Jamalpur, Gujarat

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Jamalpur
village
Jamalpur, Gujarat
Interactive map of Jamalpur
Coordinates: 23°00′N72°36′E / 23°N 72.6°E / 23; 72.6
CountryFlag of India.svg India
State Gujarat
District Ahmedabad
Population
 (2014)
 • Total
3,799 [1]
Languages
 • Official Gujarati, Hindi
Time zone UTC+5:30 (IST)
Vehicle registration GJ
Website gujaratindia.com

Jamalpur is a city and a notified area in Ahmedabad district in the Indian state of Gujarat.

Group of Fakeers in Jumalpur, Ahmedabad (c. 1880) Group of Fakeers in Jumalpore, Ahmedabad (c. 1880).jpg
Group of Fakeers in Jumalpur, Ahmedabad (c. 1880)

Jamalpur is part of the Jamalpur-Khadia constituency and it is a Muslim-dominated area. [2] Its residents have traditionally supported the Congress party of India but have recently started supporting Bharatiya Janata Party instead. [2]

The MLA of Jamalpur is Imran Khedawala. [3]

Like many Muslim residential areas in Gujarat, Jamalpur has clearly defined boundaries from Hindu residential areas. [4]

Geography

Jamalpur is located at 23°00′N72°21′E / 23.0°N 72.35°E / 23.0; 72.35 .

References

  1. ↑ "Gujarat (India): Districts, Cities and Towns - Population Statistics, Charts and Map".
  2. 1 2 Siddiqui, Tanvir (20 November 2017). "In Muslim-dominated Jamalpur, BJP candidate says: 'You are my family, not my voters'". Indian Express . Ahmedabad.
  3. ↑ Kaushik, Himanshu (8 March 2018). "Uproar in Gujarat assembly over nuclear plant in Bhavnagar". The Times of India .
  4. ↑ Tambi, Nidhi (1 March 2018). "It's High Time Gujarat Government Recognises the Communal Elephant in the Room". The Wire.


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