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[[File:Delhi districts.svg|250px|thumb|Map showing the nine districts of Delhi]]
[[File:Delhi districts.svg|250px|thumb|Map showing the nine districts of Delhi]]
'''Gandhi Nagar''' is a middle-income commercial-cum-residential area in the [[East Delhi]] district of [[Delhi]] in the Trans-[[Yamuna]] area. It is most known for Gandhi Nagar Market, which is Asia’s biggest readymade garments/textile market.<ref name=de>{{cite news|url=http://www.hindu.com/2008/11/25/stories/2008112550090200.htm|title=Lovely stands strong in Gandhi Nagar |date=25 November 2008|newspaper=The Hindu|access-date=1 April 2010|location=Chennai, India}}</ref> Gandhi nagar has many shops and factories.  
'''Gandhi Nagar''' is a residential area in the [[East Delhi]] district of [[Delhi]] in the Trans-[[Yamuna]] area. It is most known for Gandhi Nagar Market, which is Asia's biggest readymade garments/textile market.<ref name=de>{{cite news|url=http://www.hindu.com/2008/11/25/stories/2008112550090200.htm|title=Lovely stands strong in Gandhi Nagar|date=25 November 2008|newspaper=The Hindu|access-date=1 April 2010|location=Chennai, India|archive-date=9 March 2011|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110309142321/http://www.hindu.com/2008/11/25/stories/2008112550090200.htm|url-status=dead}}</ref> Gandhi Nagar is home to a vast number of shops and factories.  
<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.citypincode.in/PinCodeOf.jsp?area=Gandhi%20Nagar%20%20East%20Delhi&district=East%20Delhi |title=Gandhi Nagar Pincode Delhi |publisher=citypincode.in |access-date=2014-03-09}}</ref>
<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.citypincode.in/PinCodeOf.jsp?area=Gandhi%20Nagar%20%20East%20Delhi&district=East%20Delhi |title=Gandhi Nagar Pincode Delhi |publisher=citypincode.in |access-date=2014-03-09}}</ref> It was built on the acquired village lands of Seelampur.<ref>{{cite web |title=Urban India: Journal of the N.I.U.A., Volume 13, p.100 |website=Google Books |url=https://www.google.com/books/edition/Urban_India/z1XaAAAAMAAJ?hl=en&gbpv=1 |access-date=9 November 2025}}</ref>


Administratively it is one of the three subdivision of the [[East Delhi]] district (the others being Preet Vihar and Vivek Vihar) and one of the ten [[Legislative Assembly of Delhi|state legislative assembly constituencies]] under the [[East Delhi (Lok Sabha constituency)]],<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.hindu.com/2005/12/03/stories/2005120311470400.htm|title=Delimitation panel accepts NCP's proposals |date=3 December 2005|newspaper=The Hindu|access-date=1 April 2010|location=Chennai, India}}</ref> presently represented by [[Gautam Gambhir]]
Administratively it is one of the three subdivision of the [[East Delhi]] district (the others being Preet Vihar and Vivek Vihar) and one of the ten [[Legislative Assembly of Delhi|state legislative assembly constituencies]] under the [[East Delhi (Lok Sabha constituency)]],<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.hindu.com/2005/12/03/stories/2005120311470400.htm|title=Delimitation panel accepts NCP's proposals|date=3 December 2005|newspaper=The Hindu|access-date=1 April 2010|location=Chennai, India|archive-date=6 November 2012|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121106011832/http://www.hindu.com/2005/12/03/stories/2005120311470400.htm|url-status=dead}}</ref> presently represented by [[Harsh Malhotra]]. The area is one of the most congested colonies with a population of around 3.5 lakh. It a high population of Muslims, many of whom are workers in the factory in the [[East Delhi]] constituency at 22%.<ref>{{cite news|url=http://articles.timesofindia.indiatimes.com/2009-03-04/delhi/28001636_1_obcs-punjabis-south-delhi|title=Delhi now SC-OBC stronghold|date=4 March 2009|work=The Times of India|access-date=1 April 2010|first1=Abantika|last1=Ghosh|archive-date=3 November 2012|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121103150415/http://articles.timesofindia.indiatimes.com/2009-03-04/delhi/28001636_1_obcs-punjabis-south-delhi|url-status=dead}}</ref>
The area is one of the most congested colonies with a population of around 3.5 lakh. It has one of highest Muslim populations which are workers in the factory in the [[East Delhi]] constituency at 22%.<ref>{{cite news|url=http://articles.timesofindia.indiatimes.com/2009-03-04/delhi/28001636_1_obcs-punjabis-south-delhi|title=Delhi now SC-OBC stronghold |date=4 March 2009|work=The Times of India|access-date=1 April 2010|first1=Abantika|last1=Ghosh}}</ref>
 
