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	'''Malviya Nagar''' is ~~an affluent~~ residential locality in [[South Delhi]] ~~with property prices over 17,000 per sqft~~. ~~It known for its huge market which has various upscale restaurants and shops. It is~~ between [[Saket (Delhi)\|Saket]] and [[Hauz Khas]] ~~and close to [[IIT Delhi]]. It~~ is ~~named after~~ the freedom fighter [[Madan Mohan Malviya~~]] who was also an educator and founded [[Banaras Hindu University~~]].<ref>{{cite book\|last=Vidyarthi\|first=Sanjeev\|title="Inappropriate" appropriations of planning ideas\|year=2008\|publisher=ProQuest LLC\|pages=200\|isbn=9780549820512\|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=fMVWnlBUlUkC&q=Malviya+Nagar+named+after+freedom+fighter+Madan+Mohan+Malviya.&pg=PA200}}</ref>		'''Malviya Nagar''' is a residential locality in [[South Delhi]]. Situated between [[Saket (Delhi)\|Saket]] and [[Hauz Khas]], its namesake is the freedom fighter [[Madan Mohan Malviya]].<ref>{{cite book\|last=Vidyarthi\|first=Sanjeev\|title="Inappropriate" appropriations of planning ideas\|year=2008\|publisher=ProQuest LLC\|pages=200\|isbn=9780549820512\|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=fMVWnlBUlUkC&q=Malviya+Nagar+named+after+freedom+fighter+Madan+Mohan+Malviya.&pg=PA200}}</ref>

	Malviya Nagar was initially populated in the 1950s by [[refugee]]s from [[Pakistan]], after the [[Partition of India]].<ref>{{cite book\|last=Jha\|first=Gangadhar\|title=Local finance in metropolitan cities : a study of Delhi\|year=1988\|publisher=Mittal Publications\|location=Delhi, India\|isbn=81-7099-075-0\|pages=44\|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=DIq4DYkWDbYC&q=Malviya+Nagar++initially+populated++by+refugees+from+Pakistan&pg=PA44\|edition=1st}}</ref> A large portion of the population were ethnic [[Rajasthani people\|Rajasthani]], [[Uttar Pradesh\|U.P.]], [[Haryanvi]], [[Punjabi people\|Punjabis]] and [[Sindhi people\|Sindhis]], as well as [[Afghan refugees]] who ~~arrived~~ during the [[Soviet–Afghan War]] in ~~1971~~.<ref name="Aafaq2021">{{cite web \|last1=Aafaq \|first1=Zafar \|title=~~‘Our~~ future ~~unknown’~~: Afghan nationals in India wary of Taliban \|url=https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2021/8/17/afghanistan-nationals-india-taliban-new-delhi \|publisher=[[Al Jazeera]] \|language=English \|date=17 August 2021}}</ref>		Malviya Nagar was initially a part of the Shahpur Jat village<ref>{{Cite news \|title=How freedom fighters lent name to post-Partition refugee settlements \|url=https://indianexpress.com/article/delhi/how-freedom-fighters-lent-name-to-post-partition-refugee-settlements-5627174/ \|work=The Indian Express \|date=15 March 2019 \|access-date=8 November 2025}}</ref>
			,<ref>{{Cite book \|title=Feminist Politics, Intersectionality and Social Justice \|url=https://www.google.com/books/edition/Feminist_Politics_Intersectionality_and/SlY3EQAAQBAJ?hl=en&gbpv=1&pg=RA4-PT17 \|publisher=Google Books \|page=RA4–PT17 \|access-date=8 November 2025 \|quote=(restricted preview)}}</ref> in which after partition was populated in the 1950s by [[refugee]]s from [[Pakistan]], after the [[Partition of India]].<ref>{{cite book\|last=Jha\|first=Gangadhar\|title=Local finance in metropolitan cities : a study of Delhi\|year=1988\|publisher=Mittal Publications\|location=Delhi, India\|isbn=81-7099-075-0\|pages=44\|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=DIq4DYkWDbYC&q=Malviya+Nagar++initially+populated++by+refugees+from+Pakistan&pg=PA44\|edition=1st}}</ref> A large portion of the population were ethnic [[Rajasthani people\|Rajasthani]], [[Uttar Pradesh\|U.P.]], [[Haryanvi]], [[Punjabi people\|Punjabis]] and [[Sindhi people\|Sindhis]], as well as [[Afghan refugees]] who were displaced during the [[Soviet–Afghan War]] in the 1970s and 1980s.<ref name="Aafaq2021">{{cite web \|last1=Aafaq \|first1=Zafar \|title='Our future unknown': Afghan nationals in India wary of Taliban \|url=https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2021/8/17/afghanistan-nationals-india-taliban-new-delhi \|publisher=[[Al Jazeera English\|Al Jazeera]] \|language=English \|date=17 August 2021}}</ref>

