Jamalpur, Gujarat

Jamalpur
village
Jamalpur
Location in Gujarat, India
Jamalpur
Jamalpur (India)
Coordinates: 23°00′N 72°21′E / 23.0°N 72.35°E / 23.0; 72.35Coordinates: 23°00′N 72°21′E / 23.0°N 72.35°E / 23.0; 72.35
Country  India
State Gujarat
District Ahmedabad
Population (2014)
  Total 3,799 [1]
Languages
  Official Gujarati, Hindi
Time zone UTC+5:30 (IST)
Vehicle registration GJ
Website gujaratindia.com

Jamalpur is a city and a notified area in Ahmedabad district in the Indian state of Gujarat.

Group of Fakeers in Jumalpur, Ahmedabad (c. 1880)

Jamalpur is part of the Jamalpur-Khadia constituency and it is a Muslim-dominated area.[2] Its residents have traditionally supported the Congress party of India but have recently started supporting Bharatiya Janata Party instead.[2]

The MLA of Jamalpur is Imran Khedawala.[3]

Like many Muslim residential areas in Gujarat, Jamalpur has clearly-defined boundaries from Hindu residential areas.[4]

Geography

Jamalpur is located at 23°00′N 72°21′E / 23.0°N 72.35°E / 23.0; 72.35.

References

  1. http://www.citypopulation.de/php/india-gujarat.php
  2. 1 2 Siddiqui, Tanvir (November 20, 2017). "In Muslim-dominated Jamalpur, BJP candidate says: 'You are my family, not my voters'". Ahmedabad: Indian Express.
  3. Kaushik, Himanshu (March 8, 2018). "Uproar in Gujarat assembly over nuclear plant in Bhavnagar". The Times of India.
  4. Tambi, Nidhi (March 1, 2018). "It's High Time Gujarat Government Recognises the Communal Elephant in the Room". The Wire.


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