Gesupur

Gesupur
village
Nickname(s): Khan
Gesupur Gesupur Location in Uttar Pradesh, India
Coordinates: 28°33′N 77°42′E / 28.550°N 77.700°ECoordinates: 28°33′N 77°42′E / 28.550°N 77.700°E
Country	India
State	Uttar Pradesh
District	Bulandshahr district
Government
• Master	Gesu Khan (A powerful leader of the Gesupur)
Elevation[1]	178 m (584 ft)
Languages
• Official	Hindi
Time zone	IST (UTC+5:30)
PIN	203205
Telephone code	5735

Gesupur is a village and panchayat in Bulandshahr district, Meerut division, Uttar Pradesh, India,^[2] on the Kali River.^[3] It was named in honour of Mir Gesu,^[4] a 16th-century Faujdar of Mirtha and Delhi.^[5] Most of the village's inhabitants are from the Chattha clan of the Jat people.

In 1999 the village united in a boycott of the Lok Sabha elections, when none of the 7,200 registered electors voted in protest against the lack of investment in the local infrastructure. The boycott was a success, leading to improvements being made in roads and the supply of electricity and water.^[6]

References

1. Sharma, Ramesh Chand (1989). Regional planning for social development. Criterion Publications. p. 16. OCLC 19811918.
2. "Village Panchayats of Bulandshahr, Uttar Pradesh". National Panchayat Directory. National Informatics Centre. Retrieved 2009-03-28.
3. Wright, F. N.; E.T. Atkinson (1876). Statistical, descriptive and historical account of the North-western Provinces of India. North-Western Provinces and Oudh Government Press. p. 212. OCLC 74835532.
4. "Unknown title". Islamic Culture: the Hyderabad Quarterly Review. Deccan. 21–22: 253. 1971. Retrieved 2009-03-28.
5. Tirmizi, S. A. I. (1968). Ajmer through inscriptions. Indian Institute of Islamic Studies. p. 26. OCLC 85302.
6. "An election boycott that worked". The Hindu. 16 April 2004. Retrieved 2009-03-28.