Nagda district (

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: नागदा जिला, Nāgdā zilā) is a proposed district to be created in

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. The district capital would be Nagda. In 2008, Madhya Pradesh MLA

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, who represents the city of Nagda, moved to create Nagda district, but this was rejected. In June 2019, the

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announced its intention to create the district in the near future. Under this proposal, Nagda district will be created from four

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: Nagda, Khacharod, and Mahidpur of Ujjain district, and

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of Ratlam district. In March 2020, the cabinet of Madhya Pradesh gave "in-principle approval" to the district's formation.

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Districts of Madhya Pradesh Proposed administrative territorial entities {{MadhyaPradesh-geo-stub