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Amguri
Amguri (IPA: æmˈgʊərɪ) is a town and municipal area committee in Sivasagar district in the state of Assam, India. Geography Amguri is located in the state of Assam, near the border of Nagaland, in north-east India. It has an average elevation of 74 metres (242 feet). It is situated on the bank of the river Jhanji and famous for its tea gardens and oil fields. Demographics At the 2001 census, Amguri had a population of 6944. Males constitute 56% of the population and females 44%, and 11% of the population is under 6 years of age. Amguri has an literacy rate of 75%, higher than the national literacy average of 59.5%. In Amguri, 55% of the male and 45% of the female population are literate. Transport Rail Amguri falls under the Tinsukia railway division of the Northeast Frontier Railway zone. Road Amguri is connected to the neighbouring towns by the National Highway-2( Mokokchung-Amguri Road) which falls under the renumbered North- South Highway system and ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Amguri (Vidhan Sabha Constituency)
Amguri Assembly constituency is one of the 126 assembly constituencies in Sivasagar district, Sivasagar District of Assam a north east state of India. Amguri is also part of Jorhat Lok Sabha constituency. Members of Legislative Assembly * 1951: Rabin Kakoti, Indian National Congress. * 1957: Khagendranath Borborua, Independent. * 1962: Khagen Borbarua, Revolutionary Communist Party of India. * 1967: Puspadhar Chaliha, Indian National Congress. * 1972: Puspadhar Chaliha, Indian National Congress. * 1978: Khagen Borbarua, Revolutionary Communist Party of India. * 1983: Kirti Dutta, Indian National Congress. * 1985: Prodip Hazarika, Asom Gana Parishad. * 1991: Anjan Dutta (politician), Anjan Dutta, Indian National Congress. * 1996: Prodip Hazarika, Asom Gana Parishad. * 2001: Anjan Dutta (politician), Anjan Dutta, Indian National Congress. * 2006: Prodip Hazarika, Asom Gana Parishad. * 2011: Anjan Dutta (politician), Anjan Dutta, Indian National Congress. * 2016: Prodip Hazarika, ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Amguri College
Amguri College is located in Amguri, Assam, India. It was founded on 17 July 1967. The college is affiliated to Dibrugarh University and recognized by University Grants Commission (UGC). History The Amguri College was established on 17 July 1967. The college is brought under the deficit system if Grant-in-Aid in 1977 and affiliates to the Dibrugarh University Dibrugarh University is a collegiate public state university in the Indian state of Assam. It is located at Dibrugarh, Assam, India. It was set up in 1965 under the provisions of the Dibrugarh University Act, 1965 enacted by the Assam Legislat .... Other information The college has widespread fame in publications and has more than 15 publications so far. These publications are assigned with ISBN/ISSN. They are as below. *College Magazine (published annually) *Monoshwini (published annually by women cell of the college). *Intellectus (A Multidisciplinary Journal published annually) *Journal in social science (publish ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jorhat (Lok Sabha Constituency)
Jorhat Lok Sabha constituency is one of the 14 Lok Sabha constituencies in Assam state in north-eastern India. Assembly segments Jorhat Lok Sabha constituency is composed of the following assembly segments: Members of Parliament Election results General election 2019 General elections 2014 Jorhat District, Assam. Expenditure Details of Contesting Candidates'' General elections 2009 See also * Jorhat district * List of Constituencies of the Lok Sabha The Lok Sabha, the lower house of the Parliament of India, is made up of Members of Parliament ( MPs). Each MP, represents a single geographic constituency. There are currently 543 constituencies while maximum seats will fill up to 550 (after ar ... References External linksJorhat lok sabha constituency election 2019 date and schedule {{coord, 26.8, 94.2, display=title Lok Sabha constituencies in Assam Jorhat district ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Prodip Hazarika
Prodip Hazarika is an Asom Gana Parishad politician from Assam. He has been elected in Assam Legislative Assembly The Assam Legislative Assembly is the unicameral legislature of the Indian state of Assam. It is housed in Guwahati, the capital city of Assam, geographically situated in present Western Assam region. The Legislative Assembly comprises 126 Me ... election in 1985, 1996, 2006 and 2016 from Amguri constituency. References Living people Asom Gana Parishad politicians People from Sivasagar district Assam MLAs 2016–2021 Assam MLAs 1996–2001 Assam MLAs 1985–1991 Year of birth missing (living people) {{Assam-politician-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sivasagar District
Sivasagar district (Pron: or ), formerly known as ''Sibsagar'', is one of the 34 districts of Assam state in Northeast India. Sivasagar city is the administrative headquarters of this district. This historic place is also known for its rich biodiversity. The districts covers an area of 2668 square kilometers (of the total area of 78438 square kilometers of Assam). The district comprises two sub-divisions – ''Sivasagar'' and ''Nazira''. The district of Sivasagar lies between 26.45°N and 27.15°N latitudes and 94.25°E and 95.25°E longitudes. The district is bounded by the Brahmaputra River to the north, Nagaland to the south, the Charaideo district to the east and the Jhanji River to the west. The Sivasagar district has acquired its distinct identity due to the co-existence of different races, tribes, languages and cultures. History The Sivasagar was established by Ahoms. Before the arrival of Ahoms, the area under the district was inhabited by the indigenous Tibeto-Burman tr ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
National Highway 2 (India)
National Highway 2 is a national highway in India that runs from Dibrugarh in Assam to Tuipang in Mizoram. This national highway passes through the Indian states of Assam, Nagaland, Manipur and Mizoram. This national highway is long. Before renumbering of national highways, NH-2 was variously numbered as old national highways 37, 61, 39, 150 and 54. Route description NH2 connects Dibrugarh, Sivasagar, Amguri, Mokokchung, Wokha, Kohima, Imphal, Churachandpur, Seling, Serchhip, Lawngtlai and Tuipang. Major intersections : Terminal near Dibrugarh. : near Moranhat : near Sivasagar : near Jhanji. : near Chantongia. : near Mokokchung. : near Mokokchung : near Mokokchung : near Kohima : near Tadubi : near Maram : near Imphal : near Imphal : near Imphal : near Imphal : near Churachandpur : near Vertek : near Seling : near Theriat : near Lawngtlai : near Venus Saddle Asian Highways Imphal to Kohima stretch of National Highway 2 is part of Asian Highway 1 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Someswar Kakoti
