uttar Pradesh',
-    'GA', 'Goa',
-    'GJ', 'Gujarat',
-    'RJ', 'Rajasthan',
-    'HP', 'Himachal Pradesh',
-    'JK', 'Jammu and Kashmir',
-    'AR', 'Arunachal Pradesh',
-    'AS', 'Assam',
-    'BR', 'Bihar',
-    'CG', 'Chattisgarh',
-    'HR', 'Haryana',
-    'JH', 'Jharkhand',
-    'MP', 'Madhya Pradesh',
-    'MN', 'Manipur',
-    'ML', 'Meghalaya',
-    'MZ', 'Mizoram',
-    'NL', 'Nagaland',
-    'OR', 'Orissa',
-    'PB', 'Punjab',
-    'SK', 'Sikkim',
-    'TR', 'Tripura',
-    'UA', 'Uttarakhand',
-    'WB', 'West Bengal',
+    ('KA', 'Karnataka'),
+    ('AP', 'Andhra Pradesh'),
+    ('KL', 'Kerala'),
+    ('TN', 'Tamil Nadu'),
+    ('MH', 'Maharashtra'),
+    ('UP', 'Uttar Pradesh'),
+    ('GA', 'Goa'),
+    ('GJ', 'Gujarat'),
+    ('RJ', 'Rajasthan'),
+    ('HP', 'Himachal Pradesh'),
+    ('JK', 'Jammu and Kashmir'),
+    ('AR', 'Arunachal Pradesh'),
+    ('AS', 'Assam'),
+    ('BR', 'Bihar'),
+    ('CG', 'Chattisgarh'),
+    ('HR', 'Haryana'),
+    ('JH', 'Jharkhand'),
+    ('MP', 'Madhya Pradesh'),
+    ('MN', 'Manipur'),
+    ('ML', 'Meghalaya'),
+    ('MZ', 'Mizoram'),
+    ('NL', 'Nagaland'),
+    ('OR', 'Orissa'),
+    ('PB', 'Punjab'),
+    ('SK', 'Sikkim'),
+    ('TR', 'Tripura'),
+    ('UA', 'Uttarakhand'),
+    ('WB', 'West Bengal'),
 
     # Union Territories
-    'AN', 'Andaman and Nicobar',
-    'CH', 'Chandigarh',
-    'DN', 'Dadra and Nagar Haveli',
-    'DD', 'Daman and Diu',
-    'DL', 'Delhi',
-    'LD', 'Lakshadweep',
-    'PY', 'Pondicherry',
+    ('AN', 'Andaman and Nicobar'),
+    ('CH', 'Chandigarh'),
+    ('DN', 'Dadra and Nagar Haveli'),
+    ('DD', 'Daman and Diu'),
+    ('DL', 'Delhi'),
+    ('LD', 'Lakshadweep'),
+    ('PY', 'Pondicherry'),
 )
 
 STATES_NORMALIZED = {