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Uttar Pradesh Govt Renames Faizabad Railway Station as Ayodhya Cantt

Category : State
Published on: October 27 2021 Share on facebook

  • 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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