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	'''''Dewaitha'''~~'' (also spelt as '''''Devaitha''')''~~ is a village in [[Dildarnagar Kamsar]], [[Ghazipur district\|Ghazipur]], [[India]], on the banks of the [[Karmanasa River]]. The village ~~has~~ a population of ~~7104~~, as of the [[2011 Census of India~~\|2011 census~~]], and an area of ~~1043~~ acres. ~~Most of the people living in the village are Hindu. The then-Muslim Dewaitha village was~~ the capital of the Daudpur estate.<ref name=":5">{{Cite web\|last=\|first=\|date=\|title=Pincode of Dewaitha village in Zamania tehsil pf Ghazipur District.\|url=https://pincode.net.in/UTTAR_PRADESH/GHAZIPUR/D/DEWAITHA\|url-status=live\|archive-url=\|archive-date=\|access-date=\|website=}}</ref><ref name=":6">{{Cite web\|last=\|first=\|date=\|title=Bhulekh\|url=http://upbhulekh.gov.in/public/public_ror/Public_ROR.jsp\|url-status=live\|archive-url=\|archive-date=\|access-date=\|website=}}</ref><ref name=":7">{{Cite web\|last=\|first=\|date=\|title=2011 census of India\|url=http://www.censusindia.gov.in/\|url-status=live\|archive-url=\|archive-date=\|access-date=\|website=}}</ref><ref name=":8">{{Cite web\|last=\|first=\|date=\|title=Panchyati Raj, Ghazipur\|url=http://panchayatiraj.up.nic.in/pblc_pg/Reports/PB2FormReport?ReportType=Filled&District=GHAZIPUR\|url-status=live\|archive-url=\|archive-date=\|access-date=\|website=}}</ref>		'''Dewaitha''' is a village in [[Dildarnagar Kamsar]], [[Ghazipur district\|Ghazipur]], [[India]], on the banks of the [[Karmanasa River]]. The village had a population of 7,706 as of the [[2011 Census of India]] and a land area of 1,043 acres. It is the capital of the Daudpur estate.<ref name=":5">{{Cite web\|last=\|first=\|date=\|title=Pincode of Dewaitha village in Zamania tehsil pf Ghazipur District.\|url=https://pincode.net.in/UTTAR_PRADESH/GHAZIPUR/D/DEWAITHA\|url-status=live\|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20111210095944/http://pincode.net.in:80/UTTAR_PRADESH/GHAZIPUR/D/DEWAITHA \|archive-date=10 December 2011 \|access-date=\|website=}}</ref><ref name=":6">{{Cite web\|last=\|first=\|date=\|title=Bhulekh\|url=http://upbhulekh.gov.in/public/public_ror/Public_ROR.jsp\|url-status=live\|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160506041339/http://www.upbhulekh.gov.in:80/public/public_ror/Public_ROR.jsp \|archive-date=6 May 2016 \|access-date=\|website=}}</ref><ref name=":7">{{Cite web\|last=\|first=\|date=\|title=2011 census of India\|url=http://www.censusindia.gov.in/\|url-status=live\|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20060510061218/http://www.censusindia.gov.in:80/ \|archive-date=10 May 2006 \|access-date=\|website=}}</ref><ref name=":8">{{Cite web\|last=\|first=\|date=\|title=Panchyati Raj, Ghazipur\|url=http://panchayatiraj.up.nic.in/pblc_pg/Reports/PB2FormReport?ReportType=Filled&District=GHAZIPUR\|url-status=live\|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20191228174057/http://panchayatiraj.up.nic.in:80/pblc_pg/Reports/PB2FormReport?ReportType=Filled&District=GHAZIPUR \|archive-date=28 December 2019 \|access-date=\|website=}}</ref>{{when\|date=February 2022}} Most of the people living in the village are [[Pathan]].

