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Pandit Deendayal Upadhyay Indoor Stadium is located at Ghod Dod Road,
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. It was built by
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in 1998 at the cost of 21
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s. Named after the veteran
Jana Sangh The Akhil Bharatiya Jana Sangh ( BJS or JS, short name: Jan Sangh) was a Hindutva political party active in India. It was established on 21 October 1951 in Delhi by three founding members: Shyama Prasad Mukherjee, Balraj Madhok and Deendayal ...
leader, Deendayal Upadhyaya, it was the first Indoor Sports Complex to be constructed in
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List of tourist attractions in Surat Surat is a city of the western Indian state of Gujarat, the eighth largest city and ninth largest urban agglomeration in India. Surat is the 2nd cleanest city of India and world's fastest growing city. Surat is also famous for its food, besi ...


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Indoor arenas in India Multi-purpose stadiums in India Sports venues completed in 1998 Memorials to Deendayal Upadhyay Sports venues in Surat 1998 establishments in Gujarat 20th-century architecture in India {{India-sports-venue-stub