	Today, Malviya Nagar is bounded by Panchsheel Enclave in the north, Sheikh Sarai in the east, [[Saket (Delhi)\|Saket]] in the south and ~~Sarvapriya Vihar~~ in the west. ~~Enclaves~~ that are part of Malviya Nagar include [[Geetanjali Enclave]], Bhavishya Nidhi Enclave, Shivalik colony, [[Sarvodaya Enclave]], MMTC Colony ~~and Adchini~~.		Today, Malviya Nagar is bounded by Panchsheel Enclave in the north, Sheikh Sarai in the east, [[Saket (Delhi)\|Saket]] in the south and Hauz Khas in the west. Sub localities that are part of Malviya Nagar include [[Geetanjali Enclave]], Navjeevan Vihar, Bhavishya Nidhi Enclave, Shivalik colony, Begumpur, [[Sarvodaya Enclave]] and MMTC Colony.

	It is serviced by the [[Malviya Nagar (Delhi Metro)\|Malviya Nagar]] station located on the Yellow Line of the [[Delhi Metro]].<ref>{{cite web\|title=Delhi Metro Map\|url=http://www.mapsofindia.com/maps/delhi/delhi-metro-stations-map.html\|work=Maps of India\|accessdate=14 February 2012}}</ref> Malviya Nagar is also home to [[Delhi Police]]'s Training School.<ref>{{cite book\|last=Menon\|first=~~general editor~~ N.R. Madhava\|title=Criminal justice India series\|year=2002\|publisher=Allied Publishers in collaboration with National University of Juridical Sciences\|location=Ahmedabad\|isbn=81-7764-488-2}}</ref>		It is serviced by the [[Malviya Nagar (Delhi Metro)\|Malviya Nagar]] station located on the Yellow Line of the [[Delhi Metro]].<ref>{{cite web\|title=Delhi Metro Map\|url=http://www.mapsofindia.com/maps/delhi/delhi-metro-stations-map.html\|work=Maps of India\|accessdate=14 February 2012}}</ref> Malviya Nagar is also home to [[Delhi Police]]'s Training School.<ref>{{cite book \|editor-last=Menon \|editor-first=N.R. Madhava \|title=Criminal justice India series \|year=2002 \|publisher=Allied Publishers in collaboration with National University of Juridical Sciences \|location=Ahmedabad \|isbn=81-7764-488-2}}</ref>