	== ~~History~~ ==		== Demographics ==
			As of the [[2011 Census of India]], the total area of the village was 442.22 hectares. The village had a total population of 7,104 and 917 households.<ref name=":5" /><ref name=":8" /><ref name=":7" />

	=== ~~Early history (1605–1764) ===~~		=== Historical population ===
	Dewaitha was established in the year 1605 AD by Diwan Jagirdar Taluka Daudpur Zamindar Raja Daud Khan (b.1582), a great-grandson of Narhar Khan (the founder of Dildarnagar Kamsar). Daud Khan also built a mosque in the village which is currently recognized as the [[Purani Masjid, Dewaitha\|Purani Masjid]]. Daud Khan walled off the area and fortified it. Some of the parts of Daud Khan's fort still exits. The eldest son of Daud Khan was Mammud Khan, who established [[Rasulpur newada\|Rasulpur Newada]]. Later, Mahmmud Khan's descendants also established [[Khargasipur]]. When the village was founded, it was also known as Daudpur in honor of Raja Daud Khan. He became a major [[Zamindar]] and [[Jagir\|Jagirdar]] of the region.{{Clarify\|date=July 2021}}		{{Left\|

	Daud was made [[Jagirdar]] of Kamsaar which spread from [[Ghazipur]] to [[Kudra]]. He was also made the [[Dewan]] of [[Bihar Subah]] in the year 1605 by the Mughal emperor [[Jahangir]] after the death of his cousin Raja Quttul Khan (b.1581), who handled the post during [[Akbar]]. While Allauddin Islam Khan, a grand son of [[Salim Chishti\|Salim Christi R.A]] was appointed as the [[Subahdar]] of [[Bihar]] but, after one year the post of [[Subahdar]] was given to Abdur Rahman, son of [[Abu'l-Fazl ibn Mubarak\|Abul Fazal]] in 1606. Daud Khan established a [[jagir]] or a zamindari estate named Daudpur jagir and talukdari in year 1605. On which Daud's descendants ruled for 347 years. During the period of Daud, Daudpur estate extended from the city of [[Bhabua]] to [[Chandauli]] and from [[Buxar]] to [[Chandauli]].{{Clarify\|date=July 2021}}

	[[Shah Jahan\|Shahjahan]] succeeded [[Jahangir]] as the Mughal emperor in 1628. Daud Khan was again made the [[Dewan]] of [[Bihar]] while, Shajahan appointed Mirza Barkhuwlar as the [[Subahdar]] of [[Bihar]]. However, after 4 years, Mirza Barkhuwalar was removed from the post and Abdullah Khan Bahadur Firoz jang succeeded as the Subahdar in 1632. It is said{{weasel inline\|date=August 2021}} that it was Daud's influence because of which Abdullah Khan made Ikhlash Khan a commandent of [[Rohtas district\|Rohtas]], [[Kiladar]] of [[Rohtas Fort, India\|Rohtas fort]] and [[faujdar]] of territories extending from sri and [[Katarmala, Begusarai\|Katarba]] to [[Varanasi\|Banaras]] and a [[Jagir\|jagirdar]] of Khawand in 1634. Akhlash Khan nominated Malik Wishal Khan as the daroga of [[Rohtas Fort, India\|Rohats fort]] in 1634. Later, Ikhlash Khan also became the Subahdar of Bihar in 1656. Ikhlash Khan later established [[Ikhlaspur\|Ikhlashpur]] near [[Bhabua]]. It is said{{weasel inline\|date=August 2021}} that Daud Khan's family later, had good relationships with Ikhlash Khan and his family and one of Daud's descendants established [[Sikthi\|Sikhati]] village near Ikhlashpur. <ref name=":1" /><ref name=":10" /><ref name=":4" />{{Verify source\|date=August 2021}}{{Clarify\|date=July 2021}}

