Nagpur

Nagpur (Nāgpur) ( pronunciation ) is the second capital and the third largest city of the Indian state of Maharashtra after Mumbai and Pune. It is the 13th largest urban agglomeration in India and the largest city in Vidarbha Region. It has one of the highest literacy rate of 91.92% among all the urban agglomerations in India and one of the proposed Smart Cities from Maharashtra.

Nagpur is the seat of the annual winter session of the Maharashtra state assembly, "Vidhan Sabha". It is a major commercial and political centre of the Vidarbha region of Maharashtra. In addition, the city derives political importance from being the headquarters for the Hindu nationalist organisation RSS and an important location for the Dalit Buddhist movement.

According to a survey by ABP News-Ipsos, Nagpur has been identified as the best city in India by topping the liveability, greenery, public transport, and health care indices.

It is famous for the Nagpur Orange and is known as the "Orange City" for being a major trade centre of oranges cultivated in the region.

Nagpur (disambiguation)

Nagpur is a city and winter capital of the state of Maharashtra, India.

Nagpur may also refer to:

Nagpur (Lok Sabha constituency)

Nagpur Lok Sabha constituency (Marathi: नागपूर लोकसभा मतदारसंघ) is one of the 48 Lok Sabha (parliamentary) constituencies of Maharashtra state in western India. This constituency is spread over Nagpur city and some part of Nagpur district.

Assembly segments

Presently, Nagpur Lok Sabha constituency comprises six Vidhan Sabha (legislative assembly) segments. These segments with constituency numbers and reservation (if any) are:

Members of Parliament

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Runner-up :
1952 : Vinayak Dandekar (SP), 1962 : Rikhabchand Sharma (Congress)
1967 : A B Bardhan (Communist), 1971 : Rikhabchand Sharma (Congress)
1977 : Rajabhau Khobragade (RPI), 1980 : Shamrao Khobragade,
1984 : Shamrao Khobragade (RPI), 1989 : Arjundas Kukreja (BJP)
1991 : Banwarilal Purohit (BJP), 1996 : Kunda Vijaykar (Congress), 1998 : Ramesh Mantri (BJP), 1999 : Vinod Gudadhe-Patil (BJP)
2004 : Atal Bahadur Singh (BJP), 2009 : Banwarilal Purohit (BJP)
2014 : Vilas Muttemwar (Congress)