	==Major sites==		==Major sites==
	[[File:Lal Gumbad Malviya Nagar.JPG\|right\|thumb\|Lal Gumbad, Tomb of Shaikh Kaliruuddin, built in 1397, Malviya Nagar.]]Malviya Nagar has two major commercial shopping areas and markets and a speciality [[hospital]]. Two of India's biggest and posh malls — [[Select Citywalk]] and DLF Avenue (Known as DLF Place earlier) — are located in the neighbourhood. Some of the popular brands/restaurants located in Malviya Nagar are Kake Da Hotel, [[Domino's Pizza]], [[Pizza Hut\|Pizza hut]], Nirula's, [[Haldiram's]] and [https://www.thebigbookbox.com/about-big-book-box/ The Big Book Box]. There are several neighbourhood parks that are popular jogging and running areas. A number of monuments from the era of the [[Delhi Sultanate]] are located in Malviya Nagar ~~and are clustered close to the Corner Market~~. This includes the tomb of Sufi saint Sheikh Yusuf Qattal who lived during the reign of [[Ibrahim Lodhi]] and died in 1526-27.<ref>{{cite web \| title = Heritage agency breathes new life into Lodhi-era tomb\|newspaper=Hindustan Times\| url = http://www.hindustantimes.com/India-news/NewDelhi/Heritage-agency-breathes-new-life-into-Lodhi-era-tomb/Article1-1059200.aspx\| archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20130930005546/http://www.hindustantimes.com/India-news/NewDelhi/Heritage-agency-breathes-new-life-into-Lodhi-era-tomb/Article1-1059200.aspx\| url-status = dead\| archive-date = 30 September 2013\|date=12 May 2013\| accessdate = 2013-09-23 }}</ref>		[[File:Lal Gumbad Malviya Nagar.JPG\|right\|thumb\|Lal Gumbad, Tomb of Shaikh Kaliruuddin, built in 1397, Malviya Nagar.]]Malviya Nagar has two major commercial shopping areas and markets and a speciality [[hospital]]. Two of India's biggest and posh malls — [[Select Citywalk]] and DLF Avenue (Known as DLF Place earlier) — are located in the neighbourhood. There are several neighbourhood parks that are popular jogging and running areas. A number of monuments from the era of the [[Delhi Sultanate]] are located in Malviya Nagar. This includes the tomb of Sufi saint Sheikh Yusuf Qattal who lived during the reign of [[Ibrahim Lodhi]] and died in 1526-27.<ref>{{cite web \| title = Heritage agency breathes new life into Lodhi-era tomb\|newspaper=Hindustan Times\| url = http://www.hindustantimes.com/India-news/NewDelhi/Heritage-agency-breathes-new-life-into-Lodhi-era-tomb/Article1-1059200.aspx\| archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20130930005546/http://www.hindustantimes.com/India-news/NewDelhi/Heritage-agency-breathes-new-life-into-Lodhi-era-tomb/Article1-1059200.aspx\| url-status = dead\| archive-date = 30 September 2013\|date=12 May 2013\| accessdate = 2013-09-23 }}</ref>
	[[File:Tomb of Usuf-Quttal 4.jpg\|thumb\|200px\|16th-century Tomb of Sufi saint Sheikh Yusuf Qattal near Khirkee.]]		[[File:Tomb of Usuf-Quttal 4.jpg\|thumb\|200px\|16th-century Tomb of Sufi saint Sheikh Yusuf Qattal near Khirkee.]]

	~~==Banks in Malviya Nagar==~~
	Malviya Nagar main market houses several nationalised and public sector banks and [[Automated_teller_machine\|ATM]]s including [[Axis Bank]], [[Syndicate Bank]], [[Punjab National Bank]], [[State Bank of India]], [[ICICI Bank]], [[HDFC Bank]], [[Canara Bank]], [[Vijaya Bank]], [[Kotak Mahindra Bank]], [[Central Bank of India]], [[Citibank]], [[South Indian Bank]], [[Andhra Bank]], [[IDBI Bank]], [[Indian Bank]]. Some of the foreign banks are [[Standard Chartered Bank]] and [[Deutsche Bank]].

	==Transportation==		==Transportation==
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	*Route 501: Saket to [[Mori Gate]] in [[North Delhi]], via Hauz Khas, [[Yusuf Sarai]] and [[AIIMS]].		*Route 501: Saket to [[Mori Gate]] in [[North Delhi]], via Hauz Khas, [[Yusuf Sarai]] and [[AIIMS]].
	*Route 503: Malviya Nagar to [[Mori Gate]] in [[North Delhi]], via the Main Market and Corner Market, Hauz Khas, [[Yusuf Sarai]] and [[AIIMS]].		*Route 503: Malviya Nagar to [[Mori Gate]] in [[North Delhi]], via the Main Market and Corner Market, Hauz Khas, [[Yusuf Sarai]] and [[AIIMS]].
	*Route 512: [[~~Ambedkar_Nagar_~~(~~Delhi_Assembly_constituency~~)\|Ambedkar Nagar]] via Malviya Nagar, Hauz Khas, etc.		*Route 512: [[Ambedkar Nagar (Delhi Assembly constituency)\|Ambedkar Nagar]] via Malviya Nagar, Hauz Khas, etc.
	*Route 520: Malviya Nagar to Connaught Place, also via the Main Market and Corner Market, Hauz Khas, Yusuf Sarai, and AIIMS.		*Route 520: Malviya Nagar to Connaught Place, also via the Main Market and Corner Market, Hauz Khas, Yusuf Sarai, and AIIMS.
	*Routes 503 and 520 terminate at Malviya Nagar.		*Routes 503 and 520 terminate at Malviya Nagar.
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	==Politics==		==Politics==

