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Faridabad District
Faridabad district is one of the 22 districts of the Indian state of Haryana with Faridabad city being the district headquarters. The Delhi-Mathura-Agra National Highway 44 (Grand Trunk Road) passes through the centre of the district, which occupies an area of and had a population of 1,809,733. Haryana government has created a new Faridabad division which would cover the districts – Faridabad, Nuh and Palwal. it was the second most populous district of Haryana after Gurugram district. Origin of name The district is named after its headquarters, Faridabad city, which in turn is named after its founder, Shaikh Farid, the treasurer of Jahangir who built a town here. On Talab Road near Gopi Colony (Old Faridabad), his tomb or ''maqbara'' can still be seen. History The district lies in the cultural region of Braj. Tilpat (then "Tilprastha"), a town near the district's most populous city, Faridabad, was one of the five villages demanded by Pandavas to avert a disastrous w ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
List Of Districts Of Haryana
Haryana, with 22 districts, is a States and territories of India, state in the North India, northern region of India and is the nation's List of states and union territories of India by population, eighteenth most populous. The state borders with Punjab (India), Punjab and Himachal Pradesh to the north and Rajasthan to the west and south. The river Yamuna defines its eastern border with Uttar Pradesh. Haryana also surrounds Delhi on three sides, forming the northern, western and southern borders of Delhi. Consequently, a large area of Haryana is included in the National Capital Region (India), National Capital Region. Chandigarh is the capital of Punjab and Haryana jointly. History On 1 November 1966 Haryana was constituted as a separate state with seven districts, according to the partition plan of the then East Punjab. The seven districts were Rohtak, Jind, Hisar (city), Hisar, Mahendragarh, Gurgaon, Karnal, Ambala. The partition was based on the linguistic demographics and w ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Braj
Braj, also known as Vraj, Vraja, Brij or Brijbhoomi, is a region in India on both sides of the Yamuna river with its centre at Mathura-Vrindavan in Uttar Pradesh state encompassing the area which also includes Palwal and Ballabhgarh in Haryana state, Bharatpur district in Rajasthan state and Morena District in Madhya Pradesh.Janet Cochrane, 2008Asian Tourism: Growth and Change page 249. Within Uttar Pradesh it is very well demarcated culturally, the area stretches from the Mathura, Aligarh, Agra, Hathras and districts up to the Farrukhabad, Mainpuri and Etah districts. Braj region is associated with Radha and Krishna who according to scriptures were born in Barsana and Mathura respectively. It is the main centre of Krishna circuit of Hindu pilgrimage. It is located 150 km south of Delhi and 50 km northwest of Agra. Etymology The term Braj is derived from the Sanskrit word ''vraja (व्रज)''. Vraja was first mentioned in Rigveda, and in Sanskrit it ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mathura
Mathura () is a city and the administrative headquarters of Mathura district in the Indian state of Uttar Pradesh. It is located approximately north of Agra, and south-east of Delhi; about from the town of Vrindavan, and from Govardhan. In ancient times, Mathura was an economic hub, located at the junction of important caravan routes. The 2011 Census of India estimated the population of Mathura at 441,894. In Hinduism, Mathura is birthplace of Krishna, which is located at the Krishna Janmasthan Temple Complex. It is one of the Sapta Puri, the seven cities considered holy by Hindus, also called Mokshyadayni Tirth. The Kesava Deo Temple was built in ancient times on the site of Krishna's birthplace (an underground prison). Mathura was the capital of the kingdom of Surasena, ruled by Kansa, the maternal uncle of Krishna. Mathura is part of the Lord Krishna circuit (Mathura,Vrindavan,Barsana, Govardhan, Kurukshetra, Dwarka and Bhalka). Janmashtami is grandly celebrated i ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Delhi
Delhi, officially the National Capital Territory (NCT) of Delhi, is a city and a union territory of India containing New Delhi, the capital of India. Straddling the Yamuna river, primarily its western or right bank, Delhi shares borders with the state of Uttar Pradesh in the east and with the state of Haryana in the remaining directions. The NCT covers an area of . According to the 2011 census, Delhi's city proper population was over 11 million, while the NCT's population was about 16.8 million. Delhi's urban agglomeration, which includes the satellite cities of Ghaziabad, Faridabad, Gurgaon and Noida in an area known as the National Capital Region (NCR), has an estimated population of over 28 million, making it the largest metropolitan area in India and the second-largest in the world (after Tokyo). The topography of the medieval fort Purana Qila on the banks of the river Yamuna matches the literary description of the citadel Indraprastha in the San ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Faridabad (Lok Sabha Constituency)