It was a [[notorious market]] between 2016 and 2017 by the [[USTR]] for selling counterfeit apparel.<ref name="nmreport2017">{{cite web |title=2017 Out of Cycle Review of Notorious Markets |url=https://ustr.gov/sites/default/files/files/Press/Reports/2017%20Notorious%20Markets%20List%201.11.18.pdf |website=Office of the United States Trade Representative |access-date=January 10, 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201223192143/https://ustr.gov/sites/default/files/files/Press/Reports/2017%20Notorious%20Markets%20List%201.11.18.pdf |archive-date=December 23, 2020 |date=January 11, 2018|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |date=December 2016 |title=2016 Out of Cycle Review of Notorious Markets |url=https://ustr.gov/sites/default/files/2016-Out-of-Cycle-Review-Notorious-Markets.pdf |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201223214512/https://ustr.gov/sites/default/files/2016-Out-of-Cycle-Review-Notorious-Markets.pdf |archive-date=December 23, 2020 |access-date=January 10, 2021 |website=Office of the United States Trade Representative}}</ref>


==Residential colonies==
==Residential colonies==
It is surrounded by other colonies including Geeta Colony, [[Seelampur]] and [[Krishna Nagar, Delhi|Krishna Nagar]]. The colonies under this Assembly Constituency are:
It is surrounded by other colonies including Geeta Colony, [[Seelampur]] and [[Krishna Nagar, Delhi|Krishna Nagar]]. The colonies under this Assembly Constituency are:


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==Education==
==Education==
* [[Rajkiya Pratibha Vikash Vidyalaya]]
* [[Rajkiya Pratibha Vikash Vidyalaya]]
* [[Geeta Bal Bharti]]
* [[S.B.V. Rajgarh Colony]]
* [[Tagore Public School, Subhash Mohalla]]
* [[Tagore Public School, Subhash Mohalla]]
* [[Geeta Bal Bharti, Rajgarh]]
* [[R.A. Geeta. Sr. Sec. School, Shankar Nagar]]
* [[Gandhi Nagar Girls School]]
* [[Gandhi Nagar Girls School]]
* [[R.A. Geeta. Sr. Sec. School, Shankar Nagar]]
* [[S.B.V. School, Rajgarh Colony]]
* [[Chaudhary Malook Singh School, Jheel]]
* [[Chaudhary Malook Singh School, Jheel]]
* [[D.A.V. Govt School]]
* [[D.A.V. Govt School]]
* [[Sai Memorial Girls Sernior Secondary School]]
* [[Sai Memorial Girls Senior Secondary School]]
* [[St. Lawrence Public School]]
* [[St. Lawrence Public School]]


==Transportation==
==Transportation==
To make road travel from [[Mayur Vihar]] Phase I to Gandhi Nagar traffic-signal-free, four major road infrastructure projects worth Rs.412 crore, including the [[Geeta Colony bridge]] were inaugurated in 2009 by Delhi Chief Minister Sheila Dikshit.<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.thehindu.com/news/cities/Delhi/article69600.ece|title=Now no stoppage from Mayur Vihar to Gandhi Nagar |date=23 December 2009|newspaper=The Hindu|access-date=1 April 2010}}</ref>
To make road travel from [[Mayur Vihar]] Phase I to Gandhi Nagar traffic-signal-free, four major road infrastructure projects worth Rs.412 crore, including the [[Geeta Colony bridge]] were inaugurated in 2009 by Delhi Chief Minister Sheila Dikshit.<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.thehindu.com/news/cities/Delhi/article69600.ece|title=Now no stoppage from Mayur Vihar to Gandhi Nagar |date=23 December 2009|newspaper=The Hindu|access-date=1 April 2010}}</ref>


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! Metro stations !! Distance
! Metro stations !! Distance
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| Nirman Vihar || 4.7&nbsp;km
| [[Nirman Vihar metro station|Nirman Vihar]] || 4.7&nbsp;km
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| Seelam Pur || 2.7&nbsp;km
| [[Seelampur metro station|Seelampur]] || 2.7&nbsp;km
|-
|-
| Welcome || 3.8&nbsp;km
| [[Welcome metro station|Welcome]] || 3.8&nbsp;km
|-
|-
| Preet Vihar || 5.4&nbsp;km
| [[Preet Vihar metro station|Preet Vihar]] || 5.4&nbsp;km
|-
|-
| [[Akshardham metro station]] || 6.3 &nbsp;km
| [[Akshardham metro station|Akshardham]] || 6.3 &nbsp;km
|-
|-
| Shastri Park metro station|| 1.6&nbsp;km
| [[Shastri Park metro station|Shastri Park]]|| 1.6&nbsp;km