	~~=== Following the battle of Buxar (1764–1837)~~ ===
	After the [[battle of Buxar]], Raja Kadir Khan became the next Raja-zamindar in 1765 succeeding his grand father. He had three younger brothers, named Haider Ali Khan, Hamid Ali Khan and Yad Ali Khan. He was succeeded by Yad Ali who was his youngest brother in 1785. They still continued to have their ancestral title of [[Raja]]. Yad Ali Khan became a famous man of his time. Yad Ali got a ancestral estate and Talukdari composing of 438 villages but later he increased it to 532 villages. His estate stretched from [[Dildarnagar, Ghazipur\|Dildarnagar]] to [[Biur, Kaimur\|Biur]]. Yad Ali died at the end of 1837 and was succeeded by his eldest grand-son Khuda Bhakhs Khan. <ref name=":1">{{~~Cite book\|last=Khan\|first=Suhail\|title=Kamsarnama\|publisher=\|year=~~\|isbn=\|location=\|pages=}}</ref><ref name=":10">{{Cite book\|last=Nevill\|first=H. R.\|url=https://dspace.gipe.ac.in/xmlui/bitstream/handle/10973/37271/GIPE-017952-Contents.pdf?sequence=2&isAllowed=y\|title=Ghaziper: A Gazetteer\|year=1909\|access-date=14 Apr 2021}}</ref><ref name=":4">{{Cite book\|last=Ansari\|first=Saiyad Hasan\|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=dxDWbsztdVQC&newbks=0&hl=en\|title=Evolution and Spatial Organization of Clan Settlements: A Case Study of Middle Ganga Valley\|date=1986\|publisher=Concept Publishing Company\|language=en}}</ref>{{Clarify\|date=July 2021}}

	~~=== Zamindarship of Khuda Bhaksh Khan onwards (1837–1952) ===~~
	Khuda Bhaksh Khan renovated the old fort of Dewaitha in 1838. The [[Benares State\|Raja of Banaras]] wanted to abolish the zamindari of Daudpur but Khuda Bhakhs Khan went to court. The hearing was at [[Fort William, India\|Fort Williams]] of [[Kolkata\|Calcutta]] in 1842, and judgement was in the favour of Khuda Bhakhs Khan. Khuda Bhaksh Khan had three younger brothers name as Ameer Khan, Fateh Bahadur Khan and Akbar Khan, of whom the youngest name as Akbar Khan was martyred in the [[Indian Rebellion of 1857\|rebellion of 1857-1859]]. Khuda Bhaksh also led the Kamsar Pathans during the rebellion. It is said that nearly 1500 Kamsaries participated with Khuda Bhaksh. During the rebellion of 1857 the British destroyed most of the part of the old fort of Daudpur where Khuda Bhaksh family use to live.{{Clarify\|date=July 2021}}

	So, Khuda Bhakhs with his two younger brothers shifted outside of the fort and build three large houses and fortified them. later, these houses were further divided among their sons in year 1887 and the place got name Athoghar. Khuda Bhakhs Khan also build a kot at [[Ramgarh block\|Ramgarh]] and Kot and [[Khargasipur]]. He also bought 40 acres of land near to the town of Dildarnagar and established Karimpura Bazaar in 1870. The bazaar consisted of 300 shops in 1947 and a rice mill which was established by a grandson of Khuda Bhakh in 1898. Khuda Bhaksh Khan was succeeded by his younger brother named Ameer Khan.{{Clarify\|date=July 2021}} Ameer Khan was then succeeded by his elder son Jagirdar Muhammad Alam Shah Khan Raies. Alam Shah was succeeded by his second son named Jagirdar Muhammad Wasil Khan Rais in 1935. He also established the [[Jalalpur, Ghazipur\|Jalalpur]] village.<ref name=":1" /><ref name=":10" /><ref name=":4" />{{Verify source\|date=August 2021}}

	~~=== Following the abolition of the zamindari system (1952–present) ===~~
	After the abolition of [[Zamindar]]i in 1952, he was still the chief or [[Pradhan]] of 79 villages, and was known as [[Raja]]. He also established a High school at Dewaitha in 1928. Now the high school is intercollege. In 1959, he won the pradhani election and became the first [[Sarpanch\|pradhan]] of Dewaitha. He became pradhan again in 1964. Till 1994, the Dewaitha [[Gram panchayat\|gram Panchayat]] had 65 villages and was the largest gram Panchayat by area and population in [[Ghazipur district\|Ghazipur]].<ref name=":4" /><ref name=":1" />{{Full citation needed\|date=July 2021}}

	~~==Demographics==~~
	~~As of the 2011 census, the total area of the village is 442.22 hectares. The village has a total population of 7,104, as well as 917 households.<ref name=":5" /><ref name=":8" /><ref name=":7" />~~
	~~===Historical population===~~

