Hingoli district

Hingoli district (Marathi: हिंगोली जिल्हा) is an administrative district in the state of Maharashtra in India. The district headquarters are located at Hingoli. The district occupies an area of 4,526 km² and has a population of 11,77,345 of which 15.60% were urban (as of 2011). One of the twelve Jyotirlinga shrines, the Aundha Nagnath is located in Hingoli district.

As of 2011 it is the third least populous district of Maharashtra (out of 39), after Sindhudurg and Gadchiroli.

History

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The territory of the present district became part of Bombay state in 1956 and Maharashtra state in 1960 as part of Parbhani district. This district was carved out from Parbhani district on 1 May 1999 with five own tahsil 1.hingoli 2.kalamanuri 3.sengaon 4.Aundha naganath 5.basamat

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Hingoli

Hingoli (Marathi: हिंगोली) (Urdu: ہنگولی‎) is a city and a municipal council in Hingoli district in the Indian state of Maharashtra.

History

Marathwada was initially under Nizam's regime. Hingoli was the taluka of Parbhani district and part of Nizam's regime. It was actually Nizam's military base as it was border place with Vidhrabha. In that era military troops, hospitals, veterinary hospital were in operation from Hingoli. Residents of Hingoli had experienced two big wars between Tipu Sultan and Maratha in 1803 and in 1857 between Nagpurkar and Bhosale. Being a military base the city was one of the important and famous place of the Hydrabad State.

Some of the names like Paltan, Risala, Tophkhana, Pensionpura, Sadar Bazaar are famous today. In the 1956, post independence when the state were reconstructed Marathwada was attached to Mumbai State and in 1960 Hingoli became part of the Maharashtra State as part of Parbhani district. Later on 1 May 1999 Hingoli district came into existence by division of Parbhani.

Hingoli (Vidhan Sabha constituency)

Hingoli (Vidhan Sabha constituency) is one of the 288 Vidhan Sabha (legislative assembly) constituencies of Maharashtra state, western India. This constituency is located in Hingoli district. The delimitation of the constituency happened in 2008.

Geographical scope

The constituency comprises Sengaon Taluka, parts of Hingoli Taluka, revenue circles of Malhiwara, Narsi, Hingoli and Hingoli municipal council.

Representatives

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Hingoli (Lok Sabha constituency)

Hingoli Lok Sabha constituency (Marathi: हिंगोली लोकसभा मतदारसंघ) is one of the 48 Lok Sabha (parliamentary) constituencies in Maharashtra state in western India.

Assembly segments

Presently, after the implementation of delimitation of the parliamentary constituencies in 2008, based on the recommendations of the Delimitation Commission of India constituted in 2002, Hingoli Lok Sabha constituency comprises six Vidhan Sabha (legislative assembly) segments. These segments with constituency numbers are:

Members of Parliament