Someswar Kakoti (Assamese language, Assamese: সোমেশ্ৱৰ কাকতী) is a veteran freedom fighter from Amguri, a town in Sibsagar district of Assam. He took part in the Quit India Movement in 1942. On 9 August 2008, he was facilitated by the President of India Smt Pratibha Patil at the Rashtrapati Bhavan, New Delhi. Activities During the movement, Kakoti was the Secretary of Amguri Congress Committee. He was the pioneer in starting the first program of the movement in the region for which he had to be the victim of police and military atrocities. Arrest In 1930, he was arrested for opposing the Cunningham circular. In 1932, he was imprisoned for six months. In 1940–1941, he was again sent to jail for six month for his active participation in the Satyagraha, Satyagraha Movement. Kakoti, following instruction of the head of the Congress party, went underground when warrant was issued to arrest him under Section 126/A. From there, he continued his part of the mo ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Department Of Road Transport And Highways
The Ministry of Road Transport and Highways (MoRTH) is a ministry of the Government of India, that is the apex body for formulation and administration of the rules, regulations and laws relating to road transport, transport research and in also to increase the mobility and efficiency of the road transport system in India. Through its officers of Central Engineering Services (Roads) cadre it is responsible for the development of National Highways of the country. Road transport is a critical infrastructure for economic development of the country. It influences the pace, structure and pattern of development. In India, roads are used to transport over 60 percent of the total goods and 85 percent of the passenger traffic. Hence, development of this sector is of paramount importance for India and accounts for a significant part in the budget. History Creation The Department of War Transport was formed in July, 1942, by the bifurcation of the then Department of Communications into ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Asom Gana Parishad
Asom Gana Parishad (translation: ''Assam People's Council'', AGP) is a state political party in Assam, India. The AGP was formed after the historic Assam Accord of 1985 and formally launched at the Golaghat Convention held from 13–14 October 1985 in Golaghat, that let Prafulla Kumar Mahanta to be elected as the youngest chief minister of the state. The AGP has formed government twice from 1985 to 1989 and from 1996 to 2001. The party split in 2005, with former Chief Minister Prafulla Kumar Mahanta forming the Asom Gana Parishad (Progressive), but regrouped on 14 October 2008 in Golaghat. The party won 14 seats out of 126 in the 2016 Legislative Assembly Elections; a historic win for the party. Further, it shares power with the Bodoland People's Front and Bharatiya Janata Party. Currently it is a part of North-East Regional Political Front consisting of political parties of the northeast which has supported the National Democratic Alliance (India). The party will form an al ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Nagaland
Nagaland () is a landlocked state in the northeastern region of India. It is bordered by the Indian states of Arunachal Pradesh to the north, Assam to the west, Manipur to the south and the Sagaing Region of Myanmar to the east. Its capital city is Kohima and its largest city is Dimapur. The state has an area of with a population of 1,980,602 as per the 2011 Census of India, making it one of the smallest states in India.Census of India 2011 Govt of India Nagaland became the 16th state of India on 1 December 1963. It is home to a rich variety of natural, cultural and environmental resources. Nagaland is a mountainous state and lies between the parallels of 95 and 94 degrees east longitude and 25.2 and 27.0 degrees latitude north. The high-profile [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Dhodar Ali
The Dhodar Ali or Dhudor Ali ( as, ধোদৰ আলি, en, Lazy Man's Road or Sluggard's Road), is a 212-km-long road starting from Kamargaon in Golaghat to Joypur in Dibrugarh touching Mariani, Jorhat. It runs through four districts of Upper Assam holding significance for several neighboring states. Construction Ahom king Gadadhar Singha got the road constructed somewhere around 1687. The road is so called because the king mobilized some ''dhod''s (''dhod'' in Assamese means lazy) to build it. Those people were said to pretend to be lazy in order to skip royal responsibilities that made the king to deploy them in the construction. Later, Ahom king Pratap Singha built a stone bridge over the Dorika river on the road. The bridge is , and . This Dorika bridge connects Sibsagar to the nearby town Sonari. Present condition of the road In 2006, the erosion of the Dhansiri River was said to threaten its existence. In 2009, the state of this historic road was reported to be "de ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
States And Territories Of India
India is a federal union comprising 28 states and 8 union territories, with a total of 36 entities. The states and union territories are further subdivided into districts and smaller administrative divisions. History Pre-independence The Indian subcontinent has been ruled by many different ethnic groups throughout its history, each instituting their own policies of administrative division in the region. The British Raj mostly retained the administrative structure of the preceding Mughal Empire. India was divided into provinces (also called Presidencies), directly governed by the British, and princely states, which were nominally controlled by a local prince or raja loyal to the British Empire, which held ''de facto'' sovereignty ( suzerainty) over the princely states. 1947–1950 Between 1947 and 1950 the territories of the princely states were politically integrated into the Indian union. Most were merged into existing provinces; others were organised into ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
