Uttar Pradesh Govt Renames Faizabad Railway Station as Ayodhya Cantt

Uttar Pradesh Govt Renames Faizabad Railway Station as Ayodhya Cantt

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Category : State Published on: October 27 2021

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Ahead of the 2022 State Assembly elections in Uttar Pradesh, the name of Faizabad Railway station has been renamed Ayodhya Cantt railway station.
The renaming of the Faizabad railway station to Ayodhya Cantt comes after almost three years when Faizabad district was renamed as Ayodhya.
Earlier, Allahabad was renamed as Prayagraj and Mughalsarai station as Deen Dayal Upadhyay by the Uttar Pradesh government.

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About Uttar Pradesh

Governor: Anandiben Patel
Capital: Lucknow
Chief minister: Yogi Adityanath
First Chief Minister: Govind Ballabh Pant
Two Former Female Chief Minister: Sucheta Kripalani and Mayawati
Statehood: 24 January 1950
Most Populous State: Uttar pradesh
Divisions: 18
Districts: 75
Uttarakhand Carved out of Uttar Pradesh: 9 November 2000
Official Language : Hindi and Urdu

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