Muktainagar

Coordinates: 21°3′8″N 76°3′18″E / 21.05222°N 76.05500°E / 21.05222; 76.05500
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Muktainagar
Edlabad
Town
Muktainagar

Muktainagar is a town in

taluka. It is located in North Maharashtra region. [1][2]

It located near bank of Purna river and is highest populated town in Muktainagar taluka.[2]

History

During British rule, Muktainagar taluka was known as Edlabad petha and was part of East Khandesh district.[3] Around 1880, Muktainagar taluka was made part of Khandesh district's Bhusaval subdivision.[4] Muktainagar taluk (then known as Edlabad mahal) was part of Bhusaval taluka.[5]

Demographics

According to the

scheduled tribes (ST) made up 5.25%.[6]

Education facilities

G.G. Khadse College is college offering undergraduate and postgraduate courses. A veterinary college is expected to start in 2020.

Politics

The former

Muktainagar Vidhan Sabha constituency. He narrowly defeated Rohini Eknath Khadse of the BJP in the 2019 Maharashtra Legislative Assembly elections.[9]

See also

  • Muktainagar (Vidhan Sabha constituency)

References

  1. ^ Dasgupta, Rajan (5 October 2019). "Muktainagar is in Jalgaon district of Maharashtra". Times Of India. Retrieved 30 March 2020.
  2. ^ a b District census handbook Jalgaon (PDF). Mumbai: Directorate of census operations Maharashtra. 2014.
  3. ^ Koppikar, Devrao Vithalrao (1950). The Bombay Forest Manual, Revised ...: Forest law and policy, and constitution, protection, management and working of forests. Retrieved 8 May 2020.
  4. ^ Gazetteer of the Bombay Presidency. Government Central Press. 1880. Retrieved 8 May 2020.
  5. ^ "CENSUS OF INDIA 1961: district census handbook Jalgaon" (PDF). Census India. 1961.
  6. ^ "Census of India: Search Details". Census of India 2011. Office of the Registrar General & Census Commissioner, India. Retrieved 5 January 2018.
  7. ^ "PERSONAL PROFILE". pratibhapatil.info. Archived from the original on 2 July 2018.
  8. ^ "Rise and fall of former BJP minister Eknath Khadse". The Economic Times. 5 June 2016. Archived from the original on 2 July 2018.
  9. ^ Shrinivas, Chandrashekhar (24 October 2019). "Maharashta election 2019 : Rohini Khadse daughter BJP leader Eknath Khadse losses in Muktainagar". NDTV.
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