Vishwanathganj Explained

Vishwanathganj
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Pushpin Map Caption:Location of Vishwanathganj in Uttar Pradesh
Subdivision Type:Country
Subdivision Name: India
Subdivision Type1:State
Subdivision Name1:Uttar Pradesh
Subdivision Type2:District
Subdivision Name2:Pratapgarh
Government Type:Vidhan Sabha
Leader Title:MLA
Leader Name:Jeet Lal Patel
Timezone:Indian Standard Time
Utc Offset:+5:30
Coordinates:25.8018°N 81.9352°W
Elevation M:110
Postal Code Type:Postal Code
Postal Code:230404
Blank3 Name:Vehicle Registration
Blank3 Info:UP 72
Blank Name:Telephone Code
Blank Info:05342
Website:Vishwanathganj

Vishwanathganj is a town in Pratapgarh district of the Indian state of Uttar Pradesh. It is an assembly constituency in Pratapgarh affiliated to Uttar Pradesh Vidhan Sabha.

Geography

Vishwanathganj is located at 25.8077°N 81.5926°W.[1] Bakulahi river also flows here.

Shani Dev Temple

Shani Dev Dham, the temple dedicated to Shani Dev, is located at a distance of about 51 km from Allahabad, 16 km from Pratapgarh, 116 km from Ayodhya, & 3 km from Vishwanathganj in Kushfara village. Hanuman and Manokamana temples are also situated in the same premises. Every Saturday people throng in large numbers & perform special worship here. Navratri is also celebrated here. On the third day of Kartik month a Rathyatra is also organized here.[2]

Election synopsis

Vishwanathganj is one of the Vidhan Sabha of Pratapgarh. Raja Ram Pandey[3] is current Member of Legislative Assembly from the constituency.

Transport

Viswanathganj is its own railway station. It belongs to Northern Railway, Lucknow . Neighbourhood stations are Dhirganj, Near By major railway station is Pratapgarh, Phaphamau and Prayagraj_Railway_Station and Airport is Bamrauli Airport.

External links

Notes and References

  1. http://www.indiamapia.com/Pratapgarh/Vishwanathganj.html India Mapia, Vishwanathganj
  2. http://www.easternuptourism.com/Shani-Dev-Dham.jsp Shani Dev Temple, Kushfara
  3. News: Furious Akhilesh Yadav sacks minister Rajaram Pandey for 'Madhuri cheeks' remark. 15 April 2013. IndiaTV. 15 April 2013.