Malegaon is a city and a

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in Nashik District in the

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of Maharashtra. It is situated on the bank of Mosam River.

History

Malegaon (previously Maligaon G.N. Wright, 1837. See entry for MULLIGAUM, p216.) at the confluence of the Mausam (previously Moosy) and Girna rivers. On the road linking Mumbai and Agra – now

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-3(NH3), it used to be a small junction known as ''Maliwadi'' (hamlet of gardeners).

Geography

Malegaon is at the confluence of the Girna and Mausam rivers, at elevation of 438 metres (1437 feet) at . It is 280 km northeast of the state capital

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. It has good connectivity with nearby cities like Nashik, Manmad,

and Dhule. Roads: *

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* National Highway 3 (India, old numbering) (Asian Highway no. 10) (Mumbai - Agra)

Climate

Agriculture

Villages near Malegaon and towards Satana, Nampur, Sonaj, Talwade and Vadel are indulged into agriculture and major producers of

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s. Pomegranate is another crop of commercial importance that is cultivated by farmers in nearby pockets. Krishi Vigyan Kendra (KVK) of Malegaon has a front office at Malegaon and research farm at Vadel. There is also a campus of Mahatma Gandhi Vidyamandir's H. H. Sri Sri Murlidhara Swamiji College of Agriculture and H. H. Sri Sri Murlidhara Swamiji College of Horticulture in the Malegaon Camp area.

Demographics

India

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, Malegaon city had urban/metropolitan population of 481,228. Males constitute 51% of the population and females 49%. Malegaon has an average literacy rate of 70.54%: Male literacy is 74.25% and female literacy is 66.63%. About 15.41% of the population is under 6 years of age. In Malegaon City Islam is the most popular religion with approximately 379,927 (78.95%) following it. 89,011 (18.50%) of the population following Hindu religion. Buddhism is followed by 6,830 (1.42%) and Jainism 3,933 (0.82). 78.23% of the population spoke

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, 16.76%

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, 1.77%

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and 1.03% Khandeshi as their first language.

Education

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* LVH Academy * Mansoora College

Bomb blast

On 29 September 2008, three bombs exploded in the States of

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and Maharashtra killing eight people and injuring 80. Three of the arrested suspects were identified as Sadhvi

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, Shiv Narayan Gopal Singh Kalsanghra, and Shyam Bhawarlal Sahu. All three were produced before the Chief Judicial Magistrate's court in Nashik, which remanded them to custody till 3 November. On 28 October, the Shiv Sena, came out in support of the accused saying that the arrests were political in nature. , Shiv Sena chief, Uddhav Thackeray, propounded a potential conflict of interest in political rivalry as the

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(NCP) controlled the relevant ministry. The National Investigation Agency (NIA) has found evidence against

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and it has recommended the court to act against all charges against her which was proven incorrect. The

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officer

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was also accused of being involved in the blast.

MLAs

MLAs from Malegaon Constituency for Maharashtra Assembly: *1930: Gulab Miya Wasif , Indian National Congress irst MLA Before Independence* 1952: Mohammad Sabir Abdul Sattar,

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(First MLA after independence) * 1962: Haroon Ansari,

* 1967:

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, Praja

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* 1972: Aysha Hakeem Saheba, Indian National Congress * 1978:

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* 1980: Nihal Ahmed Maulavi Mohammed Usman, Janata Party * 1985: Nihal Ahmed Maulavi Mohammed Usman,

* 1990: Nihal Ahmed Maulavi Mohammed Usman,

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* 1995: Nihal Ahmed Maulavi Mohammed Usman, Janata Dal(S) * 1999: Shaikh Rashid Haji Shaikh Shaffi,

* 2004: Shaikh Rashid Haji Shaikh Shaffi,

* 2009: Mufti Mohammad Ismail, Jan Surajya Shakti * 2014: Shaikh Aasif Shaikh Rashid, Indian National Congress * 2019: Mufti Mohammad Ismail, All India Majlis Ittehadul Muslimeen MLAs from Malegaon Outer Constituency for Maharashtra Assembly: * 1978: Hiray Baliram Waman, INDIAN NATIONAL CONGRESS * 1980: Hiray Baliram Waman, INDIAN NATIONAL CONGRESS * 1985: Hiray Pushpatai Vyankatrao, INDIAN CONGRESS (SOCIALIST) * 1990: Hiray Pushpatai Vyankatrao,

* 1995: Hiray Pushpatai Vyankatrao,

* 1999: Hire Prashant Venkatrao,

* 2004: Dadaji Bhuse, Independent * 2009: Dadaji Bhuse, Shiv Sena * 2014: Dadaji Bhuse, Shiv Sena * 2019: Dadaji Bhuse, Shiv Sena

References

External links

Indian Express article: A Town Called Malegaon
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