Badgaon, Jalore
Badgaon is a village in Jalore district of Rajasthan state. There is gram panchayat headquarter within it. Badgaon has dominant Jain community and a famous Jain temple.
Jalore
Jalor, also known as Jalore (in Hindi जालोर), is a city in Rajasthan state of western India. It is the administrative headquarters of Jalor District.
Geography
Jalore is known as granite city.Jalore lies to south of Sukri river, a tributary of Luni river and is about 140 km south of Jodhpur. Jalore hasn't grown that much in terms of infrastructure.But City Center Shopping Mall is the example that it is growing. City center has many corporate offices like Axis Bank, Punjab National bank,Uco bank,Birla Sun Life Insurance Ltd, Shreeram Transport Finance co etc.
The major towns, villages and cities of the Jalor district are Bhadrajun, Sayla, Megalva, Siana, Ahore, Sanchore, Bishangarh, Hadecha, Ramsin, Daspan, Jaswantpura, Ummedabad, Raniwara, Bagra, Bhinmal, Jalor and Bagoda.
History
In ancient times Jalore was known as Jabalipura - named after a saint. The town was also known as Suvarngiri or Songir, the Golden Mount, on which the fort stands.
According to some historical sources, in 8th-9th centuries, one branch of the Gurjara Pratiharas was ruling at Jablipur (Jalore).
Jalore (Rajasthan Assembly constituency)
Jalore (Rajasthan Assembly constituency) is a constituency of Rajasthan Legislative Assembly in the Jalore district. This seat is reserved for Scheduled Castes.
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Jalore (Lok Sabha constituency)
Jalore Lok Sabha constituency is one of the 25 Lok Sabha (parliamentary) constituencies in Rajasthan state in India, which is spread over Jalore and Sirohi districts.
Assembly segments
Presently, Jalore Lok Sabha constituency comprises eight Vidhan Sabha (legislative assembly) segments. These are:
Members of Parliament
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