Shivpuri district

Shivpuri District is a district of Madhya Pradesh state of India. The town of Shivpuri is the district headquarters.

History

Most of present-day Shivpuri District formed Narwar District of the erstwhile princely state of Gwalior, with Shivpuri as administrative headquarters of the district. After India's independence in 1947, the princely states acceded to the Government of India, and Shivpuri District acquired its present boundaries with the addition of the small princely state of Khaniadhana in the southeast of the district, portions of Datia state in the northeast, and most of Pauri estate in the northwest. Shivpuri District became part of the new state of Madhya Bharat, which was merged into Madhya Pradesh in 1956.

Narwar

Shivpuri District has Narwar town of historical importance just east of the Kali Sind River, situated at a distance of 41 km from Shivpuri. It is famous for medieval fortress of Narwar.

Madhav Chauk

Madhau Chauk is a main market of city Shivpuri. All marketing facilities are available here.

Shivpuri

Shivpuri is a city and a municipality in Shivpuri district located in the central Indian state of Madhya Pradesh. It is in the Gwalior Division of northwest Madhya Pradesh and is the administrative headquarters of Shivpuri District. It is situated at an altitude of 1,515 feet (462 m) above sea level. Shivpuri district shares border with Jhansi in Uttar Pradesh towards the east and Rajasthan towards the west. It has nine tehsils: Badarwas, Karera, Kolaras, Narwar, Pichhore, Pohri, Bairad, Shivpuri and Khaniyadhan.

Madhau Chauk

Madhau Chauk is a main market of city Shivpuri. All Shopping facilities are available here .

Chhatari

Chhatari (memorial or cenotaph) made of ornate marble is a fine example of workmanship.

Its campus is on Chhatari Road which leads from Do Battai Chauraha to Bhadaiya Kund. As we enter in the campus of Chhatari ,we view first memorial of dowager queen Maharani Sakhya Raje Scindia, in a delighful fusion of Hindu and Islamic architectural styles, with their shikhara type spires and Rajput and Mughal pavilions.A tank is created in front of this memorial.The memorial of Madhav Rav Scindhia is built across the tank facing to wards Maharani Sakhya Raje Scindhia.One side of the tank a temple is established of Lord Ram with Seeta , Lakshman and other side a temple is established of Radha- Krishna. All memorials & temples are built by Scindhia Princes of Gwalior.

Shivpuri (Vidhan Sabha constituency)

Shivpuri Vidhan Sabha constituency (Hindi: शिवपुरी विधान सभा निर्वाचन क्षेत्र) is one of the 230 Vidhan Sabha (Legislative Assembly) constituencies of Madhya Pradesh state in central India. This constituency came into existence in 1951, as Shivpuri Kolaras, one of the 79 Vidhan Sabha constituencies of the erstwhile Madhya Bharat state.

Overview

Shivpuri (constituency number 25) is one of the 5 Vidhan Sabha constituencies located in Shivpuri district. This constituency covers parts of Shivpuri and Pichhore tehsils of the district.

Shivpuri is part of Guna Lok Sabha constituency along with seven other Vidhan Sabha segments, namely, Pichhore and Kolaras in this district, Bamori and Guna in Guna district and Ashok Nagar, Chanderi and Mungaoli in Ashoknagar district.

Members of Legislative Assembly

As Shivpuri Kolaras constituency of Madhya Bharat:

As a constituency of Madhya Pradesh:

Shivpuri (disambiguation)

Shivpuri may refer to:

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