Buldhana
Buldhana is a district in the State of Maharashtra in India. The district lies between 19°51’ to 21°17’ North latitude and 75°57’ to 76°49’ East Longitude. Akola, Jalgaon, Jalna, Parbhani districts are the adjoining districts to the East, West & South respectively. Nemad district of the Madhya Pradesh is to the North. The district Head Quarters is at Buldhana.As per 2001 Census the Total population is 22,32,480.
There are Thirteen Tehsil headquarters assigned to Five Sub Division.
History
Buldhana, along with the rest of the erstwhile Berar province, was part of the legendary kingdom of Vidarbha mentioned in the Mahabharata.It was also a part of the Mauryan Empire during the reign of Asoka (272–231 BC). The area later came under the rule of the Satavahana dynasty (2nd century BC), the Vakataka dynasty (3rd to 6th centuries), the Chalukya dynasty (6th to 8th centuries), the Rashtrakuta dynasty (8th to 10th centuries), the Chalukyas again (10th to 12th centuries), and finally the Yadava dynasty of Devagiri (late 12th to early 14th centuries).
Ala ud din Khilji, Sultan of Delhi, conquered the region in the early 14th century. The region was part of the Bahmani Sultanate, which broke away from the Delhi Sultanate in the mid-14th century. The Bahmani Sultanate broke up into smaller sultanates at the end of the 15th century, and in 1572 the region became part of the Nizam Shahi sultanate, based at Ahmednagar. The Nizam Shahis ceded it to the Mughal Empire in 1595.
Asaf Jah I, Nizam of Hyderabad seized the southern provinces of the empire (including this region) in 1724, forming an independent state.
In 1853, the district together with the rest of Berar came under the administration of the British East India Company.
Berar was divided into East and West Berar with Buldhana district being included in West Berar. In 1903, Berar was leased by the Nizam of Hyderabad to the British Government of India.
Politics
Assembly constituencies and their extent after delimitation order of 200821 Malkapur Vidhan Sabha Constituency - 1. Nandura Tehsil, 2. Malkapur Tehsil
22 Buldhana Vidhan Sabha Constituency - 1. Motala Tehsil, 2. Buldhana Tehsil (Part), Revenue Circle – Padali, Buldhana (Rural) and Buldhana (MC)
23 Chikhli Vidhan Sabha Constituency - 1. Chikhli Tehsil (Part), Revenue Circle - Undri, Amdapur, Eklara, Hatni, Kolara, Chikhli and Chikhli (MC), 2. Buldhana Tehsil (Part), Revenue Circle - Raipur, Dhad and Mhasla Bk.
24 Sindkhed Raja Vidhan Sabha Constituency - 1. Deolgaon Raja Tehsil, 2. Sindkhed Raja Tehsil, 3. Chikhli Tehsil (Part), Revenue Circle - Mera and 4. Lonar Tehsil (Part), Revenue Circle Bibi
25 Mehkar Vidhan Sabha Constituency (SC) - 1. Mehkar Tehsil, 2. Lonar Tehsil (Part), Revenue Circle Sultanpur, Titavi and Lonar, Lonar (MC).
26 Khamgaon Vidhan Sabha Constituency - 1. Khamgaon Tehsil, 2. Shegaon Tehsil (Part), RevenueCircle - Jalamb, Pahurjira and Matargaon.
27 Jalgaon Jamod Vidhan Sabha Constituency - 1. Sangrampur Tehsil, 2. Jalgaon (Jamod) Tehsil, 3. Shegaon Tehsil (Part), Revenue Circle – Manasgaon, Shegaon and Shegaon (MC).