	[[Malviya Nagar (Delhi Assembly constituency)\|Malviya Nagar]] is a constituency of the [[Delhi Assembly]]. Since ~~2013~~, the sitting Member of the Assembly has been [[~~Somnath Bharti~~]] of the [[~~Aam Aadmi~~ Party]].<ref>{{cite web\|title=Delhi Assembly List of Members\|url=http://www.delhiassembly.nic.in/aspFile/listmembers.htm}}</ref>		In the SDMC, Malviya Nagar (ward 63S) is represented by BJP's Nandani Sharma.<ref>{{Cite web\|date=2017-04-26\|title=MCD Election Results 2017: Ward-wise list of winners \|url=https://www.firstpost.com/politics/mcd-election-results-2017-ward-wise-list-of-winners-3405502.html\|access-date=2021-02-28\|website=Firstpost}}</ref>

			[[Malviya Nagar (Delhi Assembly constituency)\|Malviya Nagar]] is a constituency of the [[Delhi Assembly]]. Since 2025, the sitting Member of the Assembly has been [[Satish Upadhyay]] of the [[Bharatiya Janata Party]].<ref>{{cite web\|title=Delhi Assembly List of Members\|url=http://www.delhiassembly.nic.in/aspFile/listmembers.htm}}</ref>

	Malviya Nagar is part of the [[New Delhi (Lok Sabha constituency)]] currently represented by Member of Parliament [[Meenakshi Lekhi]] of BJP.<ref>{{cite web\|title=Lok Sabha MP Profile\|url=http://164.100.47.132/LssNew/Members/Biography.aspx?mpsno=4075}}</ref>		Malviya Nagar is part of the [[New Delhi (Lok Sabha constituency)]] currently represented by Member of Parliament [[Meenakshi Lekhi]] of BJP.<ref>{{cite web\|title=Lok Sabha MP Profile\|url=http://164.100.47.132/LssNew/Members/Biography.aspx?mpsno=4075}}</ref>

	In the MCD, Malviya Nagar (ward 63S) is represented by BJP's Nandani Sharma.<ref>{{Cite web\|date=2017-04-26\|title=MCD Election Results 2017: Ward-wise list of winners - Politics News , Firstpost\|url=https://www.firstpost.com/politics/mcd-election-results-2017-ward-wise-list-of-winners-3405502.html\|access-date=2021-02-28\|website=Firstpost}}</ref>		Malviya Nagar is also the former residence of [[Kashmiris\|Kashmiri]] separatist leader [[Syed Ali Shah Geelani]], where he lives for 3 months each year during winter in [[Jammu and Kashmir (union territory)\|Jammu and Kashmir]].<ref>{{cite magazine\|title=Syed Ali Shah Geelani: The Man who Hates India \|url=https://www.indiatoday.in/magazine/the-big-story/story/20101108-syed-ali-shah-geelani-the-man-who-hates-india-744614-2010-10-29\|access-date=9 May 2015\|magazine=India Today\|date=30 October 2010}}</ref>

	Malviya Nagar is also residence of [[Kashmiris\|Kashmiri]] separatist leader [[Syed Ali Shah Geelani]], where he lives for 3 months each year during winter in [[Jammu and Kashmir (union territory)\|Jammu and Kashmir]].<ref>{{cite magazine\|title=Syed Ali Shah Geelani: The Man who Hates India \|url=~~http~~://indiatoday~~.intoday~~.in/story/syed-ali-shah-geelani-the-man-who-hates-india~~/1/118251.html~~\|~~accessdate~~=9 May 2015\|magazine=India Today\|date=30 October 2010}}</ref>

