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Hansu Ram, Indian politician, farmer, and a member of the 18th Uttar Pradesh. Sushila Saroj, Member of the 15th Lok Sabha of India. Pradeep Shukla is an Indian politician and a member of 18th Legislative Assembly of Uttar Pradesh. Shiv Pratap Shukla, the Governor of Himachal Pradesh, has ties to Gorakhpur. Ravindra Singh, Indian politician.
Gorakhpur district lies between latitude 26°46'N and longitude 83°2'E. The district covers an area of 3,483.8 square kilometres (1,345.1 sq mi). The district lies in the Purvanchal region of Uttar Pradesh. The district is situated about 270 kilometres east of Lucknow and about 102 kilometres from Nepal Border.
1 June 2008: A separate state can ensure the security of borders as well as overall development in which the region is lagging far behind in comparison to western and central Uttar Pradesh, said Yogi Adityanath (then a BJP Member of Parliament from Gorakhpur; he became Chief Minister of Uttar Pradesh in 2017). [6]
Ramgarh Tal is a lake located in Gorakhpur, Uttar Pradesh, India. In 1970, at its largest size, the lake covered an area of 723 hectares (1,790 acres) with a circumference of 18 kilometres (11 mi). Today, it covers about 678 hectares (1,680 acres).
Shaheed Ashfaq Ullah Khan Zoological Park or Gorakhpur Zoological Garden commonly known as Gorakhpur Zoo is in Gorakhpur, Uttar Pradesh, India. [2] It is named after independence activist Ashfaqulla Khan. With an area of 121 acres, [1] it is the second biggest zoo in the state after Kanpur Zoological Park. It was opened for public on 27 March 2021.
Nowadays, Gorakhpur has become a hub for readymade garments and is also known for Terracotta. [ 4 ] Presently, Azamgarh is a separate division lying in the south of Gorakhpur division, while the present day Ghazipur district is a part of Varanasi division and Ballia district , which was carved out of Ghazipur, is now included in Azamgarh division .
Barhalganj (Hindi pronunciation: [bəɽɦəlgə̃d͡ʒ]) is a town in the municipality of Gorakhpur, Uttar Pradesh.The town is surrounded by several rivers, which are of religious significance to the Hindu population in Uttar Pradesh.
Gorakhpur is a Lok Sabha parliamentary constituency in Uttar Pradesh, India. The current member of Lok Sabha is Ravi Kishan, who has won the election as a BJP party candidate in 2024. This constituency is considered a stronghold of Gorakhnath Math, three of whose presiding monks have been elected from it multiple times.