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Ellis Nagar
Ellis Nagar, Madurai (Tamil Nadu)
Coordinates: 9°54′50″N78°06′13″E / 9.913800°N 78.103700°E / 9.913800; 78.103700
Country Flag of India.svg  India
State TamilNadu Logo.svg Tamil Nadu
District Madurai district
Elevation
159 m (522 ft)
Languages
 •  Official Tamil, English
Time zone UTC+5:30 (IST)
PIN
625016
Telephone Code+91452xxxxxxx
Other Neighborhoods Madurai, Arappalayam, Koodal Nagar, Vilangudi, Thathaneri, S. S. Colony, Jaihindpuram, Arasaradi, Kalavasal, Simmakkal, South Gate and Yanaikkal
Municipal body Madurai Corporation
District CollectorDr. S. Aneesh Sekhar, I. A. S.
LS Madurai Lok Sabha constituency
VS Madurai Central Assembly constituency
MP S. Venkatesan
MLA P. T. R. Palanivel Thiagarajan
Website https://madurai.nic.in

Ellis Nagar is a neighbourhood in Madurai district of Tamil Nadu state in the peninsular India. It is named after Francis Whyte Ellis (who lived in between the years 1777 and 1819), a British civil servant in the Madras Presidency, from 1810 to 1819, who translated and printed the first 13 chapters of Tirukurkal's Arathuppal in English. [1] [2]

Ellis Nagar is located at an altitude of 159 m above the mean sea level with the geographical coordinates of 9°54′50″N78°06′13″E / 9.913800°N 78.103700°E / 9.913800; 78.103700 (i.e., 9°54'49.7"N, 78°06'13.3"E). Madurai, Arappalayam, Koodal Nagar, Vilangudi, Thathaneri, S. S. Colony, Jaihindpuram, Arasaradi, Kalavasal, Simmakkal, South Gate and Yanaikkal are some of the important neighbourhoods of Ellis Nagar.

Ellis Nagar area falls under the Madurai Central Assembly constituency. [3] The winner of the election held in the year 2021 as the member of its assembly constituency is P. T. R. Palanivel Thiagarajan. [4] Also, this area belongs to Madurai Lok Sabha constituency. The winner of the election held in the year 2019, as the member of its Lok Sabha constituency is S. Venkatesan. [5]

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References

  1. ↑ "By the way, who is Ellis?". The Hindu. 12 March 2012. Retrieved 8 February 2023.
  2. ↑ "200 ஆண்டுகளுக்கு முன்பே திருவள்ளுவருக்கு உருவம் கொடுத்து தங்கக் காசு வெளியிட்ட எல்லீஸ் துரை". Hindu Tamil Thisai (in Tamil). Retrieved 8 February 2023.
  3. ↑ "மதுரை மாநகராட்சி பகுதியில் - வார்டு வாரியாக சட்டப்பேரவை தொகுதிகள்". Hindu Tamil Thisai (in Tamil). Retrieved 8 February 2023.
  4. ↑ "Madurai Central Assembly constituency". 19 December 2022. Retrieved 8 February 2023.
  5. ↑ "Madurai Lok Sabha constituency". 8 December 2022. Retrieved 8 February 2023.


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