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UTTAR PRADESH

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● Statehood: 24 January 1950 ● Capital: ● Number of District : 75 ● Governor: Anandiben Patel ● Chief Minister: Yogi Adityanath ● High court: High Court (Prayagraj) ● Chief Justice: Govind Mathur ● Members of the Legislative Assembly: 403 members excluding one Anglo- Indian member ● Seats : 80 ● Rajya Sabha Seats : 31 Boundaries

● The state is bordered by to the west, Haryana, and to the northwest, and Nepal to the north, to the east, to the south, and touches the states of Jharkhand and to the southeast. Image Source: Maps of India State Symbols

● State Animal: Barasingha ● State : ● State Flower: Palash ● State Tree: Ashoka History of Uttar Pradesh

● It was created on 1 April 1937 as the United Provinces of and Oudh during British rule, and was renamed Uttar Pradesh in 1950. ● On 9 November 2000, a new state, Uttarakhand, was carved out from the state's Himalayan hill region. ● President's rule has been imposed in Uttar Pradesh ten times since 1968, for different reasons and for a total of 1,700 days. ● First CM of UP : ● Sarojini Naidu was the first governor of Uttar Pradesh. Geography

● Uttar Pradesh is India's fourth-largest state in terms of land area and is roughly of same size as United Kingdom. ● The larger Gangetic Plain region is in the north; it includes the - , the Ghaghra plains, the Ganges plains and the Terai. The smaller and plateau region is in the south. ● The state has more than 32 large and small rivers; of them, the Ganges, Yamuna, Saraswati, , Betwa, and are larger and of religious importance in Hinduism. ● The election to the 17th Uttar Pradesh Legislative Assembly was held from 11 February to 8 March 2017 in 7 phases. ● Bharatiya Janata Party won this election by an overwhelming three-quarter majority of 325 seats. ● On 18 March 2017, Yogi Adityanath was appointed the new CM of Uttar Pradesh. ● UP BJP Chief Keshav Prasad Maurya and Dinesh Sharma were appointed as the Deputy CM.

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● Rihand/Govind Ballabh Pant Sagar Dam: Rihand-tributary of Son: Pipri, Sonbhadra ● Dam: : - NH25 ● Matalita Dam: Betwa River: Lalitpur District ● Jamini Dam: Jamni River: Mahrauni, Lalitpur ● Shahzad Dam: Shahzad River: Lalitpur ● Govind Sagar Dam: Shahzad River: Lalitpur ● Sarda Sagar Dam: : Puranpur, Pilibhit Important of Uttar Pradesh

● Barua Sagar Tal : Jhansi ● Bela Sagar Tal: , Belatal ● Chittaura Jheel: ● Keetham : Agra-Delhi highway ● : Kanpur ● Raja Ka Tal: NH 19 ● Ramgarh Tal Lake: ● Shekha Jheel: General Facts

● It is the most populous state in India as well as the most populous country subdivision in the world. ● The two major rivers of the state, the Ganga and Yamuna, join at Allahabad (Prayagraj) and then flow as the Ganga further east. ● Literacy (2011): 67.68% ● Sex ratio (2011): 912 ♀/1000 ● Uttar Pradesh has more metropolitan cities than any other state in India. ● Om Prakash Singh is the Director General of . ● Uttar Pradesh topped the list of states with most number of crimes against women, according to the annual report of the National Crime Records Bureau (NCRB) for 2017. GI Tags of Uttar Pradesh

● Allahabad Surkha ● Lucknow Chikan Craft ● Mango Malihabadi Dusseheri ● Banaras Brocades and Sarees ● Banaras Brocades and Sarees (Logo) ● Hand made Carpet of Bhadohi ● Agra Durrie ● Prints ● Lucknow Zardozi ● Kalanamak Rice GI Tags of Uttar Pradesh

● Firozabad Glass ● Perfume ● Kanpur Saddlery ● Metal Craft ● Wood Craft ● Handmade Carpets of Mirzapur ● Handmade Carpets of Banaras ● Agra Petha ● Peda ● Nizamabad black clay pottery ● Wooden Lacquerware &Toys Festivals & Fairs of Uttar Pradesh

1. Magh Fair: It is organised in Allahabad 2. Rath Fair: It is organised in , of Uttar Pradesh in the month Chaitra. 3. Gau Charan Fair: It is one of the famous fairs of Brij region. 4. Nauchandi Fair: It is organised in after a few days of Holi festival. 5. Dewa Sharif Fair: It is organised in on the shrine of great Sufi Saint Waris Ali Shah. Festivals & Fairs of Uttar Pradesh

● Shakumbhari Fair: It is organised during Navratri, twice a year in Saharanpur, Uttar Pradesh. ● Kumbh Fair: It is organised four times over the course of 12 years, the site of the observance rotating between four pilgrimage places on four sacred rivers- at on the Ganges River, at on the Shipra, at on the Godavari, and at Prayagraj. Dances of Uttar Pradesh

● Swang ● Charkula Dance ● Raslila ● Nautanki ● Ahir Dance Important National Park and wildlife Sanctuaries in Uttar Pradesh

● ● & Wildlife Sanctuary ● Mahavir Swami Wildlife Sanctuary ● Hastinapur Wildlife sanctuary ● Chandraprabha Wildlife Sanctuary ● UNESCO World Heritage Sites : 1983 : 1983 : 1986 List of Monuments of National Importance in Uttar Pradesh

● Taj Mahal: Agra ● Kashi Vishwanath Temple: Varanasi ● Tulsi Manas Temple: Varanasi ● Hanuman Setu Temple: Lucknow ● Sri Radha Govinda Temple: Vrindavan ● : ● : Allahabad ● Sarnath Temple:Varanasi ● Manikarnika : Varanasi List of Monuments of National Importance in Uttar Pradesh

● Tomb of :Agra ● Agra Fort: Agra ● Banke Bihari Temple: Vrindavan ● Bada Imambara: Lucknow ● Jama Mosque: Jaunpur ● Chunar Fort: Varanasi ● Dhamek Stupa: Varanasi ● Fatehpur Sikri: Agra 6 Monuments declared of national importance in 2018 by ASI

The Ministry of Culture announced that Archaeological Survey of India (ASI) declared 6 monuments as ‘protected and of national importance’ under the Ancient Monuments and Archaeological Sites and Remains Act, 1958, in 2018.

● High Court Building in Nagpur, . ● Haveli of Agha Khan in Agra. ● Haveli of Hathi Khana in Agra. ● Neemrana Baori in Rajasthan’s Alwar district. ● Group of Temples at Ranipur Jharail in ’s Bolangir district. ● Temple in Kotali, Pithoragarh district, Uttarakhand. THANK YOU