Faridabad Lok Sabha constituency is one of the 10 Lok Sabha (parliamentary) constituencies in Haryana state in northern India. Assembly segments At present, Faridabad Lok Sabha constituency comprises nine Vidhan Sabha (legislative assembly) constituencies: Members of Parliament The Faridabad Lok Sabha constituency was created in 1977. The list of Member of Parliament (MP) is as follows: Election Results See also * Faridabad 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 ... Notes {{coord, 28.404, 77.319, display=title Lok Sabha constituencies in Haryana Faridabad district ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Tigaon (Vidhan Sabha Constituency)
Tigaon Assembly constituency is a Haryana Legislative Assembly constituency in Faridabad Haryana Haryana (; ) is an Indian state located in the northern part of the country. It was carved out of the former state of East Punjab on 1 Nov 1966 on a linguistic basis. It is ranked 21st in terms of area, with less than 1.4% () of India's land ar .... List of MLAs References Assembly constituencies of Haryana {{Haryana-geo-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Faridabad (Vidhan Sabha Constituency)
Faridabad Assembly constituency is one of the 90 constituencies in the Haryana Legislative Assembly of Haryana a north state of India. Faridabad is also part of Faridabad Lok Sabha constituency. Members of Legislative Assembly Election results 2019 See also * Faridabad * Faridabad district * List of constituencies of Haryana Legislative Assembly The Haryana Legislative Assembly is the unicameral state legislature of Haryana state in India. The seat of the Legislative Assembly is at Secretariat Building in Chandigarh, the capital of the state. The term of the Legislative Assembly ... References {{coord, 28.410, 77.336, display=title Assembly constituencies of Haryana Faridabad district Faridabad ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ballabgarh (Vidhan Sabha Constituency)
Ballabhgarh Assembly constituency is one of the 90 Legislative Assembly constituencies of Haryana state in India. It is part of Faridabad district. Members of the Legislative Assembly Election results 2019 See also * List of constituencies of the Haryana Legislative Assembly * Faridabad district Faridabad district is one of the 22 districts of the Indian state of Haryana with Faridabad city being the district headquarters. The Delhi-Mathura-Agra National Highway 44 (Grand Trunk Road) passes through the centre of the district, which o ... References Faridabad district Assembly constituencies of Haryana {{Haryana-geo-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Badkhal (Vidhan Sabha Constituency)
Badkhal Assembly constituency is one of the 90 Legislative Assembly constituencies of Haryana state in India. It is part of Faridabad district. Members of the Legislative Assembly Election results 2019 See also * List of constituencies of the Haryana Legislative Assembly * Faridabad district Faridabad district is one of the 22 districts of the Indian state of Haryana with Faridabad city being the district headquarters. The Delhi-Mathura-Agra National Highway 44 (Grand Trunk Road) passes through the centre of the district, which o ... References Faridabad district Assembly constituencies of Haryana {{India-constituency-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Faridabad NIT (Vidhan Sabha Constituency)
Faridabad NIT Assembly constituency is one of the 90 constituencies in the Haryana Legislative Assembly of Haryana a north state of India. Faridabad NIT is also part of Faridabad Lok Sabha constituency. Members of Legislative Assembly Election results 2020 See also * Faridabad * Faridabad district * List of constituencies of Haryana Legislative Assembly The Haryana Legislative Assembly is the unicameral state legislature of Haryana state in India. The seat of the Legislative Assembly is at Secretariat Building in Chandigarh, the capital of the state. The term of the Legislative Assembly ... References Assembly constituencies of Haryana Faridabad district Faridabad {{India-constituency-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Prithla (Vidhan Sabha Constituency)
Prithla Assembly constituency is one of the 90 Legislative Assembly constituencies of Haryana state in India. It is part of Palwal district. Members of the Legislative Assembly Election results 2019 See also * List of constituencies of the Haryana Legislative Assembly * Faridabad district Faridabad district is one of the 22 districts of the Indian state of Haryana with Faridabad city being the district headquarters. The Delhi-Mathura-Agra National Highway 44 (Grand Trunk Road) passes through the centre of the district, which o ... References Faridabad district Assembly constituencies of Haryana {{Haryana-geo-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Haryana Vidhan Sabha
The Haryana Legislative Assembly or the Haryana Vidhan Sabha is the unicameral state legislature of Haryana state in India. The seat of the Vidhan Sabha is at Chandigarh, the capital of the state. The Vidhan Sabha comprises 90 Members of Legislative Assembly, directly elected from single-seat constituencies. The term of office is five years. History The body was founded in 1966, when the state was created from part of the state of Punjab, by the Punjab Reorganisation Act, 1966. The house initially had 54 seats, ten reserved for scheduled castes, this was increased to 81 seats in March 1967, and to 90 seats (including 17 reserved seats) in 1977. Highest number of seats ever won was in 1977 when Janata Party won 75 out of 90 seats when in the aftermath of 1975–77 emergency by Indian National Congress's (INC) Indira Gandhi. INC won only 3 seats, Vishal Haryana Party and independents both won 5 seats each. Since the formation of Haryana in 1966, the state politics became i ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
