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Santipur
Santipur is a city and a municipality in the Ranaghat subdivision of Nadia district in the Indian state of West Bengal. The fort area of this city, also known as Daak-Garh (calling or gathering room) is thought to have been built by Raja Krishnachandra of Nadia. Geography Location Santipur is located at . It has an average elevation of 15 metres (49 feet). Santipur is famous for handloom sarees from ancient times. After the partition of India, many weavers came from Dhaka of Bangladesh and started to reside here in Phulia region, which is a Panchayat area of Santipur. Area overview Nadia district is mostly alluvial plains lying to the east of Hooghly River, locally known as Bhagirathi. The alluvial plains are cut across by such distributaries as Jalangi, Churni and Ichhamati. With these rivers getting silted up, floods are a recurring feature. The Ranaghat subdivision has the Bhagirathi on the west, with Purba Bardhaman and Hooghly districts lying across the ri ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ranaghat Subdivision
Ranaghat Subdivision is an administrative subdivision located at Nadia district, in the state of West Bengal, India.741159. The subdivision is administered by SDM/SDO(Ranaghat). Overview Nadia district is part of the large alluvial plain formed by the Ganges-Bhagirathi system. The plains spread southwards from the head of the delta. The Ranaghat subdivision has the Bhagirathi on the west, with Purba Bardhaman and Hooghly districts lying across the river. Topographically, Ranaghat subdivision is spread across the Krishnanagar-Santipur Plain, which occupies the central part of the district, and the Ranaghat-Chakdaha Plain, the low-lying area found in the south-eastern part of the district. The Churni separates the two plains. The area slopes southwards. A portion of the east forms the boundary with Bangladesh. The area had large forests. The huge influx of East Bengali refugees that took place in the district immediately after the partition of India and the steady influx ever since ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Santipur (Vidhan Sabha Constituency)
Santipur Assembly constituency (also spelt Shantipur) is an assembly constituency in Nadia district in the Indian state of West Bengal. Overview As per orders of the Delimitation Commission, No. 86 Santipur Assembly constituency is composed of the following: Shantipur municipality, and Babla, Baganchra, Belgoria I, Belgoria II Gayeshpur and Haripur gram panchayats of the Santipur community development block. Santipur Assembly constituency is part of No. 13 Ranaghat (Lok Sabha constituency) (SC). It was earlier part of Nabadwip (Lok Sabha constituency). Members of Legislative Assembly Election results 2021 By-election 2021 Assembly Election 2016 In the 2016 elections, the 6 times MLA Ajoy Dey was defeated by the West Bengal State Youth Congress, President, Arindam Bhattacharya. Arindam Bhattacharya a young leader and a corporate and International Trade Law expert registered a historical win over his rival, securing a 1,03,566 (52.25%) votes with a winn ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Nrisinghapur
Nrisinghapur is a census town in the Santipur CD block in the Ranaghat subdivision of the Nadia district in the state of West Bengal, India. Geography Location Nrisinghapur is located at . The map of Santipur CD block, in the ''District Census Handbook 2011, Nadia'', shows Harinadibhastsala as being adjacent to Nrisinghapur. Area overview Nadia district is mostly alluvial plains lying to the east of Hooghly River, locally known as Bhagirathi. The alluvial plains are cut across by such distributaries as Jalangi, Churni and Ichhamati. With these rivers getting silted up, floods are a recurring feature. The Ranaghat subdivision has the Bhagirathi on the west, with Purba Bardhaman and Hooghly districts lying across the river. Topographically, Ranaghat subdivision is spread across the Krishnanagar-Santipur Plain, which occupies the central part of the district, and the Ranaghat-Chakdaha Plain, the low-lying area found in the south-eastern part of the district. The Churni separates ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ghoralia
