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Keeriparai
Keeriparai is a hillock area in Kanniyakumari district of Tamil Nadu state in the peninsular India. It is located at an altitude of about 267 m above the mean sea level with the geographical coordinates of (i.e., 8.393100°N, 77.409900°E). Boothapandi, Vadasery, Nagercoil and Kulasekaram are some of the important neighbourhoods of Keeriparai. (Government-run) Arasu Rubber Corporation has a rubber factory in Keeriparai. Keeriparai area falls under the Nagercoil Assembly constituency. The winner of the election held in the year 2021 as the member of its assembly constituency is M. R. Gandhi. Also, this area belongs to Kanniyakumari Lok Sabha constituency Kanniyakumari Lok Sabha constituency ( ta, கன்னியாகுமரி மக்களவைத் தொகுதி) is one of the 39 Lok Sabha ( parliamentary) constituencies in Tamil Nadu, a state in southern India. Assembly .... Vijay Vasanth won the 2019 elections, as the member of its Lok ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kanniyakumari District
Kanniyakumari district is one of the 38 districts in Tamil Nadu state and the southernmost district in mainland India. It stands second in terms of population density among the districts of Tamil Nadu. It is also the richest district in Tamil Nadu in terms of per capita income, and also tops the state in Human Development Index (HDI), literacy, and education. The district's headquarters is Nagercoil. Kanniyakumari district has a varied topography with the sea on three sides and the mountains of the Western Ghats bordering the northern side. Except for a small stretch of land to the east of Kanniyakumari town, almost the entire district is sandwiched between the Western Ghats and the Arabian Sea – the only district in Tamilnadu state facing the Arabian Sea. Geologically, the landmass of the district is much younger when compared to the rest of the state – faulted as late as 2.5 million years during the Miocene, after which numerous transgression, as well as regression of s ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Neighbourhood
A neighbourhood (British English, Irish English, Australian English and Canadian English) or neighborhood (American English; see spelling differences) is a geographically localised community within a larger city, town, suburb or rural area, sometimes consisting of a single street and the buildings lining it. Neighbourhoods are often social communities with considerable face-to-face interaction among members. Researchers have not agreed on an exact definition, but the following may serve as a starting point: "Neighbourhood is generally defined spatially as a specific geographic area and functionally as a set of social networks. Neighbourhoods, then, are the spatial units in which face-to-face social interactions occur—the personal settings and situations where residents seek to realise common values, socialise youth, and maintain effective social control." Preindustrial cities In the words of the urban scholar Lewis Mumford, "Neighbourhoods, in some annoying, inchoate f ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Vadasery
Vadasery is an area/village of Nagercoil city in Kanyakumari district, Tamil Nadu. It is also famous for its Christopher (mofussil) bus stand, one of the two bus termini in Nagercoil is located here. Long route (mofussil) buses to other districts in Tamil Nadu and parts of Kerala Kerala ( ; ) is a state on the Malabar Coast of India. It was formed on 1 November 1956, following the passage of the States Reorganisation Act, by combining Malayalam-speaking regions of the erstwhile regions of Cochin, Malabar, South ... starts here. It is a thriving region of Nagercoil with large vegetable, fish and meat markets. Cities and towns in Kanyakumari district Kanyakumari {{Kanniyakumari-geo-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Member Of Legislative Assembly (India)
A Member of the Legislative Assembly (MLA) is a representative elected by the voters of an electoral district (constituency) to the legislature of State government in the Indian system of government. From each constituency, the people elect one representative who then becomes a member of the Legislative Assembly (MLA). Each state has between seven and nine MLAs for every Member of Parliament (MP) that it has in the Lok Sabha, the lower house of India's bicameral parliament. There are also members in three unicameral legislatures in Union Territories: the Delhi Legislative Assembly, Jammu and Kashmir Legislative Assembly and the Puducherry Legislative Assembly. Only a Member of the Legislative Assembly can work as a minister for more than 6 months. If a non-Member of the Legislative Assembly becomes a Chief Minister or a minister, he must become an MLA within 6 months to continue in the job. Only a Member of the Legislative Assembly can become a Speaker of the Legislature. In ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Vijay Vasanth
Vijay Vasanth (born Vijayakumar Vasanthakumar on 20 May 1983) is an Indian politician who is a Member of Parliament from Kanyakumari Loksabha constituency. He contested and won the bypoll that took place for Kanyakumari Loksabha constituency in May 2021. He is also an actor who has worked in Tamil language films. He is the son of the late politician and entrepreneur H. Vasanthakumar and also currently serves as the managing director of Vasanth & Co, alongside his political commitments. He entered politics in 2021 after the death of his father, taking up the mantle of General Secretary of the Tamil Nadu Congress Committee. Career Politics Vijay Vasanth entered active politics after the death of his father and sitting MP of Kanyakumari Loksabha constituency in 2020 due to Covid. Prior to that he was assisting his father in constituency related works and also played a major role during his father's election to Parliament. He was appointed General secretary of Tamil Nadu Congress ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Member Of Parliament
