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Darbhanga
Darbhanga is the fifth-largest city and municipal corporation in the Indian state of Bihar situated centrally in Mithila region. Darbhanga is the headquarters of the Darbhanga district and the Darbhanga division. It was the seat of the erstwhile Khandwala Zamidaar dynasty Under Mughals. It was the capital of Mithila. It is considered the Medical Capital of North bihar. It has DMCH & second AIIMS Hospital in the State Only after Capital Patna. Darbhanga is one of the oldest cities in India. Musical, folk art, and literary traditions in Sanskrit, Maithili and Urdu have been passed down generations in Darbhanga and constitute the city's strong cultural background. History The city was the capital of the Darbhanga Raj, an estate established in the 16th century, and contains the Anandbagh Palace. It was constituted a municipality in 1864. Darbhanga is home to the Kameshwara Singh Darbhanga Sanskrit University (1961), which is located on the grounds of the palace, and the Lal ...
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Darbhanga District
Darbhanga district is one of the thirty-eight districts of Bihar state in eastern India, and Darbhanga city is the administrative headquarters of this district and 5th largest city of Bihar as well. Darbhanga district is a part of Darbhanga Division. The district is bounded on the north by Madhubani district, on the south by Samastipur district, on the east by Saharsa district and on the west by Sitamarhi and Muzaffarpur districts. The district covers an area of . History 1976 saw the creations of two districts from Darbhanga's territory: Madhubani and Samastipur. Block and circle # Darbhanga Assembly constituency # Baheri Assembly constituency # Biraul Assembly constituency # Keoti Assembly constituency # Singhwara Assembly constituency # Jale Assembly constituency # Bahadurpur Assembly constituency # Benipur Assembly constituency # Manigachhi Assembly constituency # Kusheshwar Asthan # Kusheshwar Asthan Purbi # Hanuman nagar Assembly constituency # G ...
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Lalit Narayan Mithila University
The Lalit Narayan Mithila University (LNMU), formerly Mithila University, is a public university in India. Began in 1972, the university initially functioned from the Mohanpur House at Sara Mohanpur village of Darbhanga-Sakri route. In 1975, it was shifted to the campus belonging to Raj Darbhanga. The university is in Darbhanga town, Mithila, an ancient cultural region of North India lies between the lower range of the Himalayas and the Ganges river. The university imparts education in fields such as humanities, social science, life science, commerce, and medicine, with both undergraduate and postgraduate courses. More than 400 faculties are engaged in teaching and research. The institute has a residential campus of about 230 acres with modern facilities and support services for its students and faculty. The university has the privilege of having major Students' union as ABVP, AISF and Mithila Student Union. Colleges Its jurisdiction extends over 4 districts -BEgusarai,Dar ...
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Darbhanga Junction Railway Station
Darbhanga Junction, station code DBG, is the primary railway station serving the city of Darbhanga in the Darbhanga district in the Indian state of Bihar. The Darbhanga Junction railway station is connected to most of the major cities in India by the railway network. Darbhanga has trains running frequently to Delhi, Kolkata and Patna. The city is a major railway hub and has two major stations: Darbhanga Junction and . Platforms There are five platforms in Darbhanga Junction. The platforms are interconnected with foot overbridges (FOB) & Escalator stairs. Trains Darbhanga Junction railway station is a part of the East Central Railways located on the Samastipur rail route. Some local passenger trains also run from Darbhanga Junction to neighbouring destinations like Raxaul, Jainagar, Sitamarhi and Samastipur on frequent intervals. The station is connected to most of the major cities in India. Nearest airport The nearest airport to Darbhanga Junction are * Darbhanga Airpo ...
