Ber Sarai is a small

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located between

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(JNU) and IIT Delhi in the South West district of Delhi, India.

Overview

The neighborhood comprises two distinct sections: Ber Sarai Village and Ber Sarai Delhi Development Authority (DDA) Flats. The village shares a wall with the

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of IIT Delhi and is, at present, a dense collection of houses mixed with shops. The Ber Sarai has a market, which is known for new and second-hand bookshops. The nearest metro station is R. K. Puram metro station (on Magenta Line).

Transport

The nearest road is an undivided and wide link between the Outer Ring Road and other areas of outer Delhi, such as Vasant Kunj. As this road forms a conduit, it sees heavy vehicular traffic in both directions. Ber Sarai is approximately 25 minutes by car from the

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Electorate

The Ber Sarai neighbourhood is included within the "Outer Delhi" electoral

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of Delhi. This constituency has been the battleground of two candidates over the years: Ramesh Kumar of

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, who replaced his brother Sajjan Kumar (a senior leader of the party and ex member of parliament) and Sher Singh Dagar Ex MLA of the

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(BJP). Naresh Yadav of the

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is the current MLA of this area.

References

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