Raha is a small town in
Nagaon district
Nagaon is an administrative district in the Indian state of Assam. At the time of the 2011 census it was the most populous district in Assam, before Hojai district was split from it in 2016.
History
Batadrowa gave birth to the Vaishnavite ...
of
Assam
Assam (; ) is a state in northeastern India, south of the eastern Himalayas along the Brahmaputra and Barak River valleys. Assam covers an area of . The state is bordered by Bhutan and Arunachal Pradesh to the north; Nagaland and Manipur ...
, India, situated near the
National Highway 37
The following highways are numbered 37:
Australia
* Newcastle Inner City Bypass
* Nubeena Road (TAS)
Canada
* Alberta Highway 37
* British Columbia Highway 37
* Winnipeg Route 37
* Ontario Highway 37
* Saskatchewan Highway 37
* Yukon Highway ...
. The river
Kolong Kolong may refer to:
* Kolong River, a river in Assam, India
* Kolong (film), a 2019 Malaysian horror film
* Kolong language, spoken in parts of Himachal Pradesh
Himachal Pradesh (; ; "Snow-laden Mountain Province") is a state in the northe ...
and
Kopili flows near Raha. Raha is also situated near to Chaparmukh, a small town popularly known for
Chaparmukh
Chaparmukh is railway junction station under Northeast Frontier Railway of Lumding railway division located in Kachowa Gaon of Nagaon district in the state of Assam. Major Trains
# New Delhi–Dibrugarh Rajdhani Express (Via New Tinsukia)
# Si ...
junction, one of the prominent railway stations in Nagaon district.
Education
School
* Raha Higher Secondary School
* Raha Girls High School
* Raha Adarsha Sarkari Nimna Buniyadi Abhyaxon Vidyalaya.
* Pranjal Memorial Academy
* Raha Adarsha Shishu Bikash Kendra
* Pandit Gopinath Bordoloi High School
*Sankardev Sishu Vidya Niketan Raha.
*St. Basil's Academy, Chaparmukh.
Junior College
*Raha Resonance Junior College
College
* Raha College
* College of Fisheries Science
Politics
Raha is part of
Nowgong (Lok Sabha constituency)
Nagaon is a Lok Sabha constituency in Assam.
Assembly segments
Nagaon Lok Sabha constituency is composed of the following assembly segments:
Members of Parliament
Election Results General elections 2019
General elections 2014 ...
.
Present MLA of
Raha Vidhan Sabha constituency is Sashi Kanta Das from Congress.
Notable person
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Gopinath Bordoloi
Gopinath Bordoloi (6 June 1890 – 5 August 1950) was a politician and Indian independence activist who served as the first Chief Minister of Assam. He was a follower of the Gandhian principle of non-violence as a political tool. Due to his un ...
, first chief minister of Assam. He was born in Raha. His house which is in the middle of the Raha wholesale market, inside the Government Circuit house compound have been converted to a museum. This museum have his personal items, cloths, letters to and from notable politicians of his age, like M K Gandhi etc. This museum which is maintained by the government of Assam, is open to the visitors on all days except holidays.
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Banwari Lal Hansaria
Banwari Lal Hansaria (25 December 1931 ― 3 November 1997) was an Indian Judge and former judge of the Supreme Court of India.
Career
Hansaria completed his schooling in Sardarshahar and studied at Birla Arts College, Pilani. He passed M.A. from ...
, former judge of the
Supreme Court of India
The Supreme Court of India ( IAST: ) is the supreme judicial authority of India and is the highest court of the Republic of India under the constitution. It is the most senior constitutional court, has the final decision in all legal matters ...
, hails from Raha.
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Abdul Kadir
Abd al-Qadir or Abdulkadir ( ar, عبد القادر) is a male Muslim given name. It is formed from the Arabic words '' Abd'', ''al-'' and '' Qadir''. The name means "servant of the powerful", ''Al-Qādir'' being one of the names of God in the ...
, former FCI Employee of the
Nagaon FCI District Office, hails from Raha Monipurtup Bazaar and he is founder of
Barsha Rice Mill Monipurtup,at present his son
Mukut Ali Hazarika is the owner of the Barsha Rice Mill which is established in the year 2015.Abdul Kadir he is popularly known as FCI Kadir at his village.Everyone knows his very well.
{{Nagaon district
Villages in Nagaon district