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Darbhanga Airport
Darbhanga Airport is a domestic airport and an Indian Air Force Station, serving Darbhanga, Bihar, India. It is located just at the outskirts of the city near the NH-105 and NH-57 highways, which pass through Darbhanga. The airport is operated by the Airports Authority of India (AAI). The foundation stone for the airport was laid by the then Chief Minister Nitish Kumar and then Civil Aviation Minister Suresh Prabhu, in the presence of state Civil Aviation Minister Jayant Sinha on 24 December 2018. Commercial flights started on 8 November 2020 and also available connecting flight for international flights. History This airport was built by Maharaja Kameshwar Singh Bahadur of Darbhanga when he started his own private airline. It was funded by a private aviation company Darbhanga Aviation after Second World War. He purchased three former military Douglas DC3 aircraft. Darbhanga Aviation was started in 1950 and became defunct in 1962. During the 1962 Indo-China War, the a ...
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Darbhanga (Lok Sabha Constituency)
Darbhanga Lok Sabha constituency is one of the 40 Lok Sabha (parliamentary) constituencies in Bihar state in eastern India. Assembly segments From 2009 Lok Sabha elections, Darbhanga Lok Sabha constituency comprises the following six Vidhan Sabha (legislative assembly) segments: Members of Parliament ^ by poll Election results See also * Darbhanga 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 {{Bihar elections Lok Sabha constituencies in Bihar Politics of Darbhanga district ...
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Darbhanga (Vidhan Sabha Constituency)
Darbhanga Assembly constituency is an assembly constituency in Darbhanga district in the Indian state of Bihar. In 2015 Bihar Legislative Assembly election, Darbhanga will be one of the 36 seats to have VVPAT. Overview As per Delimitation of Parliamentary and Assembly constituencies Order, 2008, No. 83 Darbhanga Assembly constituency is composed of the following: Darbhanga municipal corporation; Kabir Chak, Kansi, Ranipur, Sara Mahamad, Shisho East, Shisho West, Basudeopur, Sahbajpur gram panchayats of Darbhanga community development block. Darbhanga Assembly constituency is part of No. 14 Darbhanga (Lok Sabha constituency) Darbhanga Lok Sabha constituency is one of the 40 Lok Sabha (parliamentary) constituencies in Bihar state in eastern India. Assembly segments From 2009 Lok Sabha elections, Darbhanga Lok Sabha constituency comprises the following six Vidhan S .... Members of Legislative Assembly Election results 2020 2015 References External ...
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Darbhanga Rural (Vidhan Sabha Constituency)
Darbhanga Rural Assembly constituency is an assembly constituency in Darbhanga district in the Indian state of Bihar. It is an open seat from 2010 but was earlier reserved for scheduled castes. Overview As per Delimitation of Parliamentary and Assembly constituencies Order, 2008, No. 82 Darbhanga Rural Assembly constituency is composed of the following: Manigachhi community development block; Nazra Mohammada, Narayanpur (Advocate Shadab Ahmad s/o Akil Ahmad), Adalpur, Atihar, Balha, Bijuli, Chhotaipatti, Dhoi, Dularpur, Ghorghatta, Kharua, Khutwara, Loam, Muria, Nainaghat, Sonki and Bhalpatti gram panchayats of Darbhanga CD Block. Darbhanga Rural Assembly constituency is part of No. 14 Darbhanga (Lok Sabha constituency) Darbhanga Lok Sabha constituency is one of the 40 Lok Sabha (parliamentary) constituencies in Bihar state in eastern India. Assembly segments From 2009 Lok Sabha elections, Darbhanga Lok Sabha constituency comprises the following six Vidhan S .... Members ...
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Gopal Jee Thakur
Gopal Jee Thakur (born 15 October 1969) is an Indian Politician. He is a member of 17th Lok Sabha, representing Darbhanga (Loksabha constituency). He represented the Bihar legislative assembly from the Benipur constituency as a member of the Bharatiya Janata Party in 2010 and served as vice president of the Bharatiya Janata Party State Unit of Bihar, India. Thakur is a senior BJP leader from Mithila Region of Bihar. He was elected from Darbhanga Lok Sabha seat by a margin of 267,979 votes. He defeated RJD candidate Abdul Bari Siddiqui. Early life Gopal Jee Thakur was born on 15th of October 1969 to a Maithil Brahmin family of Parri village, Darbhanga district. He is a PHD in Sociology. An agriculturist by profession, Thakur has been active in Politics since his student life. He became a political figure and a social worker. After winning the 2019 General election from Darbhanga Loksabha, Thakur became the first local MP (Member Of Parliament) from Darbhanga District wi ...