Source Code : 23623
Source Code : 23623
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[[Category:East Delhi district]]
[[Category:East Delhi district]]
[[Category:District subdivisions of Delhi]]
[[Category:Notorious markets]]

Latest revision as of 11:22, 9 November 2025

Gandhi Nagar
Neighbourhood of Delhi
Location in Delhi, India
Coordinates: 28°39′38″N 77°15′23″E / 28.660504°N 77.256328°E / 28.660504; 77.256328
Country India
StateDelhi
DistrictEast Delhi
Languages
 • OfficialHindi, English
Time zoneUTC+5:30 (IST)
PIN
110 031
Nearest cityGhaziabad
Lok Sabha constituencyEast Delhi
Vidhan Sabha constituencyGandhi Nagar Arvinder Singh Lovely
Civic agencyMCD
Map showing the nine districts of Delhi

Gandhi Nagar is a residential area in the East Delhi district of Delhi in the Trans-Yamuna area. It is most known for Gandhi Nagar Market, which is Asia's biggest readymade garments/textile market.[1] Gandhi Nagar is home to a vast number of shops and factories. [2] It was built on the acquired village lands of Seelampur.[3]

Administratively it is one of the three subdivision of the East Delhi district (the others being Preet Vihar and Vivek Vihar) and one of the ten state legislative assembly constituencies under the East Delhi (Lok Sabha constituency),[4] presently represented by Harsh Malhotra. The area is one of the most congested colonies with a population of around 3.5 lakh. It a high population of Muslims, many of whom are workers in the factory in the East Delhi constituency at 22%.[5]

It was a notorious market between 2016 and 2017 by the USTR for selling counterfeit apparel.[6][7]

Residential colonies[edit | edit source]

It is surrounded by other colonies including Geeta Colony, Seelampur and Krishna Nagar. The colonies under this Assembly Constituency are:

  • Raghubar Pura Part I and Part II ( Sri Bhawani Devi Mahakali Mandir)

Mahila Colony

  • Chand Mohalla
  • Shanti Mohalla
  • Rajgarh Colony
  • Subhash Road
  • Ram Nagar
  • Amar Mohalla
  • Kailash Nagar
  • Nanak Basti
  • Old Seelampur village
  • Ghas Mandi
  • Subhash Mohalla
  • Ajit Nagar
  • Dharampura
  • Jain Mohalla
  • Shankar Nagar
  • Jheel
  • Budh Bazar

Education[edit | edit source]

Transportation[edit | edit source]

To make road travel from Mayur Vihar Phase I to Gandhi Nagar traffic-signal-free, four major road infrastructure projects worth Rs.412 crore, including the Geeta Colony bridge were inaugurated in 2009 by Delhi Chief Minister Sheila Dikshit.[8]

Metro stations Distance
Nirman Vihar 4.7 km
Seelampur 2.7 km
Welcome 3.8 km
Preet Vihar 5.4 km
Akshardham 6.3  km
Shastri Park 1.6 km

Source Code : 23623

References[edit | edit source]

  1. ↑ "Lovely stands strong in Gandhi Nagar". The Hindu. Chennai, India. 25 November 2008. Archived from the original on 9 March 2011. Retrieved 1 April 2010.
  2. ↑ "Gandhi Nagar Pincode Delhi". citypincode.in. Retrieved 9 March 2014.
  3. ↑ "Urban India: Journal of the N.I.U.A., Volume 13, p.100". Google Books. Retrieved 9 November 2025.
  4. ↑ "Delimitation panel accepts NCP's proposals". The Hindu. Chennai, India. 3 December 2005. Archived from the original on 6 November 2012. Retrieved 1 April 2010.
  5. ↑ Ghosh, Abantika (4 March 2009). "Delhi now SC-OBC stronghold". The Times of India. Archived from the original on 3 November 2012. Retrieved 1 April 2010.
  6. ↑ "2017 Out of Cycle Review of Notorious Markets" (PDF). Office of the United States Trade Representative. 11 January 2018. Archived (PDF) from the original on 23 December 2020. Retrieved 10 January 2021.
  7. ↑ "2016 Out of Cycle Review of Notorious Markets" (PDF). Office of the United States Trade Representative. December 2016. Archived (PDF) from the original on 23 December 2020. Retrieved 10 January 2021.
  8. ↑ "Now no stoppage from Mayur Vihar to Gandhi Nagar". The Hindu. 23 December 2009. Retrieved 1 April 2010.

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