is a city and a Nagar Panchayat

Nagar Panchayat

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 in Bhind district

Bhind District

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 in the India

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n state

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 of Madhya Pradesh

Madhya Pradesh

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Geography

Lahar is located at 24.9°N 79.02°E. It has an average elevation of 275 metres (902 feet). Sports facilities in Lahar include a stadium named after Indira Gandhi.

Temples

maa mangla devi mata mandir near nagar pancayat lahar,mansa puran hanuman mandir near police thana lahar,siddheswari mata mandir, bankhadeswar (shiv) mandir, annpurna mata mandir,shankar mandir(darmsala), chotimata.by-shivam mahajan (s.k.)

History

The history of Lahar can be traced back to the Mahabharat era. It is said that the famous Lakchhagrih, (a palace built up of Lakh, which is a highly inflammable material), was built by the Kauravas for Pandavas at the end of their exile. As the legend goes, Kaurav wanted to kill Pandavas by buring them inside the Lakchhagrih. One can still find the pieces of charred lakh in the outskirts of town. Archeologists should excavate the area and preserve the site. It could turn out to be a place of huge historical and cultural significance.

Education
Some well known school and colleges:

1. Progressive Public School : Available classes up to 10th standard, English medium CBSE Board, principal MR. SUDHINDRAN NAIR(NOV. 2011). P.P. School is located out of the main town, between Lahar & Chhidi, Chhidi is a very small village 5Km away from Lahar. PP School Was Established By Govind shingh(MLA). Other Facility: Lab, Bus service, Playing Ground, A small Lack for swimming, Small Garden.

1. Maa mangladevi Vidhya Mandir Peath : School is located near Maa Mangla Devi Mandir.

1. Boys Higher Secondary School Lahar (GOVERNMENT SCHOOL) :Available classes 9-10th, Hindi medium, Madhya Pradesh Board, principal MR. A.K.Srivastava (2004), Located near Police Thana Lahar.

Other Facility: CHEMISTRY Lab, PHYSICS LAB, VOLLEYBALL COURT, NCC FACILITY AND A GARDEN.

1. GIRLS SCHOOL :

1. Ashok Uchchtar Prathmic/Madhyamic Vidhyalay Lahar :

Transport

Nearest Railway Stations are Gwalior(110Km.), Bhind(60Km.) and Jhansi(110Km.). Recently it is connected to the state highway.

Demographics

As of 2001 India census

Census

A census is the procedure of systematically acquiring and recording information about the members of a given population. It is a regularly occurring and official count of a particular population. The term is used mostly in connection with national population and housing censuses; other common...

, Lahar had a population of 28,253. Males constitute 54% of the population and females 46%. Lahar has an average literacy rate of 61%, higher than the national average of 59.5%: male literacy is 70%, and female literacy is 50%. In Lahar, 17% of the population is under 6 years of age

Politics

* 1951: Har Sewak, Indian National Congress / Gokul Prasad, Indian National Congress[2]

As a constituency of Madhya Pradesh:

* 1962: Prabhudayal, Indian National Congress
* 1977: Ram Shankar Singh, Janata Party
* 1980: Ram Shankar Chowdhary, Indian National Congress (I)
* 1985: Mathura Prasad Mahant, Bharatiya Janata Party
* 1990: Govind Singh, Janata Dal
* 1993: Govind Singh, Indian National Congress
* 1998: Govind Singh, Indian National Congress
* 2003: Govind Singh, Indian National Congress
* 2008: Govind Singh, Indian National Congress[4]

Govind Singh Hindi: डॉ.गोविन्द सिंह (born July 1, 1951) is an Indian political leader who has served as a minister in the state government of Madhya Pradesh and as a senior Congress (I) party leader.

He is a member of Madhya Pradesh Legislative Assembly for Lahar, having been returned to the Assembly five consecutive times

Political career:

• 1971-72 : Patrika Sachiv.
• 1974-75 : Elected Chairman, Govt. Ayurvedik College, Jabalpur and Active Member, Working Committee (Student Union), Jabalpur University.
• 1979-82 : Member, Mandi Society, Lahar.
• 1984-95 : Elected Chairman, Marketing Society, Lahar.
• 1984-86 : Elected Member, Jila Sahkari Bhumi Vikas Bank, Bhind, Madhya Pradesh.
• 1985-87 : Elected Chairman, Nagar Palika Parishad, Lahar.
• 1990 : Elected first time for 9th Legislative Assembly of Madhya Pradesh.
• 1993 : Elected for 10th Legislative Assembly of Madhya Pradesh.
• June,1994 to June, 1997 : Member, Jawahar Lal Neharu Agriculture University, Madhya Pradesh.
• 1996 to 1998 : Member, Application Committee, Madhya Pradesh Legislative Assembly.
• April, 1997 : Director, Madhya Pradesh State Cooperative Land Development Bank, Bhopal.
• 1997 : Awarded BEST M.L.A. of Legislative Assembly of Madhya Pradesh.
• 1998 : Elected for 11th Legislative Assembly of Madhya Pradesh.
• December 6, 1998 : Minister of State for Department of Home Affairs, Madhya Pradesh.
• April 26, 2000 : Minister of State (Swatantra Prabhar) for Department of Cooperative, Madhya Pradesh.
• August 12, 2002 : Cabinet Minister for Department of Cooperative, Madhya Pradesh.
• January 10, 2001 to February 9, 2002 : Director, Madhya Pradesh State Cooperative Marketing Federation, Bhopal.
• December 10, 2001 to January 20, 2002 : Director, Madhya Pradesh State Cooperative Agriculture and Rural Development Bank, Bhopal.
• March 28, 2002 : Chairman, Madhya Pradesh State Cooperative Housing Federation.
• August 5, 2002 : Director, Indian National Cooperative Housing Federation, New Delhi.
• from 1995 : Member, Madhya Pradesh Congress Committee.
• from 2005 : Member, All India Congress Committee, New Delhi.
• from March 24, 2008 : Vice-President, Madhya Pradesh Congress Committee, Bhopal.
• December 2003 : Elected for 12th Legislative Assembly of Madhya Pradesh.
• 8November 2008 : Elected fifth time for 13th Legislative Assembly of Madhya Pradesh.
• 2009 to 2010 : Chairman, Public Account Committee, Madhya Pradesh.