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Raipur district is a district in the Chhattisgarh state of India. Its administrative headquarters is the city of Raipur . The district is rich in mineral resources and there are many wildlife sanctuaries.
Raipur is a Lok Sabha/Parliamentary constituency in central Chhattisgarh. Raipur's Lok Sabha seat is unreserved. Sunil Kumar Soni of BJP is the current Member of Parliament, Lok Sabha from the city. [30] There are seven Vidhan Sabha seats in Raipur district, including three in Raipur City, one in Raipur Rural and three in Outer Tehsils. [31]
Durg District was created in 1906 out of the western portion of Raipur District. [citation needed] The northern portion of the state, comprising present-day Koriya, Surajpur, Surguja, Jashpur, and Raigarh districts, was divided among the six princely states of Chang Bhakar, Jashpur, Koriya, Surajpur, Raigarh, Surguja, and Udaipur.
Raipur Town (sometimes called Raipur Nagar) was one of the 320 constituencies of the Madhya Pradesh and later 90 constitutencies of the Chhattisgarh state in India. The seat was formed in 1976 after the dissolution of Raipur Vidhan Sabha Constituency. It was a part of Raipur district.
Bhatapara railway station is on the Howrah-Nagpur-Mumbai line in the South-East Central Railway zone, a major station on the border between Bilaspur and Raipur. It is connected by rail to the nearby stations of Hathband, Tilda, Nipania, Dagori, and Bilha. Bilaspur City is 57 kilometres (35 mi) away and can also be reached by regular transport.
The Kingdom of Haihaiyavansi, ruled by the Kalachuris of Raipur was a Garh Under Garha Kingdom which consisted of the central part of the present-day state of Chhattisgarh located in India. In 1740, the Maratha general of Nagpur , Bhaskar Pant conquered the kingdom for Raghoji I Bhonsle . [ 1 ]
Raipur Metropolitan Region, also known as the Raipur Metropolitan Area and Greater Raipur, is the Urban Agglomeration of Raipur-Naya Raipur and some part of Durg Bhilai in the Indian state of Chhattisgarh.
It is planned to replace Raipur as the capital city of Chhattisgarh. [2] [3] The Government of Chhattisgarh, the state's administrative body is situated here. The city is located between National Highway 53 and National Highway 30, about 17 km south-east of the capital city Raipur. Swami Vivekananda Airport separates Raipur and Nava Raipur.