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	\|title= Population Growth of Dewaitha		\|title= Population Growth of Dewaitha
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	\|footnote= Source:[[Census of India]]<ref name="Census data">{{cite web\|url=http://mospi.gov.in/comenv2000tab7.2.11.htm \|title=Census of India \|publisher=mospi.gov.in \|access-date=23 June 2008 \|url-status=dead \|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080813081037/http://mospi.gov.in/comenv2000tab7.2.11.htm \|archive-date=13 August 2008 }}</ref><ref>{{Cite web\|title=2011 census of India.\|url=http://www.censusindia.gov.in/}}</ref>		\|footnote= Source:[[Census of India]]<ref name="Census data">{{cite web\|url=http://mospi.gov.in/comenv2000tab7.2.11.htm \|title=Census of India \|publisher=mospi.gov.in \|access-date=23 June 2008 \|url-status=dead \|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080813081037/http://mospi.gov.in/comenv2000tab7.2.11.htm \|archive-date=13 August 2008 }}</ref><ref>{{Cite web\|title=2011 census of India.\|url=http://www.censusindia.gov.in/}}</ref>
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	~~==Pradhans==~~		== References ==
	* Muhammad Wasil Khan (1959–1969)
	* Afzarul haq Khan (1969–1984)
	* Jalaluddin Khan (1984–1989)
	* Iqbal Khan (1989–1999)
	* Jamaluddin Khan (1999–2004)
	* Suraiya Khanum (2004–2009)
	* Najrin (2009–2014)
	* Aslam Khan Seth (2015–2021)
	*Haji Gyasudin khan (2021–2026){{Citation needed\|date=August 2021}}

	==References==
	{{Reflist}}		{{Reflist}}

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'''''Dewaitha''''' (also spelt as '''''Devaitha''')'' is a village in [[Dildarnagar Kamsar]], [[Ghazipur district|Ghazipur]], [[India]], on the banks of the [[Karmanasa River]]. The village has a population of 7104, as of the [[2011 Census of India|2011 census]], and an area of 1043 acres. Most of the people living in the village are Hindu. The then-Muslim Dewaitha village was the capital of the Daudpur estate.<ref name=":5">{{Cite web|last=|first=|date=|title=Pincode of Dewaitha village in Zamania tehsil pf Ghazipur District.|url=https://pincode.net.in/UTTAR_PRADESH/GHAZIPUR/D/DEWAITHA|url-status=live|archive-url=|archive-date=|access-date=|website=}}</ref><ref name=":6">{{Cite web|last=|first=|date=|title=Bhulekh|url=http://upbhulekh.gov.in/public/public_ror/Public_ROR.jsp|url-status=live|archive-url=|archive-date=|access-date=|website=}}</ref><ref name=":7">{{Cite web|last=|first=|date=|title=2011 census of India|url=http://www.censusindia.gov.in/|url-status=live|archive-url=|archive-date=|access-date=|website=}}</ref><ref name=":8">{{Cite web|last=|first=|date=|title=Panchyati Raj, Ghazipur|url=http://panchayatiraj.up.nic.in/pblc_pg/Reports/PB2FormReport?ReportType=Filled&District=GHAZIPUR|url-status=live|archive-url=|archive-date=|access-date=|website=}}</ref>

== History ==

=== Early history (1605–1764) ===
Dewaitha was established in the year 1605 AD by Diwan Jagirdar Taluka Daudpur Zamindar Raja Daud Khan (b.1582), a great-grandson of Narhar Khan (the founder of Dildarnagar Kamsar). Daud Khan also built a mosque in the village which is currently recognized as the [[Purani Masjid, Dewaitha|Purani Masjid]]. Daud Khan walled off the area and fortified it. Some of the parts of Daud Khan's fort still exits. The eldest son of Daud Khan was Mammud Khan, who established [[Rasulpur newada|Rasulpur Newada]]. Later, Mahmmud Khan's descendants also established [[Khargasipur]]. When the village was founded, it was also known as Daudpur in honor of Raja Daud Khan. He became a major [[Zamindar]] and [[Jagir|Jagirdar]] of the region.{{Clarify|date=July 2021}}

