Uttar Pradesh is a state in northern India. With over 241 million inhabitants, it is the most populated state in India as well as the most populous country subdivision in the world – more populous than all but four other countries outside of India – and accounting for 16.5 per cent of the total population of India. The state is bordered by Rajasthan to the west, Haryana, Himachal Pradesh and Delhi to the northwest, Uttarakhand and Nepal to the north, Bihar to the east, Madhya Pradesh, Chhattisgarh and Jharkhand to the south. It is the fourth-largest Indian state by area covering 243,286 km2 (93,933 sq mi), equal to 7.3 per cent of the total area of India. Lucknow serves as the state capital, with Prayagraj being the judicial capital. It is divided into 18 divisions and 75 districts. On 9 November 2000, a new state, Uttaranchal, was created from Uttar Pradesh's western Himalayan hill region. The two major rivers of the state, the Ganges and its tributary Yamuna, meet at the Triveni Sangam in Prayagraj, a Hindu pilgrimage site. Other notable rivers are Gomti and Saryu. The forest cover in the state is 6.1 per cent of the state's geographical area. The cultivable area is 82 per cent of the total geographical area, and the net area sown is 68.5 per cent of the cultivable area.
The Samajwadi Party is a socialist political party in India. It was founded by formerly Janata Dal politician Mulayam Singh Yadav and is headquartered in New Delhi. The Samajwadi Party is currently led by former Chief Minister of Uttar Pradesh, Akhilesh Yadav. He was chosen as the President for the first time in an Emergency meeting in 2017. He was chosen for second time in 2017 at Agra Convention of Samajwadi Party. He was chosen for the third time at the party's national convention held in September 2022 at Lucknow.
Rashtriya Lok Dal is an Indian regional political party in Uttar Pradesh and Rajasthan. It was founded by Chaudhary Ajit Singh, son of the former prime minister of India, Chaudhary Charan Singh in 1996 as a breakaway faction of the Janata Dal.
Suraj Bhan was a former Governor, Member of Parliament and an Indian politician from Bharatiya Janata Party.
Nityanand Swami was the chief minister of the Indian state of Uttarakhand, named Uttaranchal during his administration. He was the first chief minister of the state, serving from 9 November 2000 to 29 October 2001.
Major General Bhuwan Chandra Khanduri (Retd.), AVSM, is an Indian politician. He was Chief Minister of Uttarakhand from 2007 to 2009 and 2011 to 2012. He was a Member of Parliament in the 16th Lok Sabha representing the Garhwal parliamentary constituency of Uttarakhand and is a senior member of the Bharatiya Janta Party. Earlier, he was a cabinet minister, Ministry of Surface Transport of the government headed by the former Prime Minister of India, Atal Bihari Vajpayee.
Santosh Kumar Gangwar is an Indian politician and the former Minister of State with independent charge in the Ministry of Labour and Employment in the Government of India. He is a Member of Parliament, former minister of state in Government of India and a leader of Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP). He has been Member of Parliament for the city of Bareilly since 1989 till date. He was also the chief whip of the party in 14th Lok Sabha. He faced defeat in the 15th Lok Sabha Elections, 2009 by a very narrow margin. Gangwar was the chairman of the PAC Public Accounts Committee (India) in 2009. He has been elected as Member of Parliament in 16th Lok Sabha. He won by a margin of over 2.4 lakh votes over his rival candidate in 2014 general election. He resigned from the post of cabinet minister ahead of the cabinet reshuffle in July 2021.He is currently the Chairperson of the Committee on Public Undertakings.
The Government of Uttar Pradesh is the subnational government of the Indian state of Uttar Pradesh with the governor as its appointed constitutional head of the state by the President of India. The Governor of Uttar Pradesh is appointed for a period of five years and appoints the Chief Minister of Uttar Pradesh and their council of ministers, who are vested with the executive powers of the state. The governor remains a ceremonial head of the state, while the chief minister and their council are responsible for day-to-day government functions.
Burgula Ramakrishna Rao was the second and last Chief Minister of the erstwhile Hyderabad State. Prior to the independence of India and the political integration of the princely states into the Union, he was among the Telugu-speaking leaders to resist the Nizam in the princely state of Hyderabad. He was a multi lingual academic, known for his scholarship in Sanskrit and Telugu. He was also a poet and translator.
K.D.Paliwal Park also known as Hewitt Park is located in the heart of Agra, India. It is spread over an area of around 70 acres (280,000 m2). Kd Paliwal Park, one of the top attractions in Agra, is where visitors go to unwind and spend some quiet time in a peaceful environment. It attracts a lot of tourists every day because it is situated in the centre of the city, close to a financial sector. The park is home to a vast variety of plants and animals as well as a stunning lake that is surrounded by lush vegetation. The park was originally known as Hewitt Park when it was constructed during the British era, but it was later renamed in honour of Shri Krishna Dutta Paliwal, the first finance minister of Uttar Pradesh. Tourists can rent boats on the lake, which is really lovely. The area is buzzing with educational energy thanks to the numerous colleges around. Come for a walk around nature.
Agra West (Vidhan Sabha constituency) was a legislative assembly of Uttar Pradesh. As a consequence of the orders of the Delimitation Commission, Agra West (Vidhan Sabha constituency) it ceased to exist in 2012.
Agra East (Vidhan Sabha constituency)was a legislative assembly of Uttar Pradesh. As a consequence of the orders of the Delimitation Commission, Agra East (Vidhan Sabha constituency) ceases to exist from 2008.
Kunwar Manvendra Singh is a Bharatiya Janata Party politician with three-term Member of Legislative Council and one term Member of Legislative Assembly from Uttar Pradesh. Former designated Chairman of Laghu Jal Vidyut Nigam government of Uttar Pradesh during Sri Kalyan Singh Ji as Chief Minister, and former appointed Chairman of Bundelkhand Vikas Board during the present tenure of Sri Yogi Adityanath as Chief Minister.
Campierganj also called as Chaumukha, is a small Town in the province of Uttar Pradesh in north India, approximately 34 km (21 mi) north of Gorakhpur city near the border with Nepal on National Highway-24 (NH-24) in Gorakhpur District. This is situated on the Buddhist Circuit which is built from Lumbini (Nepal), Kushinagar, Sarnath up to Bodh Gaya. Campierganj is a Tahsil (subdivision) in Gorakhpur district of Uttar Pradesh.
The Sixteenth Legislative Assembly of Uttar Pradesh was constituted on 15 March 2012 as a result of 2012 Uttar Pradesh Legislative Assembly election held between 8 Feb to 3 March 2012. The Sixteenth Legislative Assembly has total of 404 MLAs against a total strength of 404 members.
Girish Chandra Yadav is an Indian politician serving as the State Minister in the Government of Uttar Pradesh. Born in Samaspur, Paniaria in Jaunpur, Mr. Yadav married Smt. Sanju Yadav in 1990, and together they have a son and two daughters.
Legislative Assembly elections were held in Uttar Pradesh in 1996. The Bharatiya Janata Party remained the largest party, winning 174 of the 425 seats.
Mahayogi Gorakhnath University is a private university in Gorakhpur, Uttar Pradesh, India. It is established by the Uttar Pradesh Private Universities (Amendment) Ordinance, 2021 along with United University and F.S. University and recognised by University Grants Commission (India) under section 12(f) of its act. It is first private university in Gorakhpur and Purvanchal region of Uttar Pradesh.