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	'''Malviya Nagar''' is a locality in [[South Delhi]]. It is between [[Saket (Delhi)\|Saket]] and [[Hauz Khas]] and close to [[IIT Delhi]]. It is named after the freedom fighter [[Madan Mohan Malviya]] who was also an educator and founded [[Banaras Hindu University]].<ref>{{cite book\|last=Vidyarthi\|first=Sanjeev\|title="Inappropriate" appropriations of planning ideas\|year=2008\|publisher=ProQuest LLC\|pages=200\|isbn=9780549820512\|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=fMVWnlBUlUkC&q=Malviya+Nagar+named+after+freedom+fighter+Madan+Mohan+Malviya.&pg=PA200}}</ref>		'''Malviya Nagar''' is an affluent residential locality in [[South Delhi]] with property prices over 17,000 per sqft. It known for its huge market which has various upscale restaurants and shops. It is between [[Saket (Delhi)\|Saket]] and [[Hauz Khas]] and close to [[IIT Delhi]]. It is named after the freedom fighter [[Madan Mohan Malviya]] who was also an educator and founded [[Banaras Hindu University]].<ref>{{cite book\|last=Vidyarthi\|first=Sanjeev\|title="Inappropriate" appropriations of planning ideas\|year=2008\|publisher=ProQuest LLC\|pages=200\|isbn=9780549820512\|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=fMVWnlBUlUkC&q=Malviya+Nagar+named+after+freedom+fighter+Madan+Mohan+Malviya.&pg=PA200}}</ref>

	Malviya Nagar was initially populated in the 1950s by [[refugee]]s from [[Pakistan]], after the [[Partition of India]].<ref>{{cite book\|last=Jha\|first=Gangadhar\|title=Local finance in metropolitan cities : a study of Delhi\|year=1988\|publisher=Mittal Publications\|location=Delhi, India\|isbn=81-7099-075-0\|pages=44\|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=DIq4DYkWDbYC&q=Malviya+Nagar++initially+populated++by+refugees+from+Pakistan&pg=PA44\|edition=1st}}</ref> A large portion of the population were ethnic [[Rajasthani people\|Rajasthani]], [[Uttar Pradesh\|U.P.]], [[Haryanvi]], [[Punjabi people\|Punjabis]] and [[Sindhi people\|Sindhis]], as well as [[Afghan refugees]] who arrived during the [[Soviet–Afghan War]] in 1971.<ref name="Aafaq2021">{{cite web \|last1=Aafaq \|first1=Zafar \|title=‘Our future unknown’: Afghan nationals in India wary of Taliban \|url=https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2021/8/17/afghanistan-nationals-india-taliban-new-delhi \|publisher=[[Al Jazeera]] \|language=English \|date=17 August 2021}}</ref>		Malviya Nagar was initially populated in the 1950s by [[refugee]]s from [[Pakistan]], after the [[Partition of India]].<ref>{{cite book\|last=Jha\|first=Gangadhar\|title=Local finance in metropolitan cities : a study of Delhi\|year=1988\|publisher=Mittal Publications\|location=Delhi, India\|isbn=81-7099-075-0\|pages=44\|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=DIq4DYkWDbYC&q=Malviya+Nagar++initially+populated++by+refugees+from+Pakistan&pg=PA44\|edition=1st}}</ref> A large portion of the population were ethnic [[Rajasthani people\|Rajasthani]], [[Uttar Pradesh\|U.P.]], [[Haryanvi]], [[Punjabi people\|Punjabis]] and [[Sindhi people\|Sindhis]], as well as [[Afghan refugees]] who arrived during the [[Soviet–Afghan War]] in 1971.<ref name="Aafaq2021">{{cite web \|last1=Aafaq \|first1=Zafar \|title=‘Our future unknown’: Afghan nationals in India wary of Taliban \|url=https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2021/8/17/afghanistan-nationals-india-taliban-new-delhi \|publisher=[[Al Jazeera]] \|language=English \|date=17 August 2021}}</ref>