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Mithila (region)
Mithila (), also known as Tirhut, Tirabhukti and Mithilanchal is a geographical and cultural region of the Indian subcontinent bounded by the Mahananda River in the east, the Ganges in the south, the Gandaki River in the west and by the foothills of the Himalayas in the north. It comprises certain parts of Bihar and Jharkhand of India and adjoining districts of the Province No. 1, Bagmati Pradesh and Madhesh Province of Nepal. The native language in Mithila is Maithili, and its speakers are referred to as Maithils. The name Mithila is commonly used to refer to the Videha Kingdom, as well as to the modern-day territories that fall within the ancient boundaries of Videha. Till the 20th century, Mithila was still ruled in part by the Raj Darbhanga. History Vedic period Mithila first gained prominence after being settled by Indo-Aryan peoples who established the Videha kingdom. During the Later Vedic period (c. 1100–500 BCE), Videha became one of the major political and cultu ...
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Darbhanga Fort
Darbhanga Fort is also called ''Ram Bagh Fort'', because it is situated in Rambagh Palace inside the fort. Rambagh campus is surrounded by walls and spreads in about 85 acres of land. But when the construction of the fort was completed on three sides and the wall of the western part was being constructed that India got independence from the British rule. In India, the new government came to power and stopped the princely state and zamindari system. As a result, the semi-constructed wall was built up to the same place and the fort was stopped. History Prior to the formation of the fort, this area was a part of the village named Islampur, which was under the control of Nawab Aliwardi Khan of Murshidabad State. Afterwards, it came under the control of the progeny of Maharaja of Darbhanga, Shri Kameshwar Singh. After this, in 1930, when Maharaja Kameshwar Singh decided to build a fort here like other forts of India, the Muslim majority population here settled in places like Shi ...
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Bihar
Bihar (; ) is a state in eastern India. It is the 2nd largest state by population in 2019, 12th largest by area of , and 14th largest by GDP in 2021. Bihar borders Uttar Pradesh to its west, Nepal to the north, the northern part of West Bengal to the east, and with Jharkhand to the south. The Bihar plain is split by the river Ganges, which flows from west to east. On 15 November 2000, southern Bihar was ceded to form the new state of Jharkhand. Only 20% of the population of Bihar lives in urban areas as of 2021. Additionally, almost 58% of Biharis are below the age of 25, giving Bihar the highest proportion of young people of any Indian state. The official languages are Hindi and Urdu, although other languages are common, including Maithili, Magahi, Bhojpuri and other Languages of Bihar. In Ancient and Classical India, the area that is now Bihar was considered the centre of political and cultural power and as a haven of learning. From Magadha arose India's first empire, ...
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Darbhanga Municipal Corporation
Darbhanga Municipal Corporation or Darbhanga Nagar Nigam, is the civic body that governs Darbhanga, a city of Bihar in India. Municipal Corporation mechanism in India was introduced during British Rule with formation of municipal corporation in Madras ( Chennai) in 1688, later followed by municipal corporations in Bombay ( Mumbai) and Calcutta ( Kolkata) by 1762. Darbhanga Municipal Corporation consists of democratically elected members, is headed by a Mayor, and administers the city's infrastructure Infrastructure is the set of facilities and systems that serve a country, city, or other area, and encompasses the services and facilities necessary for its economy, households and firms to function. Infrastructure is composed of public and priv ..., public services, and supplies. History Darbhanga Municipal Corporation was established on August 23,1982. Darbhanga Municipal Corporation covers 19.18 sq. km. and is divided into 48 administrative wards. Functions Darbhanga ...
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