Kekri (Vidhan Sabha)

Kekri is a city and one of the Assembly seats in Rajasthan. It falls under the Lok Sabha constituency and is also a part of the Ajmer district in the Indian state of Rajasthan. One health care center, one government hospital and private nursing homes are nearby. रघु शर्मा जो कि राजस्थान के चिकित्सा मंत्री है वर्तमान में केकड़ी के विधायक है केकड़ी शहर मैं एक बहुत बड़ा जिला स्तरीय अस्पताल भी है कादेड़ा सावर बघेरा मेहरू कला देवगांव आदि इस केकड़ी के ऐतिहासिक बड़े गांव है

Kekri कैकडी
City
Kekri Location in Rajasthan, India Show map of Rajasthan Kekri Kekri (India) Show map of India
Coordinates: 25.97°N 75.15°E / 25.97; 75.15
Country	India
State	Rajasthan
District	Ajmer
Elevation	347 m (1,138 ft)
Population  (2011)[1]
• City	2,02,758
• Urban	41,890 (20.7%)
• Rural	1,60,868 (79.3%)
Languages
• Spoken	Hindi, Marwadi
• Official	Hindi, English
Time zone	UTC+5:30 (IST)
Area code(s)	01467
Vehicle registration	RJ-48

1. Villages Administrative Division Population

1 Alamboo Kekri 1,155 2 Aloli Kekri 2,617 3 Amali Kekri 785 4 Amali Kekri 2,060 5 Ambapura Kekri 529 6 Baghera Kekri 7,940 7 Bajta Kekri 2,357 8 Balapura Kekri 712 9 Baneriya Kekri 484 10 Barh Ka Jhopra Kekri 514 11 Beerwara Kekri 551 12 Bhandawas Kekri 838 13 Bharai Kekri 992 14 Bheemrawas Kekri 1,678 15 Bisundani Kekri 1,247 16 Bogla Kekri 1,443 17 Chand Thali Kekri 953 18 Cheeklya Kekri 661 19 Cheetiwas Kekri 848 20 Chhabariya Kekri 987 21 Chosla Kekri 349 22 Dayalpura Kekri 311 23 Deogaon Kekri 4,400 24 Deokhera Kekri 686 25 Deokheri Kekri 729 26 Deoliya Khurd Kekri 1,713 27 Deopura Kekri 507 28 Deopura Kekri 670 29 Dholai Kekri 464 30 Dhoondhari Kekri 4,242 31 Dhunwaliya Kekri 819 32 Ekalseenga Kekri 712 33 Ghatiyali Kekri 5,002 34 Girwarpura Kekri 1,745 35 Gordha Kekri 1,594 36 Gothra Kekri 937 37 Gulgaon Kekri 2,289 38 Jal Ka Khera Kekri 874 39 Jaswantpura Kekri 1,081 40 Jeetapura Kekri 723 41 Jooniya Kekri 5,462 42 Kabariya Kekri 702 43 Kachariya Kekri 1,635 44 Kadera Kekri 6,973 45 Kalakhet Kekri 421 46 Kalera Kanwarji Kekri 1,885 47 Kalera Krishna Gopal Kekri 1,390 48 Kali Talai Ka Khera Kekri 826 49 Kanoj Kekri 2,085 50 Kekri Kekri 1,123 51 Kesarpura Kekri 637 52 Khawas Kekri 3,338 53 Kohra Kekri 1,703 54 Kushayata Kekri 1,756 55 Lasadiya Kekri 1,492 56 Laxmipura Kekri 457 57 Madhopura Kekri 132 58 Mandha Kekri 569 59 Mankhand Kekri 1,844 60 Meenon Ka Naya Gaon Kekri 1,171 61 Mehroo Kalan Kekri 4,353 62 Mehroo Khurd Kekri 731 63 Meoda Kalan Kekri 3,838 64 Meoda Khurd Kekri 1,281 65 Modi Kekri 770 66 Molkiya Kekri 891 67 Motalao Kekri 497 68 Nai Khera Kekri 1,019 69 Naiki Kekri 1,181 70 Naya Gaon Kekri 1,705 71 Naya Gaon Kekri 1,311 72 Neemera Kekri 590 73 Neemod Kekri 850 74 Padaliya Kekri 1,104 75 Para Kekri 3,752 76 Peepaliya Kekri 664 77 Peeplaj Kekri 2,640 78 Pharkiya Kekri 1,093 79 Pranhera Kekri 4,455 80 Pratappura Kekri 436 81 Rainagar Kekri 915 82 Rajpura Kekri 840 83 Sadara Kekri 2,862 84 Sadari Kekri 1,453 85 Sakariya Kekri 1,954 86 Salari Kekri 2,566 87 Sarsari Kekri 1,140 88 Sawar Kekri 10,705 89 Shambhoopura Kekri 285 90 Sheshupra Kekri 819 91 Shokya Khera Kekri 696 92 Sundarpura Kekri 467 93 Surajpura Kekri 534 94 Tankawas Kekri 1,308 95 Taswariya Kekri 1,448 96 Titariya Kekri 1,115 97 Udaisagar Kekri 159 98 Ugai Kekri 802 99 Ugan Khera Kekri 893 100 Ummedpura Kekri 219 101 Undri Kekri 1,022 102 Unkarpura