	Today, Malviya Nagar is bounded by Panchsheel Enclave in the north, Sheikh Sarai in the east, [[Saket (Delhi)\|Saket]] in the south and Sarvapriya Vihar in the west. Enclaves that are part of Malviya Nagar include [[Geetanjali Enclave]], Bhavishya Nidhi Enclave~~, Khirki Extension, Hauz Rani~~, Shivalik colony, [[Sarvodaya Enclave]], MMTC Colony~~, Begum Pur~~ and Adchini.		Today, Malviya Nagar is bounded by Panchsheel Enclave in the north, Sheikh Sarai in the east, [[Saket (Delhi)\|Saket]] in the south and Sarvapriya Vihar in the west. Enclaves that are part of Malviya Nagar include [[Geetanjali Enclave]], Bhavishya Nidhi Enclave, Shivalik colony, [[Sarvodaya Enclave]], MMTC Colony and Adchini.

	It is serviced by the [[Malviya Nagar (Delhi Metro)\|Malviya Nagar]] station located on the Yellow Line of the [[Delhi Metro]].<ref>{{cite web\|title=Delhi Metro Map\|url=http://www.mapsofindia.com/maps/delhi/delhi-metro-stations-map.html\|work=Maps of India\|accessdate=14 February 2012}}</ref> Malviya Nagar is also home to [[Delhi Police]]'s Training School.<ref>{{cite book\|last=Menon\|first=general editor N.R. Madhava\|title=Criminal justice India series\|year=2002\|publisher=Allied Publishers in collaboration with National University of Juridical Sciences\|location=Ahmedabad\|isbn=81-7764-488-2}}</ref>		It is serviced by the [[Malviya Nagar (Delhi Metro)\|Malviya Nagar]] station located on the Yellow Line of the [[Delhi Metro]].<ref>{{cite web\|title=Delhi Metro Map\|url=http://www.mapsofindia.com/maps/delhi/delhi-metro-stations-map.html\|work=Maps of India\|accessdate=14 February 2012}}</ref> Malviya Nagar is also home to [[Delhi Police]]'s Training School.<ref>{{cite book\|last=Menon\|first=general editor N.R. Madhava\|title=Criminal justice India series\|year=2002\|publisher=Allied Publishers in collaboration with National University of Juridical Sciences\|location=Ahmedabad\|isbn=81-7764-488-2}}</ref>

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'''Malviya Nagar''' is a locality in [[South Delhi]]. It is between [[Saket (Delhi)|Saket]] and [[Hauz Khas]] and close to [[IIT Delhi]]. It is named after the freedom fighter [[Madan Mohan Malviya]] who was also an educator and founded [[Banaras Hindu University]].<ref>{{cite book|last=Vidyarthi|first=Sanjeev|title="Inappropriate" appropriations of planning ideas|year=2008|publisher=ProQuest LLC|pages=200|isbn=9780549820512|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=fMVWnlBUlUkC&q=Malviya+Nagar+named+after+freedom+fighter+Madan+Mohan+Malviya.&pg=PA200}}</ref>

Malviya Nagar was initially populated in the 1950s by [[refugee]]s from [[Pakistan]], after the [[Partition of India]].<ref>{{cite book|last=Jha|first=Gangadhar|title=Local finance in metropolitan cities : a study of Delhi|year=1988|publisher=Mittal Publications|location=Delhi, India|isbn=81-7099-075-0|pages=44|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=DIq4DYkWDbYC&q=Malviya+Nagar++initially+populated++by+refugees+from+Pakistan&pg=PA44|edition=1st}}</ref> A large portion of the population were ethnic [[Rajasthani people|Rajasthani]], [[Uttar Pradesh|U.P.]], [[Haryanvi]], [[Punjabi people|Punjabis]] and [[Sindhi people|Sindhis]], as well as [[Afghan refugees]] who arrived during the [[Soviet–Afghan War]] in 1971.<ref name="Aafaq2021">{{cite web |last1=Aafaq |first1=Zafar |title=‘Our future unknown’: Afghan nationals in India wary of Taliban |url=https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2021/8/17/afghanistan-nationals-india-taliban-new-delhi |publisher=[[Al Jazeera]] |language=English |date=17 August 2021}}</ref>

