Paresh Chandra Adhikary

Paresh Chandra Adhikary is an Indian politician from AITC(till August 2022). In May 2021, he was elected as the member of the West Bengal Legislative Assembly from Mekliganj. Career Adhikary hails from Mekliganj, Cooch Behar district. His father’s name is Dutta Narayan Adhikary. He passed Higher Secondary Examination from Mekhliganj High School, West Bengal Board of Secondary Education in 1970. Paresh Chandra Adhikary became MLA for

Nripendra Narayan

Maharaja Nripendra Narayan (4 October 1862 – 18 September 1911) was the Maharaja of the princely state of Cooch Bihar, India, from 1863 to 1911. Contents   1Early life 2Family 3Death 4Work 5Honours 6Memorials 7See also 8Notes 9References Early life Nripendra Narayan was only ten months old when his father, Narendra Narayan, died in 1863. He was crowned maharaja in the same year. Since

Mekliganj Assembly constituency

Mekliganj Assembly constituency is an assembly constituency in Cooch Behar district in the Indian state of West Bengal. The seat is reserved for scheduled castes. Contents   1Overview 2Members of Legislative Assembly 3Election Results 3.12021 3.22016 3.32011 3.41977-2006 3.51951-1972 4References Overview As per orders of the Delimitation Commission, No. 1 Mekliganj Assembly constituency (SC) covers Mekliganj municipality, Mekliganj community development block, Haldibari municipality and Haldibari community development block. Mekliganj Assembly constituency is part of

Mekhliganj subdivision

Mekhliganj subdivision is one of five subdivisions of the Cooch Behar district in the state of West Bengal, India. It has an area of 459.78 km2 . As of 2011, it has a population of 282,750 of which 90.09% are rural and 9.91 are urban. Places in the Mathabhanga, Mekhliganj subdivisions and Sitai CD block in Dinhata subdivision of Cooch Behar

Mathabhanga subdivision

Mathabhanga subdivision is a subdivision of the Cooch Behar district in the state of West Bengal, India. Contents   1Subdivisions 1.1Administrative units 2Gram panchayats 3Police stations 3.1Blocks 4Education 4.1Educational institutions 5Healthcare 5.1Medical facilities 6Legislative segments 7References Subdivisions Cooch Behar district is divided into the following administrative subdivisions: Subdivision Headquarters Area km2 Population (2011) Rural Population % (2011) Urban Population % (2011) Mekhliganj

Mathabhanga Assembly constituency

Mathabhanga Assembly constituency is an assembly constituency in Cooch Behar district in the Indian state of West Bengal. The seat is reserved for scheduled castes. Contents   1Overview 2Members of Legislative Assembly 3Election results 3.12021 3.22016 3.32011 3.41977–2006 3.51951-1972 4References Overview As per orders of the Delimitation Commission, No. 2 Mathabhanga Assembly constituency (SC) covers Mathabhanga municipality, Mathabhanga II community development block, and Hazrahat I, Hazrahat II and Pachagarh gram panchayats of Mathabhanga

Khen dynasty

The Khen dynasty (also Khyen dynasty) of Assam was a late medieval dynasty of erstwhile Kamata kingdom. After the fall of the Pala dynasty of Kamrupa, the western region was reorganized into Kamata kingdom, when Sandhya moved his capital from Kamarupanagara to Kamatapur in about 1257, due to the frequent clashes with the Kacharis from the east. Sandhya styled himself Kamateswara and the kingdom came to be known as “Kamata”. The Khen dynasty at a

Koch Hajo

Koch Hajo (1581-1616) was the kingdom under Raghudev and his son Parikshit Narayan of the Koch dynasty that stretched from Sankosh river in the west to the Bhareli river in the east on the north bank of the Brahmaputra river. It was created by dividing the Kamata kingdom then under Nara Narayan in medieval Assam. The Sankosh river divided the two new kingdoms, and it is roughly the

Jalpaiguri Lok Sabha constituency

Jalpaiguri Lok Sabha constituency is one of the 543 parliamentary constituencies in India. The constituency centres on Jalpaiguri in West Bengal. While six assembly segments of No. 3 Jalpaiguri Lok Sabha constituency are in Jalpaiguri district, one assembly segment is in Cooch Behar district. The constituency is reserved for Scheduled castes (SC). Contents   1Assembly segments 2Members of the Parliament 3Election results 3.1General election 2019

Jaldhaka River

The Jaldhaka River (Pron:/ˌdʒælˈdɑːkə/) (Bengali: জলঢাকা নদী), also known as Dichu, a tributary of Brahmaputra is a trans-boundary river flowing through India, Bhutan and Bangladesh with a length of 233 kilometres. It originates from the Bitang Lake (or Kupup Lake) at Kupup, Gangtok District, Sikkim, near the Jelep La pass below Dongkya Mountain Range. It flows through Pakyong District of Sikkim, India and then passes through forests of Samtse District of Bhutan where it flows for around 40 Kilometres and than re-enters India at Bindu, Kalimpong district. Further it