Martinganj is a nagar panchayat located in the Azamgarh District of Uttar Pradesh, India. Its coordinates are 25.910 latitude and 82.809 longitude. Lucknow is the state capital, located around from Martinganj. The other surrounding state capitals are Patna , Ranchi , and Gangtok .
History Martinganj was settled during the British Raj. The town was established as a tehsil in 2012 under the Akhilesh Yadav ministry. In October 2020, the Yogi Adityanath ministry proposed to make Martinganj a nagar panchayat.
Religious festivals Hindu Festival like Navratri, Vijayadashami Mela and Ramlila are celebrated. The primary Muslim festivals celebrated annually in the village are the Id-ul-fitr, Ramadan, Bakrid, Mid-Sha'ban, Barawafat and Muharram.
Politics In the 2019 general elections Sangeeta Azad of the Bahujan Samaj Party became the Member of Parliament from the Lalganj constituency. In the Uttar Pradesh Legislative Assembly Election of 2017 Sukhdev Rajbhar of the Bahujan Samaj Party became the Member of Legislative Assembly from Didarganj (Assembly constituency). The Samajwadi Party, the Bahujan Samaj Party, and the Bharatiya Janata Party are the major political parties in this area.
Nearest airport Azamgarh Airport 40.8 km. Lal Bahadur Shastri International Airport (Babatpur) 47.9 km. Akbarpur Airport 60.9 km.
Local media Mostly all major English, Hindi and Urdu daily newspapers, including The Times of India, Hindustan Times, The Hindu, Dainik Jagran, Amar Ujala and Hindustan, are available in Martinganj. Almost all big Hindi TV news channels have stringers in Azamgarh.
Communication networks All prominent telecommunication network provider in India offer their services in Martinganj. GSM Service ProvidersCDMA Service ProvidersBroadband Service Providers Idea Cellular Airtel TATA Communications Reliance Communications Tata Indicom Airtel Airtel BSNL WLL Reliance Communications Vodafone Aircel Vodafone Aircel Reliance Communications BSNL Broadband
Radio services All radio services available in Martinganj.
Voice Of Azamgarh 90.4 MHz Community Radio. Air Vivid Bharti 102.2 MHz which Broadcast from Mau District & Covers Azamgarh city too.
See also Bhadon, Uttar Pradesh
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