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The Chandni Chowk (meaning Moonlight Square) is one of the oldest and busiest markets in Old Delhi, India. Located close to the Old Delhi railway station , the Mughal-era Red Fort is located at the eastern fringes of Chandni Chowk.
Ghantaghar (literally clock-tower) is a location in the center of Chandni Chowk, Delhi, where an iconic clock tower, termed Northbrook Clocktower during early 20th century, stood. The clock tower was built in 1870 and stood there until its partial collapse and subsequent demolition in 1950s. [ 1 ]
Chandni Chowk Lok Sabha constituency is one of the seven Lok Sabha (parliamentary) constituencies in the Indian National Capital Territory of Delhi. This constituency came into existence in 1956. It is the smallest constituency of Lok Sabha in terms of area.
Interior. Old Delhi was founded by Mughal Emperor Shah Jahan (1628–1658) who built what is commonly known as the old city or walled city, surrounded by a wall, with the main street Chandni Chowk in front of the Red Fort, the imperial residence.
Ghantewala in Chandni Chowk, in Delhi. The Ghantewala Halwai (घंटेवाला हलवाई) in Chandni Chowk in Delhi, established in 1790 CE was one of the oldest halwais (traditional sweet shop) in India. [1] [2] [3] It has catered to Mughal Emperors, Presidents and Prime Ministers of India, from Nehru to his grandson Rajiv Gandhi ...
The ninth Sikh Guru, Guru Tegh Bahadur was beheaded here on 24 November 1675 on the orders of the Mughal Emperor Aurangzeb. However, before the Guru's body could be quartered and exposed to public view, it was taken under the cover of darkness by Lakhi Shah Vanjara who then burnt his own house to cremate Guru's body; today, at this site stands Gurdwara Rakab Ganj Sahib.
Delhi Town Hall at Chandni Chowk, with statue of Swami Shraddhanand in front. The Delhi Town Hall is a landmark building, at Chandni Chowk in Old Delhi.It was the seat of the Municipal Corporation of Delhi (MCD) from 1866 during the British Raj till late 2009, when offices shifted to the new MCD Civic Centre on Minto Road in Central Delhi formally inaugurated in 2010.
Delhi Assembly elections, 2013: Chandni Chowk [2] Party Candidate Votes % ±% INC: Parlad Singh Sawhney: 26,335 37.77 −7.84 BJP: Suman Kumar Gupta 18,092 25.95 −6.69 AAP: Vikram Badhwar 15,312 21.96 JD(U) Khurrum Iqbal 7,032 10.08 Independent: Mohd Shahzaman 1,461 2.10 BSP: Mausam Ali 437 0.63 −2.69 Independent: Yogesh Kumar 103 0.15 ACP ...