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Banswara District has an area of 5,037 km 2 (1,945 sq mi), which is 1.47% of Rajasthan state, India.The city of Banswara is the district headquarters. It is bounded on the north by Udaipur District, on the northeast by Pratapgarh District, on the east and southeast by Madhya Pradesh state, on the southwest by Gujarat state, and on the west by Dungarpur District.
Banswara district forms the eastern part of the region known as Vagad or Vagwar. The district was formerly a state ruled by the Maharavals, named for the bamboo found in abundance in its forests. On 17 November 1913, Banswara district was witness to a little-known massacre of around 1500 tribals by the British, echoing the Jallianwala Bagh ...
Banswara is one of the 200 Legislative Assembly constituencies of Rajasthan state in India. [2] [3] It is part of Banswara district, and is reserved for candidates belonging to the Scheduled Tribes. As of 2023, it is represented by Arjun Singh Bamnia of the Indian National Congress party.
Silver Rupee from the princely state of Banswara, struck in the name of ruler Lakshman Singh. After the death of Rawal Udai Singh of Vagad at the Battle of Khanwa in 1527, where he fought alongside Rana Sanga against Babar, his territories were divided into the states of Dungarpur State and Banswara State.
Banswara Lok Sabha constituency (Hindi pronunciation: [bãːs.ʋaːɽaː]) is one of the 25 Lok Sabha (parliamentary) constituencies in Rajasthan state in western India. Assembly segments [ edit ]
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The All-India officials in each district are a Deputy Commissioner or district Magistrate (from the Indian Administrative Service), a Superintendent of Police (from the Indian Police Service) and a Deputy Conservator of Forests (from the Indian Forest Service), each of which is assisted by officers of various Rajasthan state services. The state ...
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