Patel Nagar

Patel Nagar
पटेल नगर
District Subdivision
Patel Nagar

Location in Delhi, India

Coordinates: 28°39′02″N 77°10′09″E / 28.6505°N 77.1691°E / 28.6505; 77.1691Coordinates: 28°39′02″N 77°10′09″E / 28.6505°N 77.1691°E / 28.6505; 77.1691
Country  India
State Delhi
District West Delhi
Government
  Body Municipal Corporation Of Delhi
Languages
  Official Hindi, English
Time zone IST (UTC+5:30)
Lok Sabha constituency New Delhi[1]
Vidhan Sabha constituency Patel Nagar
Current Member of the Legislative Assembly Hazari Lal Chauhan
Civic agency Municipal Corporation Of Delhi
MP Meenakshi Lekhi

Patel Nagar (Hindi: पटेल नगर) is a place in Central Delhi but falls under the West Delhi District. In the past, these areas were a part of the "Central Delhi" district but due to continuous city expansion, Patel Nagar and its colonies like New Ranjit Nagar and Baljeet Nagar now come under West Delhi. Previously, Patel Nagar was a part of Central Delhi district and together with Karol Bagh. Though, today Karol Bagh is still a part of central Delhi according to the latest Delhi Government data.[2]

Area

Patel Nagar is a large area and divided into the following colonies:

Neighbouring Areas

Patel Nagar's neighbouring areas are Baljit Nagar, Pusa Road, Rajendra Place, New Rajendra Nagar, Old Rajendra Nagar, Prasad Nagar, Shadipur, Karol Bagh, Baba Farid Puri, Inderpuri, Pusa Institute & Naraina.

Metro station

There are three metro stations in or near Patel Nagar: Rajendra Place, Patel Nagar and Shadipur. The Shadipur Metro Station is suitable for traveling to some parts of West Patel Nagar, Baljit Nagar and Baba Farid Puri. Patel Nagar metro station is suitable for traveling to some parts of South Patel Nagar, East Patel Nagar and West Patel Nagar. Rajendra Place (close to Jaypee Siddharth) metro station is suitable for traveling to some parts of East Patel Nagar and South Patel Nagar.

Politics

Patel Nagar comes under the jurisdiction of New Delhi (Lok Sabha Constituency). The current MP is Meenakshi Lekhi of Bhartiya Janata Party.

References


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