Daud was made [[Jagirdar]] of Kamsaar which spread from [[Ghazipur]] to [[Kudra]]. He was also made the [[Dewan]] of [[Bihar Subah]] in the year 1605 by the Mughal emperor [[Jahangir]] after the death of his cousin Raja Quttul Khan (b.1581), who handled the post during [[Akbar]]. While Allauddin Islam Khan, a grand son of [[Salim Chishti|Salim Christi R.A]] was appointed as the [[Subahdar]] of [[Bihar]] but, after one year the post of [[Subahdar]] was given to Abdur Rahman, son of [[Abu'l-Fazl ibn Mubarak|Abul Fazal]] in 1606. Daud Khan established a [[jagir]] or a zamindari estate named Daudpur jagir and talukdari in year 1605. On which Daud's descendants ruled for 347 years. During the period of Daud, Daudpur estate extended from the city of [[Bhabua]] to [[Chandauli]] and from [[Buxar]] to [[Chandauli]].{{Clarify|date=July 2021}}

[[Shah Jahan|Shahjahan]] succeeded [[Jahangir]] as the Mughal emperor in 1628. Daud Khan was again made the [[Dewan]] of [[Bihar]] while, Shajahan appointed Mirza Barkhuwlar as the [[Subahdar]] of [[Bihar]]. However, after 4 years, Mirza Barkhuwalar was removed from the post and Abdullah Khan Bahadur Firoz jang succeeded as the Subahdar in 1632. It is said{{weasel inline|date=August 2021}} that it was Daud's influence because of which Abdullah Khan made Ikhlash Khan a commandent of [[Rohtas district|Rohtas]], [[Kiladar]] of [[Rohtas Fort, India|Rohtas fort]] and [[faujdar]] of territories extending from sri and [[Katarmala, Begusarai|Katarba]] to [[Varanasi|Banaras]] and a [[Jagir|jagirdar]] of Khawand in 1634. Akhlash Khan nominated Malik Wishal Khan as the daroga of [[Rohtas Fort, India|Rohats fort]] in 1634. Later, Ikhlash Khan also became the Subahdar of Bihar in 1656. Ikhlash Khan later established [[Ikhlaspur|Ikhlashpur]] near [[Bhabua]]. It is said{{weasel inline|date=August 2021}} that Daud Khan's family later, had good relationships with Ikhlash Khan and his family and one of Daud's descendants established [[Sikthi|Sikhati]] village near Ikhlashpur. <ref name=":1" /><ref name=":10" /><ref name=":4" />{{Verify source|date=August 2021}}{{Clarify|date=July 2021}}

=== Following the battle of Buxar (1764–1837) ===
After the [[battle of Buxar]], Raja Kadir Khan became the next Raja-zamindar in 1765 succeeding his grand father. He had three younger brothers, named Haider Ali Khan, Hamid Ali Khan and Yad Ali Khan. He was succeeded by Yad Ali who was his youngest brother in 1785. They still continued to have their ancestral title of [[Raja]]. Yad Ali Khan became a famous man of his time. Yad Ali got a ancestral estate and Talukdari composing of 438 villages but later he increased it to 532 villages. His estate stretched from [[Dildarnagar, Ghazipur|Dildarnagar]] to [[Biur, Kaimur|Biur]]. Yad Ali died at the end of 1837 and was succeeded by his eldest grand-son Khuda Bhakhs Khan. <ref name=":1">{{Cite book|last=Khan|first=Suhail|title=Kamsarnama|publisher=|year=|isbn=|location=|pages=}}</ref><ref name=":10">{{Cite book|last=Nevill|first=H. R.|url=https://dspace.gipe.ac.in/xmlui/bitstream/handle/10973/37271/GIPE-017952-Contents.pdf?sequence=2&isAllowed=y|title=Ghaziper: A Gazetteer|year=1909|access-date=14 Apr 2021}}</ref><ref name=":4">{{Cite book|last=Ansari|first=Saiyad Hasan|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=dxDWbsztdVQC&newbks=0&hl=en|title=Evolution and Spatial Organization of Clan Settlements: A Case Study of Middle Ganga Valley|date=1986|publisher=Concept Publishing Company|language=en}}</ref>{{Clarify|date=July 2021}}