A member of parliament (MP) is the representative in parliament of the people who live in their electoral district. In many countries with bicameral parliaments, this term refers only to members of the lower house since upper house members often have a different title. The terms congressman/congresswoman or deputy are equivalent terms used in other jurisdictions. The term parliamentarian is also sometimes used for members of parliament, but this may also be used to refer to unelected government officials with specific roles in a parliament and other expert advisers on parliamentary procedure such as the Senate Parliamentarian in the United States. The term is also used to the characteristic of performing the duties of a member of a legislature, for example: "The two party leaders often disagreed on issues, but both were excellent parliamentarians and cooperated to get many good things done." Members of parliament typically form parliamentary groups, sometimes called caucuse ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Nagercoil Assembly Constituency
Nagercoil is an assembly constituency located in Kanniyakumari Lok Sabha constituency Kanniyakumari Lok Sabha constituency ( ta, கன்னியாகுமரி மக்களவைத் தொகுதி) is one of the 39 Lok Sabha ( parliamentary) constituencies in Tamil Nadu, a state in southern India. Assembly ... in Kanyakumari district in Tamil Nadu. It is one of the 234 State Legislative Assembly Constituencies in Tamil Nadu, in India. Members of the Legislative Assembly Election results 2021 2016 2011 2006 2001 1996 1991 1989 1984 1980 1977 1971 1967 1962 1957 195 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Vidhan Sabha
The State Legislative Assembly, or Vidhan Sabha, or also Saasana Sabha, is a legislative body in the states and union territories of India. In the 28 states and 3 union territories with a unicameral state legislature, it is the sole legislative body and in 6 states it is the lower house of their bicameral state legislatures with the upper house being State Legislative Council. 5 union territories are governed directly by the Union Government of India and have no legislative body. Each Member of the Legislative Assembly (MLA) is directly elected to serve 5-year terms by single-member constituencies. The Constitution of India states that a State Legislative Assembly must have no less than 60 and no more than 500 members however an exception may be granted via an Act of Parliament as is the case in the states of Goa, Sikkim, Mizoram and the union territory of Puducherry which have fewer than 60 members. A State Legislative Assembly may be dissolved in a state of emergency, b ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kanniyakumari Lok Sabha Constituency
Kanniyakumari Lok Sabha constituency ( ta, கன்னியாகுமரி மக்களவைத் தொகுதி) is one of the 39 Lok Sabha ( parliamentary) constituencies in Tamil Nadu, a state in southern India. Assembly Segments Kanniyakumari Lok Sabha constituency comprises the following legislative assembly segments: List of members of parliament Election Results General bye-election 2021 General election 2019 General election 2014 General election 2009 See also * Lok Sabha * Parliament of India * Kanniyakumari district * List of Constituencies of the Lok Sabha * Nagercoil (Lok Sabha constituency) References External linksElection Commission of India [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Lok Sabha
The Lok Sabha, constitutionally the House of the People, is the lower house of India's bicameral Parliament, with the upper house being the Rajya Sabha. Members of the Lok Sabha are elected by an adult universal suffrage and a first-past-the-post system to represent their respective constituencies, and they hold their seats for five years or until the body is dissolved by the President on the advice of the council of ministers. The house meets in the Lok Sabha Chambers of the Sansad Bhavan, New Delhi. The maximum membership of the House allotted by the Constitution of India is 552 (Initially, in 1950, it was 500). Currently, the house has 543 seats which are made up by the election of up to 543 elected members and at a maximum. Between 1952 and 2020, 2 additional members of the Anglo-Indian community were also nominated by the President of India on the advice of Government of India, which was abolished in January 2020 by the 104th Constitutional Amendment Act, 2019. The ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Nagercoil Municipal Corporation
Nagercoil Municipal Corporation is located in Kanyakumari district. Nagercoil is the administrative headquarters of Kanyakumari district and it is located in southern Tamil Nadu. The corporation is located 18 km north of Kanyakumari. Nagercoil Corporation is a forum with 52 members. At present Kottar, Vadasery and Vetturnimadam are the important places in Nagercoil Corporation. The annual tax revenue of this corporation is 81 crore rupees. History Nagercoil Municipality was established in 1920 during the reign of Travancore State. In 1947, Nagercoil was upgraded to a primary municipality. Kanyakumari district, which was part of the princely state of Travancore, was annexed to Tamil Nadu on 1 November 1956 as a result of the Kumari liberation struggle. When it became a district of Tamil Nadu, Nagercoil municipality was upgraded to a secondary municipality in 1956 and then to a primary municipality in 1961. It was later upgraded to an elective municipality on 12 Oc ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kulasekaram
Kulasekharam is a town located in the district of Kanyakumari, Tamil Nadu, India. It is one of the most important business centres in the district, after Marthandam. Kulasekharam has many rubber plantations that yield high quality latex, which is the town's major revenue source. The town is making inroads and valuable contribution in the field of healthcare, by providing impeccable medical facilities to the semi-rural crowd from nearby places. Kulasekharam has three medical colleges for medical sciences, Homeopathy and Naturopathy. Kulasekharam has a mix of Hindu, Christian, Dalits and Muslim communities and has historically been a peaceful town. Tamils and Malayalees form the majority of the population. Etymology Kulasekhara is the name of a dynasty that ruled over Kerala, from which the name may have been derived. Administration Kulasekharam is a town panchayat located in Kanyakumari district, and comes under Thiruvattar Taluk. It has 18 wards in the panchayat. The elec ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
