Malegaon (

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: ''Mālegāv''; Pronunciation: alegaːʋ is a city in

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State in

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. It is situated on the bank of the Girna river with Mosam River river flowing through middle of the city dividing it in two parts. Malegaon is famous for its loom industries.

History

On the road linking Mumbai and Agra – now National Highway-3(NH3), it used to be a small junction known as ''Maliwadi'' (hamlet of gardeners). Naro Shankar Raje Bahadur was appointed as an agent in

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. He was gifted 18 villages which included Malewadi. He constructed Malegaon Fort in 1740 using craftsmen from

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and northern India, the construction of which took 25 years. After the fort was completed, the craftsmen settled in the town. Since long people have been immigrating to Malegaon after persecution. Post the COVID-19 pandemic, there has been faster growth in the city.

Geography

Malegaon(previously Maligaon G.N. Wright, 1837. See entry for MULLIGAUM, p216.) is at the confluence of the Girna and Mosam (previously Moosy) rivers, at elevation of 438 metres (1437 feet) at . It is 280 km northeast of the state capital

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. It is centrally located and has good connectivity with nearby cities like

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, and

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. It is at 89.5km (~ 1.45 hrs. drive) from nearest airport

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. Roads: *

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(Asian Highway no. 10) (Mumbai - Agra)

Climate

Economy

Villages near Malegaon and towards Satana, Nampur, Sonaj, Talwade and Vadel are agricultural areas and major producers of

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is another crop of commercial importance that is cultivated by farmers in nearby pockets. Krishi Vigyan Kendra (KVK) of Malegaon has a front office at Malegaon and a research farm at Vadel. There is also a campus of Mahatma Gandhi Vidyamandir's H. H. Sri Sri Murlidhara Swamiji College of Agriculture and H. H. Sri Sri Murlidhara Swamiji College of Horticulture in the Malegaon Camp area. There is also a cloth manufacturing industry mostly using power looms. Cloths made are also further processed in few plants or sold to merchants. Several plastic manufacturing companies are operational around city. Around 3 Buffalo meat processing and export units are present in Malegaon City. Post Covid-19 period, it is becoming a medical tourism hub. People are coming for treatment. Several outskirts are getting Farmhouses built for 1 day outing and rest. These farmhouses are equipped with swimming pools.

Demographics

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, Malegaon city had urban/metropolitan population of 481,228. Males constitute 51% of the population and females 49%. Malegaon has an average literacy rate of 70.54%: Male literacy is 74.25% and female literacy is 66.63%. About 15.41% of the population is under 6 years of age. In Malegaon City

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is the most practiced religion with approximately 379,927 (78.95%) following it. 89,011 (18.50%) of the population following

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religion. Buddhism is followed by 6,830 (1.42%) and Jainism 3,933 (0.82).

Education

Malegaon has a lot of schools and colleges. Night schools for elders, only Boys and only Girls schools, colleges offering diploma/degrees in Pharmacy, Education, Medicine, Management, etc. Language of instruction include urdu, marathi and english. * The Malegaon High School and Junior College (ATT) * Loknete Venkatrao Hire Academy * Mansoora College * Govt. College of Agribusiness Management Kashti Malegaon * H.H.Sri Sri Muralidhara Swamiji College Of Agriculture * Swami Vivekanand Sanstha'S Institute Of Pharmacy * Dr. B.V. Hiray College of Management and Research Centre * Maharaja Sayajirao Gaikwad Arts, Science & Commerce College

Covid-19 Malegaon Model

A epidemiological study by panel of doctors appointed by government was conducted to unearth the reasons behind super covid control in Malegaon and published in Asian Journal of Medical Sciences. News agencies captured the phenomenon. Indian Express published a story around this with title magic Malegaon project. Times of India also published a news article around this with title Malegaon success story. During this testing and challenging time, local Unani Medical Doctors (BUMS) played a pivotal role. The Eastern Part of the City was sealed after the Covid outbreak. Doctors in Western Part of the City refused to admit the Covid positive patients. The Malegaon General Hospital had also closed its doors for Covid patients. At this crucial juncture Unani Medical Graduates took control of the Healthcare System of the City. Risking their life, they converted their small dispensaries to admit Covid patients, and went home to home to save them.

Bomb blast

On 29 September 2008, three bombs exploded in the States of

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and

killing eight people and injuring 80. Three of the arrested suspects were identified as Sadhvi Pragya Singh Thakur, Shiv Narayan Gopal Singh Kalsanghra, and Shyam Bhawarlal Sahu. All three were produced before the Chief Judicial Magistrate's court in

, which remanded them to custody till 3 November. On 28 October, the

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, came out in support of the accused saying that the arrests were political in nature. ,

chief,

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, propounded a potential

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in political rivalry as the

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(NCP) controlled the relevant ministry. The National Investigation Agency (NIA) has found evidence against Sadhvi Pragya Singh Thakur and it has recommended the court to act against all charges against her which was proven incorrect. The

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officer Prasad Shrikant Purohit was also accused of being involved in the blast.

MLAs

MLAs from Malegaon Central Assembly constituency for Maharashtra Assembly: *1930: Gulab Miya Wasif,

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irst MLA Before Independence* 1952: Mohammad Sabir Abdul Sattar,

(First MLA after independence) * 1962: Haroon Ansari,

* 1967: Nihal Ahmed Maulavi Mohammed Usman, Praja

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* 1972: Aysha Hakeem Saheba, Indian National Congress * 1978: Nihal Ahmed Maulavi Mohammed Usman,

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* 1980: Nihal Ahmed Maulavi Mohammed Usman, Janata Party * 1985: Nihal Ahmed Maulavi Mohammed Usman,

* 1990: Nihal Ahmed Maulavi Mohammed Usman,

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* 1995: Nihal Ahmed Maulavi Mohammed Usman, Janata Dal(S) * 1999: Shaikh Rasheed Haji Shaikh Shaffi,

* 2004: Shaikh Rasheed Haji Shaikh Shaffi,

* 2009:

Mohammed Ismail Abdul Khalique Mohammad Ismail Abdul Khalique is an Islamic scholar and an Indian politician from Malegaon city, Maharashtra. He had two terms as Member of the Maharashtra Legislative Assembly. He won from the Malegaon Central (Vidhan Sabha constituency). He ...

, Jan Surajya Shakti * 2014:

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* 2019:

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* 2024:

MLAs from Malegaon Outer Constituency for Maharashtra Assembly: * 1978: Hiray Baliram Waman, INDIAN NATIONAL CONGRESS * 1980: Hiray Baliram Waman, INDIAN NATIONAL CONGRESS * 1985: Hiray Pushpatai Vyankatrao, INDIAN CONGRESS (SOCIALIST) * 1990: Hiray Pushpatai Vyankatrao,

* 1995: Hiray Pushpatai Vyankatrao,

* 1999: Hire Prashant Venkatrao,

* 2004:

Dadaji Bhuse Dadaji Bhuse is a member of the 16th Maharashtra Legislative Assembly, representing the Malegaon Outer Assembly Constituency. He belongs to the Shiv Sena (Shinde faction). This marks his fifth consecutive term as a member of the Legislative Ass ...

, Independent * 2009:

* 2014:

* 2019:

* 2024:

References

External links

Indian Express article: A Town Called Malegaon
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