Today, Malviya Nagar is bounded by Panchsheel Enclave in the north, Sheikh Sarai in the east, [[Saket (Delhi)|Saket]] in the south and Sarvapriya Vihar in the west. Enclaves that are part of Malviya Nagar include [[Geetanjali Enclave]], Bhavishya Nidhi Enclave, Khirki Extension, Hauz Rani, Shivalik colony, [[Sarvodaya Enclave]], MMTC Colony, Begum Pur and Adchini.

It is serviced by the [[Malviya Nagar (Delhi Metro)|Malviya Nagar]] station located on the Yellow Line of the [[Delhi Metro]].<ref>{{cite web|title=Delhi Metro Map|url=http://www.mapsofindia.com/maps/delhi/delhi-metro-stations-map.html|work=Maps of India|accessdate=14 February 2012}}</ref> Malviya Nagar is also home to [[Delhi Police]]'s Training School.<ref>{{cite book|last=Menon|first=general editor N.R. Madhava|title=Criminal justice India series|year=2002|publisher=Allied Publishers in collaboration with National University of Juridical Sciences|location=Ahmedabad|isbn=81-7764-488-2}}</ref>

==Major sites==
[[File:Lal Gumbad Malviya Nagar.JPG|right|thumb|Lal Gumbad, Tomb of Shaikh Kaliruuddin, built in 1397, Malviya Nagar.]]Malviya Nagar has two major commercial shopping areas and markets and a speciality [[hospital]]. Two of India's biggest and posh malls — [[Select Citywalk]] and DLF Avenue (Known as DLF Place earlier) — are located in the neighbourhood. Some of the popular brands/restaurants located in Malviya Nagar are Kake Da Hotel, [[Domino's Pizza]], [[Pizza Hut|Pizza hut]], Nirula's, [[Haldiram's]] and [https://www.thebigbookbox.com/about-big-book-box/ The Big Book Box]. There are several neighbourhood parks that are popular jogging and running areas. A number of monuments from the era of the [[Delhi Sultanate]] are located in Malviya Nagar and are clustered close to the Corner Market. This includes the tomb of Sufi saint Sheikh Yusuf Qattal who lived during the reign of [[Ibrahim Lodhi]] and died in 1526-27.<ref>{{cite web | title = Heritage agency breathes new life into Lodhi-era tomb|newspaper=Hindustan Times| url = http://www.hindustantimes.com/India-news/NewDelhi/Heritage-agency-breathes-new-life-into-Lodhi-era-tomb/Article1-1059200.aspx| archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20130930005546/http://www.hindustantimes.com/India-news/NewDelhi/Heritage-agency-breathes-new-life-into-Lodhi-era-tomb/Article1-1059200.aspx| url-status = dead| archive-date = 30 September 2013|date=12 May 2013| accessdate = 2013-09-23 }}</ref>
[[File:Tomb of Usuf-Quttal 4.jpg|thumb|200px|16th-century Tomb of Sufi saint Sheikh Yusuf Qattal near Khirkee.]]

==Banks in Malviya Nagar==
Malviya Nagar main market houses several nationalised and public sector banks and [[Automated_teller_machine|ATM]]s including [[Axis Bank]], [[Syndicate Bank]], [[Punjab National Bank]], [[State Bank of India]], [[ICICI Bank]], [[HDFC Bank]], [[Canara Bank]], [[Vijaya Bank]], [[Kotak Mahindra Bank]], [[Central Bank of India]], [[Citibank]], [[South Indian Bank]], [[Andhra Bank]], [[IDBI Bank]], [[Indian Bank]]. Some of the foreign banks are [[Standard Chartered Bank]] and [[Deutsche Bank]].

