Ramtek

Ramtek (Marathi: रामटेक) is a City and municipal council in Nagpur district of the Maharashtra, India.

History

Ramtek has got Historic temple of lord Rama. It is believed that Ramtek was the place where Rama, the Hindu god, rested while he was in exile. Legend has it that the aashram of great Hindu sage Agastya was situated close to Ramtek. While the sages performed religious rites, the demons used to disrupt their activities and slayed a great number of holy men. Lord Rama was distressed to hear about this, and took a vow to relieve the world from the demons. 'Tek' means vow in local language, hence the word Ramtek comes from 'Vow of Ram'. Thus it is believed locally that whoever takes a vow at Ramtek is blessed by the gods for its fulfillment. The 'padukas' of Lord Ram are believed to have been worshipped here for centuries.

The present temple is believed to have been built by the King of Nagpur Raghuji Bhonsale,after his victory over fort of Deogarh in Chindwara.Present temple is 400 years old.

Ramtek (Vidhan Sabha constituency)

Ramtek (Assembly constituency) is one of twelve constituencies of the Maharashtra Vidhan Sabha located in the Nagpur district.

It is a part of the Ramtek (Lok Sabha constituency)(SC) from Nagpur district along with five other assembly constituencies, viz Katol, Hingna, Umred(SC), Kamthi and Savner (Assembly constituency).

See also

Ramtek Lok Sabha constituency

Ramtek Lok Sabha constituency (Marathi: रामटेक लोकसभा मतदारसंघ) is one of the 48 Lok Sabha (parliamentary) constituencies in Maharashtra state in western India. The constituency does not exist during India general elections of 1951 for 1st Lok Sabha. It was created for Indian general election, 1957 for 2nd Lok Sabha, with abolition of Amravati West constituency in the neighbouring Amravati district.

Assembly segments

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

Members of Parliament