South Patel Nagar Explained

South Patel Nagar
Native Name Lang:Hindi
Settlement Type:District Subdivision
Pushpin Map:India New Delhi
Pushpin Map Caption:Location in Delhi, India
Coordinates:28.6505°N 77.1691°W
Subdivision Type:Country
Subdivision Type1:State
Subdivision Name1:Delhi
Subdivision Type2:District
Subdivision Name2:West Delhi
Governing Body:Municipal Corporation Of Delhi(North)
Population Density Km2:auto
Demographics Type1:Languages
Demographics1 Title1:Official
Demographics1 Info1:Hindi, English
Timezone1:IST
Utc Offset1:+5:30
Postal Code:110008
Blank2 Name Sec1:Lok Sabha constituency
Blank2 Info Sec1:New Delhi[1]
Blank3 Name Sec1:Vidhan Sabha constituency
Blank3 Info Sec1:Patel Nagar
Blank4 Name Sec1:Current Member of the Legislative Assembly
Blank4 Info Sec1:Raaj Kumar Anand
Blank5 Name Sec1:Civic agency
Blank5 Info Sec1:Municipal Corporation Of Delhi(North)
Blank6 Name Sec1:MP
Blank6 Info Sec1:Meenakshi Lekhi

South Patel Nagar is a place in Central Delhi. It covers the Southern Part of the Patel Nagar Area. In the past South Patel Nagar was counted in Central Delhi but due to the continued city expansion, South Patel Nagar and its subdivision colonies like New Ranjit Nagar now come under West Delhi.[2] However, among the three divisions of Municipal Corporation Of Delhi(MCD), North, South and East, South Patel Nagar falls under MCD-North.

Area

The PIN Code of West Patel Nagar is 110008. This area is surrounded by the following colonies:

The main hospital in this region is Sardar Patel Hospital. This is a Government Hospital. B.L.Kapoor Memorial Hospital is another hospital that is very close to South Patel Nagar.

Siddharth Hotel is a five star hotel located at North-East of one end of South Patel Nagar.

The main cinema hall in this region is Satyam Cineplex, West Patel Nagar. Earlier there used to be another hall in South Patel Nagar, by the name of Vivek Cinema. But later Vivek Cinema was demolished from construction of Patel Nagar Metro Station. There is another hall by the name of Rachna Cinema in the Rajendra Place region, but it is also not operational for more than a few years.

Metro station

There are two metro stations in or near South Patel Nagar: Patel Nagar and Rajendra Place. Patel Nagar metro station is suitable for travelling to some parts of South Patel Nagar, East Patel Nagar and West Patel Nagar. Rajendra Place metro station is suitable for travelling to Rajendra Place, Rajendra Nagar, the eastern part of East and South Patel Nagar.South Patel Nagar comes under the jurisdiction of New Delhi Lok Sabha Constituency. The current MP is Meenakshi Lekhi of Bhartiya Janata Party.

Politics

As far as Vidhan Sabha is concerned, South Patel Nagar falls under Patel Nagar constituency. The current MLA is Raaj Kumar Anand of the Aam Aadmi Party. He succeeded Hazari Lal Chauhan, who also was a part of Aam Aadmi Party.

Notes and References

  1. News: West Delhi.
  2. News: West Delhi.