=== Zamindarship of Khuda Bhaksh Khan onwards (1837–1952) ===
Khuda Bhaksh Khan renovated the old fort of Dewaitha in 1838. The [[Benares State|Raja of Banaras]] wanted to abolish the zamindari of Daudpur but Khuda Bhakhs Khan went to court. The hearing was at [[Fort William, India|Fort Williams]] of [[Kolkata|Calcutta]] in 1842, and judgement was in the favour of Khuda Bhakhs Khan. Khuda Bhaksh Khan had three younger brothers name as Ameer Khan, Fateh Bahadur Khan and Akbar Khan, of whom the youngest name as Akbar Khan was martyred in the [[Indian Rebellion of 1857|rebellion of 1857-1859]]. Khuda Bhaksh also led the Kamsar Pathans during the rebellion. It is said that nearly 1500 Kamsaries participated with Khuda Bhaksh. During the rebellion of 1857 the British destroyed most of the part of the old fort of Daudpur where Khuda Bhaksh family use to live.{{Clarify|date=July 2021}}

So, Khuda Bhakhs with his two younger brothers shifted outside of the fort and build three large houses and fortified them. later, these houses were further divided among their sons in year 1887 and the place got name Athoghar. Khuda Bhakhs Khan also build a kot at [[Ramgarh block|Ramgarh]] and Kot and [[Khargasipur]]. He also bought 40 acres of land near to the town of Dildarnagar and established Karimpura Bazaar in 1870. The bazaar consisted of 300 shops in 1947 and a rice mill which was established by a grandson of Khuda Bhakh in 1898. Khuda Bhaksh Khan was succeeded by his younger brother named Ameer Khan.{{Clarify|date=July 2021}} Ameer Khan was then succeeded by his elder son Jagirdar Muhammad Alam Shah Khan Raies. Alam Shah was succeeded by his second son named Jagirdar Muhammad Wasil Khan Rais in 1935. He also established the [[Jalalpur, Ghazipur|Jalalpur]] village.<ref name=":1" /><ref name=":10" /><ref name=":4" />{{Verify source|date=August 2021}}

=== Following the abolition of the zamindari system (1952–present) ===
After the abolition of [[Zamindar]]i in 1952, he was still the chief or [[Pradhan]] of 79 villages, and was known as [[Raja]]. He also established a High school at Dewaitha in 1928. Now the high school is intercollege. In 1959, he won the pradhani election and became the first [[Sarpanch|pradhan]] of Dewaitha. He became pradhan again in 1964. Till 1994, the Dewaitha [[Gram panchayat|gram Panchayat]] had 65 villages and was the largest gram Panchayat by area and population in [[Ghazipur district|Ghazipur]].<ref name=":4" /><ref name=":1" />{{Full citation needed|date=July 2021}}

==Demographics==
As of the 2011 census, the total area of the village is 442.22 hectares. The village has a total population of 7,104, as well as 917 households.<ref name=":5" /><ref name=":8" /><ref name=":7" />
===Historical population===

{{IndiaCensusPop
|title= Population Growth of Dewaitha
|1861=5652
|1871=3640
|1881=4004
|1891=4404
|1901=4800
|1911=5328
|1921=5595
|1931=6200
|1941=6802
|1951=6230
|1961=5870
|1971=6130
|1981=6740
|1991=6193
|2001=5713
|2011=7104
|footnote= Source:[[Census of India]]<ref name="Census data">{{cite web|url=http://mospi.gov.in/comenv2000tab7.2.11.htm |title=Census of India |publisher=mospi.gov.in |access-date=23 June 2008 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080813081037/http://mospi.gov.in/comenv2000tab7.2.11.htm |archive-date=13 August 2008 }}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|title=2011 census of India.|url=http://www.censusindia.gov.in/}}</ref>
}}

==Pradhans==
* Muhammad Wasil Khan (1959–1969)
* Afzarul haq Khan (1969–1984)
* Jalaluddin Khan (1984–1989)
* Iqbal Khan (1989–1999)
* Jamaluddin Khan (1999–2004)
* Suraiya Khanum (2004–2009)
* Najrin (2009–2014)
* Aslam Khan Seth (2015–2021)
*Haji Gyasudin khan (2021–2026){{Citation needed|date=August 2021}}

==References==
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[[Category:Cities and towns in Ghazipur district]]
[[Category:Towns and villages in Kamsar]]
[[Category:Villages in Ghazipur district]]