Mahroni is a town and a nagar panchayat

Nagar Panchayat

A nagar palika or nagar panchayat is a form of an urban political unit in India comparable to a municipality.An urban centre with more than 30,000 and less than 100,000 inhabitants is classified as a nagar panchayat....

 in Lalitpur district

Lalitpur District, Uttar Pradesh

Lalitpur District is one of the districts of Uttar Pradesh state of India. Lalitpur district is a part of Jhansi Division. Lalitpur is the main town and administrative headquarters. The district occupies an area of 5,039 km²....

 in the India

India

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n state

States and territories of India

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 of Uttar Pradesh

Uttar Pradesh

Uttar Pradesh abbreviation U.P. , is a state located in the northern part of India. With a population of over 200 million people, it is India's most populous state, as well as the world's most populous sub-national entity...

. It is one of the tehsil

Tehsil

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s of Lalitpur District, and is situated 37 km away from Laitpur

Lalitpur, India

Lalitpur is a city and a municipal board in Lalitpur district in the Indian state of Uttar Pradesh. It is also district headquarters of Lalitpur district.-Demographics:...

. It is very close to Madhya Pradesh

Madhya Pradesh

Madhya Pradesh , often called the Heart of India, is a state in central India. Its capital is Bhopal and Indore is the largest city....

 and Uttar Pradesh

Uttar Pradesh

Uttar Pradesh abbreviation U.P. , is a state located in the northern part of India. With a population of over 200 million people, it is India's most populous state, as well as the world's most populous sub-national entity...

 border.

Geography

MEHRONI ( PIN 284405, STD CODE 05172 ) is a tehsil of Lalitpur Distt.It is about 37 km. from Lalitpur and 21 km from Tikamgarh(one of the 48 districts of Madhya Pradesh). The nearest railway station is the Lalitpur Station.

Demographics

India census

Census

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, Mahroni had a population of 8647. Males constitute 53% of the population and females 47%. Mahroni has an average literacy rate of 67%, higher than the national average of 59.5%: male literacy is 76%, and female literacy is 56%. In Mahroni, 16% of the population is under 6 years of age.

Politics

Puran Singh Bundela

Puran Singh Bundela

Puran Singh Bundela is an Indian politician. He is a three-time Member of the Legislative Assembly from Mahroni constituency in Uttar Pradesh.-Early career:...

 was MLA from this seat who lost to Bahujan Samaj Party

Bahujan Samaj Party

The Bahujan Samaj Party is a centrist national political party in India with socialist leanings. It was formed to chiefly represent Bahujans , referring to people from the Scheduled Castes, Scheduled Tribes and Other Backward Castes as well as Buddhists. The party claims to be inspired by the...

(BSP) candidate Pt. Ramkumar Tewari in 2007 Assembly Elections.