Ghoralia is a census town in the Santipur CD block in the Ranaghat subdivision of the Nadia district in the state of West Bengal, India. Geography Location Ghoralia is located at . The map of Santipur CD block, in the ''District Census Handbook 2011, Nadia'', shows Ghoralia and Beharia as adjacent census towns, between Shantipur and Phulia. Area overview Nadia district is mostly alluvial plains lying to the east of Hooghly River, locally known as Bhagirathi. The alluvial plains are cut across by such distributaries as Jalangi, Churni and Ichhamati. With these rivers getting silted up, floods are a recurring feature. The Ranaghat subdivision has the Bhagirathi on the west, with Purba Bardhaman and Hooghly districts lying across the river. Topographically, Ranaghat subdivision is spread across the Krishnanagar-Santipur Plain, which occupies the central part of the district, and the Ranaghat-Chakdaha Plain, the low-lying area found in the south-eastern part of the district. ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Harinadibhastsala
Harinadibhastsala is a census town in the Santipur CD block in the Ranaghat subdivision of the Nadia district in the state of West Bengal, India. Geography Location Harinadibhastsala is located at . The map of Santipur CD block, in the ''District Census Handbook 2011, Nadia'', shows Harinadibhastsala as being adjacent to Nrisinghapur. Area overview Nadia district is mostly alluvial plains lying to the east of Hooghly River, locally known as Bhagirathi. The alluvial plains are cut across by such distributaries as Jalangi, Churni and Ichhamati. With these rivers getting silted up, floods are a recurring feature. The Ranaghat subdivision has the Bhagirathi on the west, with Purba Bardhaman and Hooghly districts lying across the river. Topographically, Ranaghat subdivision is spread across the Krishnanagar-Santipur Plain, which occupies the central part of the district, and the Ranaghat-Chakdaha Plain, the low-lying area found in the south-eastern part of the district. The Churni ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Beharia, Nadia
Beharia is a census town in the Santipur (community development block), Santipur Community development block, CD block in the Ranaghat subdivision of the Nadia district in the state of West Bengal, India. Geography Location Beharia is located at . The map of Santipur CD block, in the ''District Census Handbook 2011, Nadia'', shows Ghoralia and Beharia as adjacent census towns, between Shantipur and Phulia. Area overview Nadia district is mostly alluvial plains lying to the east of Hooghly River, locally known as Bhagirathi. The alluvial plains are cut across by such distributaries as Jalangi, Churni and Ichhamati. With these rivers getting silted up, floods are a recurring feature. The Ranaghat subdivision has the Hooghly River, Bhagirathi on the west, with Purba Bardhaman district, Purba Bardhaman and Hooghly district, Hooghly districts lying across the river. Topographically, Ranaghat subdivision is spread across the Krishnanagar-Santipur Plain, which occupies the central par ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Phulia
Phulia (also spelled Fulia) is a census town in the Santipur CD block of the Ranaghat subdivision in the Nadia district in the Indian state of West Bengal. It is birthplace of 'Adi kavi' of Bengal Krittibas Ojha. Geography Location Fulia is located at . Area overview Nadia district is mostly alluvial plains lying to the east of Hooghly River, locally known as Bhagirathi. The alluvial plains are cut across by such distributaries as Jalangi, Churni and Ichhamati. With these rivers getting silted up, floods are a recurring feature. The Ranaghat subdivision has the Bhagirathi on the west, with Purba Bardhaman and Hooghly districts lying across the river. Topographically, Ranaghat subdivision is spread across the Krishnanagar-Santipur Plain, which occupies the central part of the district, and the Ranaghat-Chakdaha Plain, the low-lying area found in the south-eastern part of the district. The Churni separates the two plains. A portion of the east forms the boundary with Bang ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Nadia District
Nadia () is a district in the state of West Bengal, India. It borders Bangladesh to the east, North 24 Parganas and Hooghly districts to the south, Purba Bardhaman to the west, and Murshidabad to the north. Nadia district is highly influential in the cultural history of Bengal. The standard version of Bengali, developed in the 19th century, is based off the dialect spoken around Nadia. Known as the " Oxford of Bengal", Nabadwip made many contributions to Indian philosophy, such as the Navya-Nyaya system of logic and is the birthplace of the Vaishnava saint Chaitanya Mahaprabhu. The district is still largely agricultural. Etymology "Nadia" is a shortened form of Nabadwip, the name for a historic city in the district. Nabadwip, literally "new island", was formerly an island created by alluvial deposits of the Ganga. Geography Nadia district is located in southern West Bengal, in the west-central Bengal region. The district is largely alluvial plain, formed by the constan ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Braja Kishore Goswami
