Rajgarh, Alwar

Rajgarh is a city and a municipality in Alwar district in the Indian state of Rajasthan. It is a neat small town and has scenic hills dotted with some forts and fortresses.And many kind of water falls ,valley,top class pleasent hills of Aravalli.

Geography and attractions

Rajgarh has an average elevation of 479 metres (1571 feet).

Rajgarh was earmarked as the capital of the Alwar princely state in the early 19th century. Today it is a major agricultural centre with a RIICO industrial park. Famous and Attractive places of Rajgarh- 1.Kala daata 2.Aalewa water fall 3.Jharna Dam 4.Govind Dev Ji Temple 5.Rajgarh Fort 6.The Haunted 7 chauk ki haweeli

References

Alwar

Alwar is a city and administrative headquarters of Alwar District in the Indian state of Rajasthan. It is located around 160 km south of Delhi, and about 150 km north of Jaipur, the capital of Rajasthan. Alwar is part of National Capital Region (NCR). It is also famous for its Olive plantation in Tinkirudi.

Alwar was formerly the capital of the princely state of Alwar. It was formerly spelt as "Ulwar" in British India. This placed it in last position in alphabetically ordered lists, so a king changed the spelling to "Alwar" to bring it to the top. Alwar is also known by the name "MatsyaNagar"

History

Alwar dates back to 1000 A.D. Maharaja Swaraj, second son of Maharaja Ayush of Amer (old seat of Jaipur state) ruled the area in the eleventh century and his territory extended up to the present city of Alwar. He founded the city of Alpur in 1106 Vikrami samvat (1049 A.D.) after his own name which eventually became Alwar . From time to time, Different sub-clans of Rajputs ruled Alwar. Nikumbh Rajputs, Yaduvanshi Rajputs, Badgujar Rajputs and Last was Naruka (Kachwaha) Rajputs who took the control over this area. Marathas and Jats of Bharatpur also ruled this region for very short period. A brave Rajput Rao Partap Singh took the Alawar Fort from Jat Raja of Bharatpur on an agreement and laid down the foundation for modern Alwar.

Alwar (Lok Sabha constituency)

Alwar Lok Sabha constituency is one of the 25 Lok Sabha (parliamentary) constituencies in Rajasthan state in India.Alwar Lok Sabha seat is dominated by Meo Muslims and Yadavs.

Assembly segments

Presently, Alwar Lok Sabha constituency comprises eleven Vidhan Sabha (legislative assembly) segments. These are:

Members of Parliament

Election results

See also

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