Gesupur

Gesupur is a village and panchayat in Bulandshahr district, Meerut division, Uttar Pradesh, India,[2] on the Kali River.[3] It was named in honour of Mir Gesu,[4] a 16th-century Faujdar of Mirtha and Delhi.[5] Most of the village's inhabitants are from the Chattha clan of the Jat people.[citation needed]

Gesupur
village
Nickname: 
gesupur
Gesupur is located in Uttar Pradesh
Gesupur
Gesupur
Location in Uttar Pradesh, India
Gesupur is located in India
Gesupur
Gesupur
Gesupur (India)
Coordinates: 28°33′N 77°42′E / 28.550°N 77.700°E / 28.550; 77.700Coordinates: 28°33′N 77°42′E / 28.550°N 77.700°E / 28.550; 77.700
Country India
StateUttar Pradesh
DistrictBulandshahr district
Government
 • BodyGram panchayat
 • Masterमास्टर भिक्कन सिंह
Elevation178 m (584 ft)
Languages
 • OfficialHindi
Time zoneUTC+5:30 (IST)
PIN
203205
Telephone code05735

In 1999 the village united in a boycott of the Lok Sabha elections, when none of the 7,200 registered electors voted in protest against the lack of investment in the local infrastructure. The boycott was a success, leading to improvements being made in roads and the supply of electricity and water.[6]

ReferencesEdit

  1. Sharma, Ramesh Chand (1989). Regional planning for social development. Criterion Publications. p. 16. OCLC 19811918.
  2. "Village Panchayats of Bulandshahr, Uttar Pradesh". National Panchayat Directory. National Informatics Centre. Retrieved 28 March 2009. [dead link]
  3. Wright, F. N.; E.T. Atkinson (1876). Statistical, descriptive and historical account of the North-western Provinces of India. North-Western Provinces and Oudh Government Press. p. 212. OCLC 74835532.
  4. "Unknown title". Islamic Culture: the Hyderabad Quarterly Review. Deccan. 21–22: 253. 1971. Retrieved 28 March 2009.
  5. Tirmizi, S. A. I. (1968). Ajmer through inscriptions. Indian Institute of Islamic Studies. p. 26. OCLC 85302.
  6. "An election boycott that worked". The Hindu. 16 April 2004. Archived from the original on 24 June 2004. Retrieved 28 March 2009.