Indore
Indore is a district in the State of Madhya Pradesh in India. It is located between 22.2 – 23.05° North Lat. & 75.25 – 76.16° East Long. The district has an area of 3898 Sq. Km.Indore is situated on the Malwa plateau at an altitude of 553 m above sea level, on the banks of two small rivulets - the Saraswati and the Khan. They unite at the centre of the city where a small 18th century temple of Sangamnath or Indreshwar exists. The name Indore is due to this diety.
Population of this district as per census 2001 was 1835915.
There are 4 development blocks - DEPALPUR, SANWER, INDORE and MHOW, 4 tehsils, 335 panchayats, and 677 villages in this district.
Due to its location in Central India (approx.76o E, 23o N) , far from the sea, Indore has a moderately extreme climate.
History
It was on the route of the Marathas of Deccan on their way to North India. These Maratha guerilla warriors were in constant battle with the Mughal empire. Their army transit camps here attracted the local Zamindars (landlords) who, drawn by the promise of lucrative trade, settled in the villages on the confluence of the Khan and Saraswati rivers, thereby laying the foundation of this commerce centre in 1715. In 1741, temple of Indreshwar was erected in the town, from which it derives the name Indore.Indore was a native principality in Central India during British Raj, somewhat larger than Wales, embraced the Vindbya and Satpura Mountains and traversed by the Narmada River. There were great forests on the mountains; the valley of the river was fertile; wheat, sugar, cotton, tobacco, and large quantities of opium were raised; the natives were chiefly Mahratta Hindus; among the hills were Bhils and Gonds, who were considered by Britishers as the wildest tribes of India; the State was governed by a Maharajah styled Holkar, under supervision of an agent of the Governor-General. Indore, on the Kuthi River, was the capital city but was a poor city of brick and mud; the palace and the British residency, however, were fine buildings.
The trade centre grew rapidly under the Holkar dynasty (1733-1818). It was the scene of a British massacre in 1857. The remains of their two century old palace still stand in the main square (called Rajwada). The city became the capital of the Indore princely state in 1818 after the British forces under Sir John Malcolm defeated the Holkars led by Rani Krishnabai Holkar at Mahidpur. She signed the treaty of Mandsaur by which the control of Indore went in the hand of the East India Company. Between 1948 and 1956, Indore served as the summer capital of the former Madhya Bharat state. Currently, it is the commercial capital of M.P.
Politics
Vidhan Sabha (Legislative Assembly) constituencies and their areas after delimitation order of 2008203 Depalpur Vidhan Sabha Constituency - 1). Depalpur Tehsil, 2). Hatod R. I. Circle of Indore Tehsil and 3). Hatod (NP)-NPT.
204 Indore-1 Vidhan Sabha Constituency - Ward Nos.1 to 6, 17, 19 to 21 and 24 to 25 of Indore (M Corp.+OG) of Indore Tehsil.
205 Indore-2 Vidhan Sabha Constituency - Ward Nos.7 to 8, 10 to 16 and 32 to 33 of Indore (M Corp+OG) of Indore Tehsil.
206 Indore-3 Vidhan Sabha Constituency - Ward No.18, 26 to 30, 41 to 45 and 57 to 61 of Indore (M Corp+OG) of Indore Tehsil.
207 Indore-4 Vidhan Sabha Constituency - Ward Nos.22 to 23, 46 to 56 and 66 of Indore (M Corp+OG) of Indore Tehsil.
208 Indore-5 Vidhan Sabha Constituency - Ward No.9, 31, 34 to 40 and 62 to 65 of Indore (M Corp+OG) of Indore Tehsil.
209 Dr Ambedkar Nagar Mhow Vidhan Sabha Constituency - Mhow Tehsil.
210 Rau Vidhan Sabha Constituency - 1). Rau and Bicholi Hapsi R. I. Circles of Indore Tehsil, 2). 13. Ralamandal and 14. Piplya Patwari Circles of Indore-R.I. Circle of Indire Tehsil and 3). Ward Nos. 67 to 69 of Indore (M Corp+OG) of Indore Tehsil and 4). Rau (NP)-NPT.
211 Sanwer Vidhan Sabha Constituency (SC) - 1). Sanwer Tehsil, 2). Kanadia and Khudail R. I. Circles of Indore Tehsil and 3. 16. Khajrana 17. Lasudia Mori and 18. Talawali Chanda Patwari Circles of Indore-R.I. Circle of Indore Tehsil.