Dadra and Nagar Haveli

Dadra and Nagar Haveli /ˈdɑːdrɑː/ & /ˌnʌɡərˌhəˈvɛli/ is a Union Territory in Western India. Nagar Haveli is wedged between Maharashtra and Gujarat, whereas Dadra is an enclave 1 km NW, surrounded by Gujarat. The shared capital is Silvassa. The larger part spans a roughly c-shaped area up-river from the city of Daman on the coast, at the centre of which, and thus outside the territory, is the Madhuban reservoir.

Dadra and Nagar Haveli (DNH) are in the middle of the undulating watershed of the Daman Ganga River, which flows through Nagar Haveli and later forms the short southern border of Dadra. The towns of Dadra and Silvassa lie on the north bank of the river. The Western Ghats range rises to the east, and the foothills of the range occupy the eastern portion of the district. While the territory is landlocked, the Arabian Sea is just to its west, and can be reached via the state of Gujarat.

Maghval is a small enclave village belonging to Gujarat that is located within Nagar Haveli, just south of Silvassa in Dadra and Nagar Haveli.

Dadra and Nagar Haveli (Lok Sabha constituency)

Dadra and Nagar Haveli Lok Sabha constituency is the only Lok Sabha (parliamentary) constituency in the union territory of Dadra and Nagar Haveli, which covers the entire union territory. The constituency is reserved for the Scheduled Tribes

Members of Parliament

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  INC     Independent     BJP     Bharatiya Navshakti Party  

Election results

14th Lok Sabha: 2004 General Elections

In the 2004 Lok Sabha Elections, the constituency had 122,681 eligible voters, of whom 69.04% exercised their franchise. There were ten candidates. Election was conducted at 128 polling stations, and 84,703 valid votes were counted. Mohanbhai Sanjibhai Delkar of the Bharatiya Navshakti Party was elected by a margin of 12,893 votes.

15th Lok Sabha: 2009 General Elections

16th Lok Sabha: 2014 General Elections

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References

Nagar Haveli

Nagar Haveli (Portuguese: Nagar-Aveli) is the larger pocket in the Indian Union Territory of Dadra and Nagar Haveli. It is surrounded by the Indian states of Gujarat and Maharashtra.

Silvassa, the capital of the union territory of Dadra and Nagar Haveli is located in Nagar Haveli pocket.

Silvassa has a large number of factories and industries providing significant government revenue, which allows the city to maintain a low level of taxation.

Silvassa is also considered to be the home of Warli culture. Warli is the language spoken by the Warli people which is basically a mixture of Marathi and Gujarati languages with a local twist.

Silvassa is famous for its natural beauty with number of beautiful gardens. Well known Hindi movie "Phool aur Kante" was shot here. The Lion Safari and Vasona Deer Park are new upcoming tourist attractions.

Other towns in Nagar Haveli are: Amli, Sili, Saili, Amal, Kanadi, Vasona, Velugam, Dolara, Sindavni.

There is a small enclave of Maghval belonging to Gujarat that is located within Nagar Haveli, just south of Silvassa. Pratah Varta is a Hindi Daily Newspaper published from Silvasa.