Braja Kishore Goswami (born 03 December 1988) is an Indian politician who currently serves as Member of Legislative Assembly from Santipur constituency in West Bengal. He is also a prominent social reformer and religious glory of Shantipur in Nadia, West Bengal. Personal life ''Braja Kishore Goswami'' is son of Sri Prasanta Kumar Goswami, who is a great devotee. Juvaraj Sri Sri Brojo Kishore Goswamii started getting education at Bhushan Das Shishu Niketan School at Shantipur. Later he completed his Masters from Kalyani University The University of Kalyani, established in 1960, is a Government of West Bengal administered, UGC affiliated, NAAC accredited, collegiate Public Research university in Kalyani, West Bengal, India. It offers courses at the Undergraduate, Post ... in Kolkata (West Bengal) in the year 2011. His mother, Smt. Shankari Goswami is a calm and quiet housewife and also a great devotee. It is worth mentioning here that Pravupada Shanti Sokha Goswami, the g ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ranaghat (Lok Sabha Constituency)
Ranaghat Lok Sabha constituency is one of the 543 parliamentary constituencies in India. The constituency is in Nadia district in West Bengal. As per order of the Delimitation Commission in respect of the boundary delimitation of constituencies in the West Bengal, from 2009 Nabadwip Lok Sabha constituency ceased to exist and a new one came into being: Ranaghat Lok Sabha constituency. All seven assembly segments of No. 13 Ranaghat Lok Sabha constituency are in Nadia district. Assembly segments Ranaghat (SC) Lok Sabha constituency (parliamentary constituency no. 13) is composed of the following assembly segments: Members of Parliament For MPs from this area in previous years see Nabadwip Lok Sabha constituency Election results 17th Lok Sabha: 2019 General Elections General election 2014 General election 2009 References See also * List of Constituencies of the Lok Sabha The Lok Sabha, the lower house of the Parliament of Indi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jagannath Sarkar (MP)
Jagannath Sarkar (born 2 January 1963) is an Indian politician who has been a Member of Lok Sabha for Ranaghat since 2019. Personal life Sarkar was born on 2 January 1963 to Bhim Chandra Sarkar and Nani Bala Sarkar in Tashuli village of Bankura district, West Bengal. He graduated with Bachelor of Arts from Santipur College in 1984 and Bachelor of Education degree from Kalyani University in 1986-1987. He married Arpita Sarkar (Baidya) on 2 November 1999, with whom he has a son and a daughter. Sarkar is a teacher and farmer by profession. Political career Sarkar is the general secretary of the Nadia district unit of the Bharatiya Janata Party. On 10 April 2019, the party nominated him for the 2019 Indian general election from the Ranaghat constituency, after the nomination of Mukatmoni Adhikari was rejected. On 23 May, he was elected to the Lok Sabha after defeating his nearest rival, Rupali Biswas of the Trinamool Congress The All India Trinamool Congress (English: All In ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Raghabpur, Nadia
Raghabpur is a census town in the Ranaghat I CD block in the Ranaghat subdivision of the Nadia district in the state of West Bengal, India. Geography Location Raghabpur is located at . The maps of Ranaghat I and Ranaghat II CD blocks, in the ''District Census Handbook 2011, Nadia'', shows the census towns of Kamgachhi, Raghabpur, Panpara, Aistala, Satigachha, Anulia, Halalpur Krishnapur, Hijuli and Ranaghat (CT) forming a cluster around Ranaghat. Certain other localities such as Nokari, Nasra, Cooper's Camp, Birnagar, Habibpur, Gopalpur and Parbbatipur are also linked with this cluster. Area overview Nadia district is mostly alluvial plains lying to the east of Hooghly River, locally known as Bhagirathi. The alluvial plains are cut across by such distributaries as Jalangi, Churni and Ichhamati. With these rivers getting silted up, floods are a recurring feature. The Ranaghat subdivision has the Bhagirathi on the west, with Purba Bardhaman and Hooghly districts lying ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
