Okhla

Okhlais a Suburban colony in South Delhi district located at Delhi border. It is more commonly known as Okhla Industrial Area (OIA) or Okhla Industrial Estate, an industrial suburb in South Delhi which is mainly divided into three Phases. Okhla has lent its name to the nearby planned township of NOIDA (New Okhla Industrial Development Area).

About

Okhla has many main colonies under it like Okhla Vihar, Jamia, Johri Farm, Abul Fazal etc. the ward councilor of ward no 206, Okhla is Mrs. Ishrat Begum. She is 42 years old. belongs to the Samajvadi party. She lives in Zakir Nagar

History

The Okhla barrage, which was developed by Britishers, is also the starting point of the Agra Canal built in 1874, today it is also the location of the Okhla Sanctuary, and further down the canal towards Agra, the Keetham Lake, National Bird Sanctuary. OKHLA is an acronym for Old Kanal Housing & Land Authority. K for Canal was used since CH would have a different sound.

The present campus of Jamia Millia Islamia university was established here in 1925. The Okhla Mandi is an important wholesale markets in Delhi, NSIC, IIIT Delhi, Govind Ballabh Pant Engineering College, Meera Bai Institute of Technology, Kalkaji Temple, Lotus Temple, Okhla vihar, Okhla Railway Station, Surya Hotel, C.C and the Okhla Water Works.

Okhla metro station

Okhla is a Delhi Metro station in Delhi. It is located between Govind Puri and Jasola Apollo stations on the Violet Line. The station was opened with the first section of the Line on 3 October 2010 in time for the Commonwealth Games opening ceremony on the same day.

References

Okhla (Delhi Assembly constituency)

Okhla assembly constituency (Hindi: ओखला विधानसभा निर्वाचन क्षेत्र) is one of the seventy Delhi assembly constituencies of Delhi in northern India.

Okhla assembly consutituency is a part of East Delhi (Lok Sabha constituency).

Members of Legislative Assembly

Key

  Janata Dal     INC     RJD     AAP  

Election results

2015 results

2013 results

2009 Bye Election results

2008 results

2003 results

1998 results

1993 results

References