Koth, Ballia

Koth is a village in the Ballia District of Uttar Pradesh, India.

History of Koth

In accordance with an old journal"Akhbar al Akhyar" written by Abdul-Haqq Dehlavi, this village was initially built by Mir Syed Mohammdad Ibrahim Saheb, the grand Qazi and commandar-in-chief of the royal army of Feroz shah Tughlaq in order to guard the area for defence and administrative purpose. For this purpose the earth of a vast area was excavated and dumped in the center to make it a high hill so that all distant area around it could be taken care of from its top. Raja Majhouli also helped Syed Ibrahim in this task of establishing the royal army center. Late Chandra Shekhar was a native of Ibrahimpatti (Hindi: इब्राहिमपट्टी). During any rainy season the excavated area presented a picturisque scene of a large lake around the hill. Although the hill has lost its original height but the ruins are still there and reminds its significant in a non hilly area of plain agricultural land. The inhabitant of this village are the descendant of Mir Syed Ibrahim shah or "Syed Saheb" He belongs to the descendant of Syed Jalaluddin Surkh-Posh Bukhari whose tomb/Maqbara is situated in Uchh Sharif of Bhawalpunear Multan, in Pakistan. They are Also interrelated by marriage by the descendant of Syed Shahabuddin & Syed Shamsuddin who came from Girdez near Bokhara and settled in Manikpur, Uttar Pradesh, near Allahabad & Mewat(. This is stated in part one page 170 of "Nuzhatul- Khawatir" and also mentioned in "Kanzul Ansab" for Sadaat Naqvi written in the history of "Gulzar Shams". The family Tree reads: Al-Syed Al-Sharif Shahabuddin Girdezi S/O Zainuddin S/O Isa Baqar S/O Nizamuddin abul Ala Mohammad S/O Abu talib Hamza S/O Mohammad S/O Tahir S/O Jafar Tawwab S/O Ali Al-Naqi. This is Also written in the Book "Hayat Karam Hussain" by Prof Hakim Syed Zillur Rahman published by Ibn Sina Academy Aligarh UP India.

Ballia

Ballia is a city with a municipal board in the Indian state of Uttar Pradesh bordering Bihar. The eastern boundary of the city lies at the junction of two major rivers, the Ganges and the Ghaghara. The city is situated 140 km (87 mi) from Varanasi. Bhojpuri, a dialect of Hindi, is the primary local language.

The headquarters of the Ballia district are located here. Due to its significant contribution to the Indian independence movement, Ballia is also known as Bagi Ballia ("Rebel Ballia").

History

Ballia is considered to be an ancient city. Legend has it that many saints and sages of India had their ashrams in Ballia, including Valmiki, Bhrigu, Durvasa, Parashara Muni, and Jamadagni. Ballia was a part of the Kosala Kingdom in ancient times and came under Buddhist influence later. The district was earlier part of the Ghazipur district, but later it was established as an independent district.

Sahatwar, Rohua (Village) Sheikhpur, and Sikanderpur are also very old towns of Ballia, populated during the reign of Feroze Shah Tughlaq. At that time, many Muslim saints came and inhabited the area and served Muslims and non-Muslim alike.

Ballia (Vidhan Sabha constituency)

Ballia (Vidhan Sabha constituency) (Hindi: बलिया विधान सभा निर्वाचन क्षेत्र) was an assembly constituency in Begusarai district in the Indian state of Bihar.

As a consequence of the orders of the Delimitation Commission of India, Lakhminia (Vidhan Sabha constituency) ceased to exist in 2010.

It was part of Lakhminia (Lok Sabha constituency).

Results

1977-2010

In the October 2010 Bihar Assembly elections, Shreenarayan Yadav of Rashtriya Janata Dal won the Ballia seat defeating his nearest rival Jamshed Ashraf of Janata Dal United.Shri.Shreenarayan Yadav has won this Constituency 9 times,Only winners and runners are being mentioned. Shreenarayan Yadav of RJD defeated Jamshed Ashraf of LJP in Oct. 2005 and in Feb 2005,Md. Tanweer Hasan of JD(U) in 2000,Krishna Mohan Yadav of Independent in 1995,Samsu Joha of Congress in 1990,Samsu Joha of Congress in 1985,Chandrabhanu Devi of Congress (I) in 1980 and Ram Lakhan Yadav of Congress in 1977.

Member of Legislative Assembly (MLA)

Ballia (Lok Sabha constituency)

Ballia Lok Sabha constituency (Hindi: बलिया लोकसभा निर्वाचन क्षेत्र) is one of the 80 Lok Sabha (parliamentary) constituencies in Uttar Pradesh state in northern. It is one of the place in UP which is famous for its political history and participation of Chandra Shekhar in JP Andolan. India

Assembly segments

Presently, Ballia Lok Sabha constituency comprises five Vidhan Sabha (legislative assembly) segments. These are:

Members of Parliament