==Transportation==
Malviya Nagar is bordered by two major [[New Delhi]] thoroughfares; [[Sri Aurobindo Marg]], which is a primary route connecting [[Connaught Place, New Delhi|Connaught Place]] and [[Central Delhi]] to [[Gurgaon]], and the [[Outer Ring Road, Delhi|Outer Ring Road]]. Malviya Nagar is connected by other parts of New Delhi by [[Delhi Bus Rapid Transit System]] bus lines. The bus fare ranges from {{INR}} 5.00 to {{INR}} 15.00. The buses connecting Malviya Nagar are:
*Route 413: [[Mehrauli]] to [[Hazrat Nizamuddin railway station|Nizamuddin]], via Khel Gaon and Kranti Marg.
*Route 500: Saket to [[Shivaji Stadium]].
*Route 501: Saket to [[Mori Gate]] in [[North Delhi]], via Hauz Khas, [[Yusuf Sarai]] and [[AIIMS]].
*Route 503: Malviya Nagar to [[Mori Gate]] in [[North Delhi]], via the Main Market and Corner Market, Hauz Khas, [[Yusuf Sarai]] and [[AIIMS]].
*Route 512: [[Ambedkar_Nagar_(Delhi_Assembly_constituency)|Ambedkar Nagar]] via Malviya Nagar, Hauz Khas, etc.
*Route 520: Malviya Nagar to Connaught Place, also via the Main Market and Corner Market, Hauz Khas, Yusuf Sarai, and AIIMS.
*Routes 503 and 520 terminate at Malviya Nagar.

[[Autorickshaw]]s and [[taxicab|taxis]] are also available for public transportation. There is an auto-rickshaw stand is at the Main Market and the roundabout near Shivalik Gate (which is also the Bus Depot). [[Saket]] is a nearby neighbourhood.

The [[Yellow Line (Delhi Metro)|Delhi Metro Yellow Line]] to Gurgaon is functional and has a station at [[Malviya Nagar (Delhi Metro)|Malviya Nagar]].<ref>{{cite web|title=Metro station Malviya Nagar, metro station Hauz Khas, Delhi|url=http://www.ssf-ing.de/en/projects/tunnels0/metro-station-malviya-nagar-metro-station-hauz-khas-delhi/|publisher=SSF Ingenieure AG|accessdate=14 February 2012}}</ref>

==Politics==

[[Malviya Nagar (Delhi Assembly constituency)|Malviya Nagar]] is a constituency of the [[Delhi Assembly]]. Since 2013, the sitting Member of the Assembly has been [[Somnath Bharti]] of the [[Aam Aadmi Party]].<ref>{{cite web|title=Delhi Assembly List of Members|url=http://www.delhiassembly.nic.in/aspFile/listmembers.htm}}</ref>

Malviya Nagar is part of the [[New Delhi (Lok Sabha constituency)]] currently represented by Member of Parliament [[Meenakshi Lekhi]] of BJP.<ref>{{cite web|title=Lok Sabha MP Profile|url=http://164.100.47.132/LssNew/Members/Biography.aspx?mpsno=4075}}</ref>

In the MCD, Malviya Nagar (ward 63S) is represented by BJP's Nandani Sharma.<ref>{{Cite web|date=2017-04-26|title=MCD Election Results 2017: Ward-wise list of winners - Politics News , Firstpost|url=https://www.firstpost.com/politics/mcd-election-results-2017-ward-wise-list-of-winners-3405502.html|access-date=2021-02-28|website=Firstpost}}</ref>

Malviya Nagar is also residence of [[Kashmiris|Kashmiri]] separatist leader [[Syed Ali Shah Geelani]], where he lives for 3 months each year during winter in [[Jammu and Kashmir (union territory)|Jammu and Kashmir]].<ref>{{cite magazine|title=Syed Ali Shah Geelani: The Man who Hates India |url=http://indiatoday.intoday.in/story/syed-ali-shah-geelani-the-man-who-hates-india/1/118251.html|accessdate=9 May 2015|magazine=India Today|date=30 October 2010}}</ref>

== References ==
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==External links==
*[https://web.archive.org/web/20120412224422/http://www.hindu.com/2008/11/21/stories/2008112151060200.htm "Development issues to the fore in Malviya Nagar"] ''The Hindu''', Friday 21 November 2008.

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