What is "hastinapur"

Hastinapur (, Sanskrit: Hāstinapuram) is a town and a nagar panchayat in Meerut district in the Indian state of Uttar Pradesh.

Hastinapur Assembly constituency is one of the 403 constituencies of the Uttar Pradesh Legislative Assembly, India. It is a part of the Meerut district and one of the five assembly constituencies in the Bijnor (Lok Sabha constituency). First election in this assembly constituency was held in 1957 after the "DPACO (1956)" order was passed and the constituency was constituted in 1956. The constituency was assigned identification number 45 after the "Delimitation of Parliamentary and Assembly Constituencies Order, 2008" was passed. In 1991 and 1993, elections were not held in this constituency. Since 1967, Hastinapur Assembly constituency is a reserved seat for SC candidates.