Martingani
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Martinganj | |
|---|---|
Block & Village | |
| Country |  India |
| State | Uttar Pradesh |
| District | Azamgarh |
| Tehsil | Phulpur |
| Government | |
| • Type | Taluka |
| • MLA | Sukhdev Rajbhar (BSP) |
| • MP | Sangeeta Azad (BSP) |
| Language | |
| • Official | Hindi[1] |
| • Additional official | Urdu[1] |
| Time zone | UTC+5:30 (IST) |
| PIN | 223224 |
| Area code | 05452 |
| Vehicle registration | UP 50 |
Martinganj is a village panchayat located in the Azamgarh District of Uttar Pradesh, India. Its coordinates are 25.9089283 latitude and 82.8088504 longitude. Lucknow is the state capital, located around 232.5 kilometers from Martinganj. The other nearest state capital is Patna, 197.4 km away. The other surrounding state capitals are Patna 234.6 km, Ranchi 381.1 km, Gangtok 598.1 km.
Languages
The official languages of Martinganj are Hindi, english and Urdu.
Religious festivals
Hindu Festival like Navratri, Vijayadashami Mela and Ramlila are celebrated. The primary Muslim festivals celebrated annually in the village are the ld-ul-fitr', (Ramadan), Bakrid, Mid-Sha'ban, Bara Wafat and Muharram.
Politics
In the 2014 general elections Neelam Sonkar of the Bharatiya Janata Party became the Member of Parliament from the Lalganj constituency. In the Uttar Pradesh Legislative Assembly Election of 2017 Sukhdev Rajbhar of the Bahujan Samaj Party became the Member of Legislative Assembly from Didarganj (Assembly constituency). The Samajwadi Party, the Bahujan Samaj Party, and the Bharatiya Janata Party are the major political parties in this area.
Nearest Airport
- Azamgarh Airport 40.8 km.
- Lal Bahadur Shastri International Airport (Babatpur) 47.9 km.
- Akbarpur Airport 60.9 km.
Local media
Mostly all major English, Hindi and Urdu daily newspapers, including The Times of India, Hindustan Times, The Hindu, Dainik Jagran, Amar Ujala and Hindustan, are available in Martinganj. Almost all big Hindi TV news channels have stringers in Azamgarh.
Communication Networks
All prominent telecommunication network provider in India offer their services in Martinganj.
| GSM Service Providers | CDMA Service Providers | Broadband Service Providers |
|---|---|---|
| Idea Cellular | Airtel | TATA Communications |
| Reliance Communications | Tata Indicom | Airtel |
| Airtel | BSNL WLL | Reliance Communications |
| Vodafone | Aircel | Vodafone |
| Aircel | Reliance Communications | BSNL Broadband |
Radio Services
All radio services available in Martinganj.[vague]
- Voice Of Azamgarh 90.4 MHz Community Radio.[2]
- Air Vivid Bharti 102.2 MHz which Broadcast from Mau District & Covers Azamgarh city too.
See also
References
- ^ a b "52nd REPORT OF THE COMMISSIONER FOR LINGUISTIC MINORITIES IN INDIA" (PDF). nclm.nic.in. Ministry of Minority Affairs. Archived from the original (PDF) on 25 May 2017. Retrieved 16 May 2019.
- ^ "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2 April 2015. Retrieved 1 July 2013.
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