Gandhi Nagar, Delhi
| Gandhi Nagar | |
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| subdistrict | |
 Gandhi Nagar
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| Coordinates: 28°39′38″N 77°15′23″E / 28.660504°N 77.256328°ECoordinates: 28°39′38″N 77°15′23″E / 28.660504°N 77.256328°E | |
| Country |
 India
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| State | Delhi |
| District | East Delhi |
| Government | |
| • Body | Municipal Corporation of Delhi |
| Languages | |
| • Official | Hindi, English |
| Time zone | IST (UTC+5:30) |
| PIN | 110 031 |
| Nearest city | Ghaziabad |
| Lok Sabha constituency | East Delhi |
| Vidhan Sabha constituency | Gandhi Nagar |
| Civic agency | Municipal Corporation 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. Gandhi nagar has a large number of shops and factories.
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), presently represented by Maheish Girri.
The area is one of the most congested colony 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%.
It is surrounded by other colonies including Geeta Colony, Seelampur and Krishna Nagar. The colonies under this Assembly Constituency are:
Mahila Colony
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.
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