Vishwanathganj

Vishwanathganj
(विश्वनाथगंज)
Shani Dev Temple at Kushfara village
Vishwanathganj
Location of Vishwanathganj in Uttar Pradesh
Vishwanathganj
Vishwanathganj (India)
Coordinates: 25°48′06″N 81°56′07″E / 25.801804°N 81.935177°E / 25.801804; 81.935177Coordinates: 25°48′06″N 81°56′07″E / 25.801804°N 81.935177°E / 25.801804; 81.935177
Country  India
State Uttar Pradesh
District Pratapgarh
Government
 • Type Vidhan Sabha
 • MLA Rakesh Kumar Verma
Elevation 110 m (360 ft)
Time zone UTC+5:30 (Indian Standard Time)
Postal Code 230404
Telephone Code 05342
Vehicle Registration UP 72
Website Vishwanathganj

Vishwanathganj is a town in Pratapgarh district of the Indian state of Uttar Pradesh. It is an assembly constituency in Pratapgarh affiliated to Uttar Pradesh Vidhan Sabha.

Geography

Vishwanathganj is located at 25°48′28″N 81°35′33″E / 25.80766°N 81.59256°E / 25.80766; 81.59256.[1] Bakulahi river also flows here.

Shani Dev Temple

Famous Shani Dev Temple of Kushfara, Vishwanathganj, Pratapgarh
Lord Shani's statue in Shani Dham View of river Bakulahi from the Shani Dev Temple

Shani Dev Dham, the temple dedicated to Shani Dev, is located at a distance of about 51 km from Allahabad, 16 km from Pratapgarh, 116 km from Ayodhya, & 3 km from Vishwanathganj in Kushfara village. Hanuman and Manokamana temples are also situated in the same premises. Every Saturday people throng in large numbers & perform special worship here. Navratri is also celebrated here. On the third day of Kartik month a Rathyatra is also organized here.[2]

Election synopsis

Vishwanathganj is one of the Vidhan Sabha of Pratapgarh. Raja Ram Pandey[3] is current Member of Legislative Assembly from the constituency.

Transport

Viswanathganj is its own railway station. It belongs to Northern Railway, Lucknow . Neighbourhood stations are Dhirganj, Near By major railway station is Mughal Sarai junction and Airport is Bamrauli Airport.[4]

References

  1. ↑ India Mapia, Vishwanathganj
  2. ↑ Shani Dev Temple, Kushfara
  3. ↑ "Furious Akhilesh Yadav sacks minister Rajaram Pandey for 'Madhuri cheeks' remark". IndiaTV. 15 April 2013. Retrieved 15 April 2013.
  4. ↑ Vishwanathganj railway station
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