Janjgir–Champa district is a district in the Indian state of Chhattisgarh. The district's headquarters,Janjgir,is the city of Maharaja Jajawalya Dev of the Kalachuri dynasty. Champa is the city named after Raja Veer bahadur's Horse called "Champak". Earlier a part of the Bilaspur district,Jangir-Champa was carved out in 1998 to a separate district of its own. The new district's name of Janjgir–Champa was the subject of a political controversy. Inhabitants are generally migrants from nearby villages.
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Janjgir is the headquarters of the Janjgir–Champa district in Chhattisgarh,India. It has been the district headquarters since 25 May 1998,when Janjgir–Champa was carved out of Bilaspur. Well known for its Vishnu Temple aka Nakta Mandir,Janjgir is undergoing rapid industrial development and will become home to various thermal power plants in the coming years. After several attempts made by the people to adopt the name Janjgir,the railway station name changed from Naila to Janjgir-Naila. Janjgir is well connected by railways and roads and is connected to major cities like Bilaspur and Raipur through National Highway 200.
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Janjgir Naila railway station is the railway station for Janjgir Naila city,the district headquarters of Janjgir-Champa district,Chhattisgarh,India. Its code is NIA. The station has four platforms which are not well sheltered. The station is on the Tatanagar–Bilaspur section of Howrah–Nagpur–Mumbai line with daily connections to Mumbai,Kolkata,Pune,Nagpur,Puri,Visakhapatnam Tatanagar Raipur and Ahmedabad. The station is 6 km from Janjgir collectorate.
Akaltara is one of the 90 Legislative Assembly constituencies of Chhattisgarh state in India. It is in Janjgir-Champa district. As of 2023,it is represented by Raghavendra Kumar Singh of the Indian National Congress party.
Narayan Chandel is an Indian politician and former Leader Of Opposition of Bharatiya Janata Party,Chhattisgarh State. He represented Janjgir-Champa and also served as Deputy speaker of Chhattisgarh Legislative Assembly.
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Jaijaipur is one of the 90 Legislative Assembly constituencies of Chhattisgarh state in India.
Sakti district is one of the four new district in the state of Chhattisgarh,India announced by Bhupesh Baghel on 15 August 2021. It is carved out from Janjgir-Champa district. The district was formerly the princely state of Sakti,which joined Bilaspur district after Independence.
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Raghavendra Kumar Singh is an Indian politician from Chhattisgarh. He is an MLA from Akaltara Assembly constituency in Janjgir Champa District. He won the 2023 Chhattisgarh Legislative Assembly election,representing the Indian National Congress.
Ram Kumar Yadav is an Indian politician from Chhattisgarh. He is an MLA from Chandrapur Assembly constituency in Sakti District. He won the 2023 Chhattisgarh Legislative Assembly election representing the Indian National Congress.
Vyas Narayan Kashyap is an Indian politician from Chhattisgarh. He is an MLA from Janjgir Champa Assembly constituency in Janjgir Champa District. He won the 2023 Chhattisgarh Legislative Assembly election,representing the Indian National Congress.
