Melghat

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Melghat is a legislative assembly constituency in Maharashtra, India, known for its predominantly tribal population and forested, hilly terrain.

All labels observed (3)

Label Occurrences
Melghat canonical 1
Melghat (ST) 1
Melghat region of Maharashtra 1

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Predicate Object
instanceOf Maharashtra legislative assembly constituency
administrativeHeadquarterNearby Amravati
assemblyType single-member constituency
borderingState Madhya Pradesh
climate tropical with distinct monsoon
contains Melghat Tiger Reserve
Satpura Range forests
country India
developmentChallenges education access
health infrastructure
infrastructure gaps
electoralSystem first-past-the-post
elects Member of Legislative Assembly of Maharashtra
environment protected forest areas
tiger habitat
geography forested
hilly
tribal belt
governingLaw Constitution of India
hasCommonLanguages Hindi
Korku
hasElectorateType rural constituency
hasOfficialLanguage Marathi
issues forest conservation
healthcare access
malnutrition
tribal welfare
knownFor forested terrain
hilly terrain
predominantly tribal population
legislativeBody Maharashtra Legislative Assembly
locatedInMountainRange Satpura Range
locatedInRegion Vidarbha
linked to: Vidarbha region
locatedInTheAdministrativeTerritorialEntity Amravati district
majorCommunities Gond tribe
Korku tribe
partOf Amravati Lok Sabha constituency
Maharashtra Legislative Assembly
primaryEconomicActivity agriculture
forest-based livelihoods
regionType tribal area
reservationStatus Scheduled Tribes reserved constituency
state Maharashtra
transportConnectivity road-dominated connectivity

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Korku tribe associatedWith Melghat region of Maharashtra
linked to: Melghat
Amravati (Lok Sabha constituency) assemblySegment Melghat (ST)
linked to: Melghat