Malviya Nagar (Delhi)

Coordinates: 28°32′02″N 77°12′40″E / 28.534°N 77.211°E / 28.534; 77.211
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Malviya Nagar
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Civic agencySDMC

Malviya Nagar is a residential locality in

Madan Mohan Malviya.[1]

Malviya Nagar was initially populated in the 1950s by

Sindhis, as well as Afghan refugees who were displaced during the Soviet–Afghan War in 1971.[3]

Today, Malviya Nagar is bounded by Panchsheel Enclave in the north, Sheikh Sarai in the east, Saket in the south and Sarvapriya Vihar in the west. Enclaves that are part of Malviya Nagar include Geetanjali Enclave, Bhavishya Nidhi Enclave, Begumpur, Shivalik colony, Sarvodaya Enclave, MMTC Colony and Adchini.

It is serviced by the

Malviya Nagar station located on the Yellow Line of the Delhi Metro.[4] Malviya Nagar is also home to Delhi Police's Training School.[5]

Major sites

Ibrahim Lodhi and died in 1526-27.[6]

16th-century Tomb of Sufi saint Sheikh Yusuf Qattal near Khirkee.

Banks in Malviya Nagar

Malviya Nagar main market houses several nationalised and public sector banks and

Standard Chartered Bank and Deutsche Bank
.

Transportation

Malviya Nagar is bordered by two major

Central Delhi to Gurgaon, and the Outer Ring Road. Malviya Nagar is connected by other parts of New Delhi by Delhi Bus Rapid Transit System
bus lines. The bus fare ranges from ₹ 5.00 to ₹ 15.00. The buses connecting Malviya Nagar are:

  • Route 413: Mehrauli to Nizamuddin, via Khel Gaon and Kranti Marg.
  • Route 500: Saket to
    Shivaji Stadium
    .
  • Route 501: Saket to
    AIIMS
    .
  • Route 503: Malviya Nagar to
    AIIMS
    .
  • Route 512:
    Ambedkar Nagar
    via Malviya Nagar, Hauz Khas, etc.
  • Route 520: Malviya Nagar to Connaught Place, also via the Main Market and Corner Market, Hauz Khas, Yusuf Sarai, and AIIMS.
  • Routes 503 and 520 terminate at Malviya Nagar.

Saket
is a nearby neighbourhood.

The

Malviya Nagar.[7]

Politics

In the SDMC, Malviya Nagar (ward 63S) is represented by BJP's Nandani Sharma.[8]

Delhi Assembly. Since 2013, the sitting Member of the Assembly has been Somnath Bharti of the Aam Aadmi Party.[9]

Malviya Nagar is part of the

New Delhi (Lok Sabha constituency) currently represented by Member of Parliament Meenakshi Lekhi of BJP.[10]

Malviya Nagar is also the former residence of Kashmiri separatist leader Syed Ali Shah Geelani, where he lives for 3 months each year during winter in Jammu and Kashmir.[11]

References

  1. ISBN 9780549820512
    .
  2. ISBN 81-7099-075-0
    .
  3. ^ Aafaq, Zafar (17 August 2021). "'Our future unknown': Afghan nationals in India wary of Taliban". Al Jazeera.
  4. ^ "Delhi Metro Map". Maps of India. Retrieved 14 February 2012.
  5. ISBN 81-7764-488-2
    .
  6. ^ "Heritage agency breathes new life into Lodhi-era tomb". Hindustan Times. 12 May 2013. Archived from the original on 30 September 2013. Retrieved 23 September 2013.
  7. ^ "Metro station Malviya Nagar, metro station Hauz Khas, Delhi". SSF Ingenieure AG. Retrieved 14 February 2012.
  8. ^ "MCD Election Results 2017: Ward-wise list of winners". Firstpost. 26 April 2017. Retrieved 28 February 2021.
  9. ^ "Delhi Assembly List of Members".
  10. ^ "Lok Sabha MP Profile".
  11. ^ "Syed Ali Shah Geelani: The Man who Hates India". India Today. 30 October 2010. Retrieved 9 May 2015.

External links

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