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{{short description|Block Tahsil in Uttar Pradesh, India}}
{{Use Indian English|date=January 2023}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=September 2019}}
{{more citations needed|date=July 2017}}
{{Infobox settlement
| name = Martinganj
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| settlement_type = Block Tehsil & Town
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| pushpin_map_caption = Location in Uttar Pradesh
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| subdivision_name = India
| subdivision_type1 = [[States and territories of India|State]]
| subdivision_type2 = [[List of districts of India|District]]
| subdivision_type3 = [[Tehsil]]
| subdivision_name1 = [[Uttar Pradesh]]
| subdivision_name2 = [[Azamgarh]]
| subdivision_name3 = [[Martinganj, Azamgarh|Martinganj]]
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| government_type = Taluka
| governing_body = Nagar Panchayat
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| demographics_type1 = [[Language]]
| demographics1_title1 = Official
| demographics1_info1 = [[Hindi language|Hindi]]<ref name="langoff">{{cite web|title=52nd REPORT OF THE COMMISSIONER FOR LINGUISTIC MINORITIES IN INDIA|url=http://nclm.nic.in/shared/linkimages/NCLM52ndReport.pdf|website=nclm.nic.in|publisher=[[Ministry of Minority Affairs]]|access-date=16 May 2019|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170525141614/http://nclm.nic.in/shared/linkimages/NCLM52ndReport.pdf|archive-date=25 May 2017}}</ref>
| demographics1_title2 = Additional official
| demographics1_info2 = [[Urdu]]<ref name="langoff"/>
| timezone1 = [[Indian Standard Time|IST]]
| utc_offset1 = +5:30
| postal_code_type = [[Postal Index Number|PIN]]
| postal_code = 223224
| area_code = 05452
| registration_plate = UP-50
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| leader_title2 = [[Member of the Legislative Assembly (India)|MLA]]
| leader_name2 = [[kamlakant Rajbhar]] (SP)
| leader_title3 = [[Member of parliament, Lok Sabha|MP]]
| leader_name3 = [[Sangeeta Azad]] (BSP)
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'''Martinganj''' is a Nagar panchayat located in the [[Azamgarh]] District of [[Uttar Pradesh]], India. Its coordinates are 25.910 latitude and 82.809 longitude. [[Lucknow]] is the state capital, located around {{cvt|232.5|km}} from Martinganj. The other surrounding state capitals are Patna {{cvt|234.6|km}}, Ranchi {{cvt|381.1|km}}, and Gangtok {{cvt|598.1|km}}.

==History==
Martingan was settled during the [[British Raj]]. The town was established as a tehsil in 2012 under the [[SHIVAM SAROJ
ministry]]. In October 2020, it was proposed to make Martinganj a [[nagar panchayat]] by the [[First Yogi Adityanath ministry|Yogi Adityanath ministry]].<ref>{{cite news |title=अंग्रेजों के जमाने में बसा यह कस्बा बनेगा नगर पंचायत, शासन ने मांगा प्रस्ताव |url=https://www.patrika.com/azamgarh-news/martinganj-of-azamgarh-will-now-known-nagar-panchayat-6471142/ |access-date=25 January 2021 |work=Patrika News |date=20 October 2020 |language=hindi}}</ref>

==Languages==
The official language is [[Hindi]], and additional official is [[Urdu]].<ref name="langoff"/>

==Religious festivals==
Hindu Festival like [[Navratri]], [[Vijayadashami]] Mela and [[Ramlila]] are celebrated. The primary Muslim festivals celebrated annually in the village are the ld-ul-fitr', ([[Ramadan]]), [[Eid al-Adha|Bakrid]], [[Mid-Sha'ban]], Bara Wafat and [[Muharram]].

==Politics==
In the 2019 general elections [[Sangeeta Azad]] of the [[Bahujan samajwadi Party]] became the Member of Parliament from the [[Lalganj, Uttar Pradesh|Lalganj]] constituency. In the Uttar Pradesh Legislative Assembly Election of 2017 [[Sukhdev Rajbhar]] of the [[Bahujan Samaj Party]] became the Member of Legislative Assembly from [[Didarganj (Assembly constituency)]]. The [[Samajwadi Party]], the Bahujan Samaj Party, and the Bharatiya Janata Party are the major political parties in this area.

==Nearest airport==
* [[Azamgarh Airport]] 40.8 km.
* [[Lal Bahadur Shastri International Airport]] (Babatpur) 47.9 km.
* [[Akbarpur Airport]] 60.9 km.

==Local media==
Mostly all major English, Hindi and Urdu daily newspapers, including ''[[The Times of India]]'', ''[[Hindustan Times]]'', ''[[The Hindu]]'', ''[[Dainik Jagran]]'', ''[[Amar Ujala]]'' and ''[[Hindustan (newspaper)|Hindustan]]'', are available in Martinganj. Almost all big Hindi TV news channels have [[stringer (journalism)|stringers]] in Azamgarh.

==Communication networks==
All prominent telecommunication network provider in India offer their services in Martinganj.
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! width="33%" |[[GSM]] Service Providers
! width="33%" |[[CDMA]] Service Providers
! width="33%" |[[Broadband]] Service Providers
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| [[Idea Cellular]]
| [[Airtel India|Airtel]]
| [[TATA Communications]]
|-
| [[Reliance Communications]]
| [[Tata Indicom]]
| [[Airtel]]
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| [[Airtel]]
| [[BSNL|BSNL WLL]]
| [[Reliance Communications]]
|-
| [[Vodafone]]
| [[Aircel]]
| [[Vodafone]]
|-
| [[Aircel]]
| [[Reliance Communications]]
| [[BSNL Broadband]]
|}

==Radio services==
All radio services available in Martinganj.{{vague|date=May 2019}}

* Voice Of Azamgarh [[Community Radio JIMS Vasant Kunj 90.4 MHz (India)|90.4 MHz]] Community Radio.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.voiceofazamgarh.com/ |title=Welcome to Voice of Azamgarh Website |access-date=1 July 2013 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150402092404/http://www.voiceofazamgarh.com/ |archive-date=2 April 2015 }}</ref>
* Air Vivid Bharti [[102.2 MHz]] which Broadcast from Mau District & Covers Azamgarh city too.

==See also==
* [[Martinganj]],
* [[Azamgarh]]
* [[Bhadon, Uttar Pradesh|Badon]]

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==References==
{{Reflist}}

{{Azamgarh district}}

[[Category:Villages in Azamgarh district]]

Martingani - Revision history

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