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Jalgaon

Jalgaon is a city in western India, to the north of the Maharashtra state in Jalgaon District, which itself is located on the northern Deccan Plateau. Located within the productive, irrigated agricultural region of Khandesh, Jalgaon has a municipal corporation and had 460,468 residents at the 2011 census. Situated near the famous Ajanta Caves located just about 59 kilometres(36.6609 miles) away, is one of the key attraction places for tourists. Jalgaon is connected with Central Railway zone, National Highway No.6, and also has Airport.

Modern Jalgaon has major industrial areas, educational institutes and good hospitals. The city is well developed with good roads, shopping malls, residential areas, and also has good communication and transport infrastructure. Known as "Banana-City", it contributes to about half of the Maharashtra state's Banana production. The world's first Audio Guided Gandhi Museum "Khoj Gandhiji Ki" is situated at Gandhi Teerth, Jain Hills, Jalgaon. Gandhi Scholars and visitors from all over the world visit this place. In the museum, there is a large Gandhi Library and other Gandhi related material are available for study.

Jalgaon has relatively varied climate. It is exceptionally hot and dry during summer with temperatures reaching as high as 47 degrees Celsius within period of May end to June mid. The highest temperature recording in May 2010 was 49.2 degrees Celsius. Jalgaon receives about 700 mm rainfall during monsoons, followed by pleasant temperature in winter.

Pratibha Patil, the 12th President of India, Ujwal Nikam and Shashank Shankhapal are among the famous personalities from Jalgaon.

Jalgaon (disambiguation)

Jalgaon is a city in western India. It may also refer to:

  • The census town of Jalgaon, Ratnagiri, in Ratnagiri district of Maharashtra.
  • A tehsil Jalgaon Jamod in Buldhana district of Maharashtra.
  • A village in Niphad Talulka in Nashik district of Maharashtra.
Jalgaon (Lok Sabha constituency)

Jalgaon Lok Sabha constituency is one of the 48 Lok Sabha (parliamentary) constituencies of Maharashtra state in western India.

Jalgaon (Jamod) (Vidhan Sabha constituency)

Jalgaon (Jamod) Vidhan Sabha constituency is one of the 288 constituencies of Maharashtra Vidhan Sabha and one of the seven which are located in the Buldhana district. It is a part of the Buldhana Lok Sabha constieuncy along with five other Vidhan Sabha(assembly) constituencies, viz. Buldhana, Chikhali, Sindkhed Raja, Mehkar(SC) and Khamgaon.

The seventh Malkapur (Vidhan Sabha constituency) from Buldhana district is a part of the Raver (Lok Sabha constituency) from neighbouring Jalgaon district.

As of 2008, the extent of the constituency includes the areas comprising entire Sangrampur taluka and Jalgaon(Jamod) taluka and part of Shegaon taluka with consisting of Shegaon and Manasgaon revenue circle and Shegaon Municipal Council. The remaining part of Shegaon taluka are in extent of Khamgaon (Vidhan Sabha constituency).

It was established in 1951 as the then Madhya Pradesh Vidhan Sabha (Assembly) constituency located in the Buldhana district. However it was dissolved for the 1957 elections to Bombay state.

It was re-established for the second time for the 2009 state elections in Maharashtra.