Geography

Kekri is located at 25.97°N 75.15°E / 25.97; 75.15.[2]

Kekri is centrally situated among Rajsthan's major cities, Ajmer (80 km), Jaipur (130 km), Kota (140 km), Bhilwara(100 km), Deoli(46) and Tonk. The town of Pranheda which has famous temple Pranheda Balaji, is nearby.

History

Earlier this city was known as Kankawati Nagari, named after Princess Kankawati. This city is a pioneer in the field of religious education and games.

Eminent Jain scholar Pandit Milapchand Kataria's research work and writings on Kekri City is well known throughout the country.

Temples

In the village of Para, an ancient temple of Lord Shiva is situated. People have strong faith in this temple.

The Jain Temple of Sri Shantinath Bhagwan is located in the village of Baghera Digamber.

Many mandirs (temples) are there, such as Charbhuja Mandir, Bijasan Mata Mandir, Shantinath Ji Digambar Jain Mandir, Laxminath Ji Mandir, Shiv Mandir, Kekradheesh Mandir, and Mehandipur Balaji Mandir. There is an ancient temple of Lord Devnarayan in the Nayagaon of Meeno, 12 km from the area of Kekri, where a huge fair is held every year on Bhadrapad Shukla Saptami. The devotees who come on this day are served food as holy prasadis. And ask for prayers. The famous Varaha Avatar Temple in Baghera village is worth seeing

Economy

It is mainly an industrial area, including the Agricultural Mandi (Market Yard), oil mills, woolen yarn mill, and some other industries.

The main water source is Bisalpur Dam. Rajasthan's largest water treatment plant is connected with Bisalpur Dam. A dam in Para called Para 1 Dam is among the major irrigation dams in Ajmer District.

Education

Government senior secondary schools (separate for boys and girls), a government college and other English and Hindi medium private colleges and schools are present. The Government P G College has M.A. in History and Political Science. Kesari public school is top Hindi Medium School situated in old town.

List of MLA's

Year	Name of Elected M.L.A.	Party Affiliation
1. 2018	Dr. Raghu Sharma	Indian National Congress
2. 2013	Shatrughan Gautam	Bharatiya Janata Party
3. 2008	Dr. Raghu Sharma	Indian National Congress
4. 2003	Gopal Lal Dhobi	Bharatiya Janata Party
5. 1998	Babu Lal Singariyan	Indian National Congress
6. 1993	Shambhu Dayal Badgujar	Bharatiya Janata Party[3]
7. 1990	Shambhu Dayal Badgujar	Janata Dal

See also

• Gordha

References

1. "Rajasthan Census 2011". Rajasthan: Directorate of Census Operations Rajasthan. Archived from the original on 2 March 2014. Retrieved 29 March 2014.
2. "Maps, Weather, and Airports for Kekri, India". fallingrain.com.
3. "Kekri Elections Results 2018, Current MLA, Candidate List of Assembly Elections in Kekri, Rajasthan". www.elections.in. Retrieved 10 July 2019.