Musheerabad is a commercial centre in

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. Musheerabad comes under central zone and ninth circle of Hyderabad, and falls under the Secunderabad revenue division.

History

The historic old portion of Musheerabad Masjid was constructed during the

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era. Later the mosque and surrounding area were given as a ''jagir'' to Nawab Aratu Jah, Mushir-ul-Mulk (then Prime Minister of Hyderabad) and named in his honour.

The area housed the Musheerabad Jail until 2003 after which it was demolished and a new hospital and the new premises of Gandhi Medical College were constructed in the same area. Most of the recent development of Musheerabad has occurred following the construction of the Gandhi Medical College and the adjoining Gandhi Hospital, one of the largest public hospitals in

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. Several postgraduate medical entrance coaching centres, restaurants and apartments have sprung up in the area, owing to the large number of medical students residing in Musheerabad. The presence of the hospital has also led to several diagnostic labs and pharmacies opening their branches in Musheerabad. A separate station for Gandhi Medical College has also been planned on the

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Politics

Musheerabad (Assembly constituency) Musheerabad Assembly constituency is a constituency of Telangana Legislative Assembly, India. It is one of the fifteen constituencies in the capital city of Hyderabad. It is part of Secunderabad Lok Sabha constituency. Dr. K. Laxman, preside ...

is one of the electoral constituencies in the

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. Member of legislative Assembly (MLA) since 2018 is Muta Gopal (TRS).

Economy

The area is commercial in nature with the presence mainly of traders of

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s and tanneries. Musheerabad is a buzz place on Sundays, with roadside old book vendors.The Hindu article on old book vending in Hyderabad.
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Transport

Musheerabad is well-connected to other parts of the city through public transit.

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runs several buses. Intercity and intracity trains are available from

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, Vidyanagar Railway Station and Jamia Osmania Railway Station – each of which is equidistant from this area. Musheerabad metro station of the

rail network.

Neighbourhoods

Chikkadpally, Ramnagar, Kavadiguda, Domalguda, Ashoknagar, Bagh Lingampally, Gandhinagar, Parsigutta and Padmarao Nagar are some of the localities surrounding Musheerabad.

Notable people

* Bahadur Yar Jung, one of the founding members of All India Majlis-e-Ittehadul Muslimeen, is buried in Musheerabad.

References

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