Jalna district (Marathi pronunciation: [d͡ʒaːlnaː]) is an administrative district in the state of Maharashtra in western India. Jalna city is the district headquarters. The district is part of Aurangabad division.

Administration

Members of parliament

  • Kalyan Kale (INC)<br />
  • Sanjay Haribhau Jadhav (SS(UBT))<br />

Guardian Minister

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| Babanrao Lonikar

| 31 October 2014 - 8 November 2019

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| Rajesh Tope

|9 January 2020 - 29 June 2022

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| Atul Save

|24 September 2022 - 15 October 2024

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|Pankaja Munde

|19 January 2025 - Incumbent

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District Magistrate/Collector

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| Smt. Ashima Mittal I.A.S.

|2025 - Incumbent

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Geography

The district is situated in central Maharashtra, in the north of the Marathwada region—one of eight districts—as part Aurangabad division, and is bounded on the north by Jalgaon district, on the east by Parbhani district and Buldhana district, on the south by Beed district and on the west by Aurangabad district.

The district occupies an area of .

Divisions

The district was formed during the term of chief minister Abdul Rehman Antulay. The district is divided into four sub-divisions, Jalna, Partur, Bhokardan and Ambad. These are further divided into eight talukas: Jalna, Ambad, Bhokardan, Badnapur, Ghansavangi, Partur, Mantha and Jafrabad. There is a total of 970 villages in the district.

The district has five constituencies of Maharashtra State Vidhan Sabha ( Legislative Assembly):

  • Partur (Vidhan Sabha constituency)
  • Ghansawangi (Vidhan Sabha constituency)
  • Jalna (Vidhan Sabha constituency)
  • Badnapur (Vidhan Sabha constituency)
  • Bhokardan (Vidhan Sabha constituency)

While Partur and Ghansawangi are part of Parbhani (Lok Sabha constituency), the other three are part of the Jalna (Lok Sabha constituency).

Demographics

According to the 2011 census, Jalna district has a population of 1,959,046, roughly equal to the nation of Lesotho or the US state of New Mexico. This gives it a ranking of 237th in India (out of a total of 640).

Notable people

  • Badrinarayan Ramulal Barwale – father of the Indian seeds industry, who revolutionised farming practices by producing cheaper and higher-yield seeds in the Marathwada region of India.
  • Shantilal Pitti -Founded Jalna’s First steel factory (SRG )in 1970 under the leadership of Former Prime Minister Indira Gandhi.
  • Saif Faiz Badruddin Tyabji was a solicitor, mathematician, an educationist passionately devoted to the cause of female education, and a nationalist committed to the idea of India, He was also a Member of Parliament - Jalna for Second Lok Sabha.

Geographical indication

Dagdi Jowar of Jalna was awarded the Geographical Indication (GI) status tag from the Geographical Indications Registry, under the Union Government of India, on 30 March 2024 and is valid until 28 August 2032.

Jai Kisan Shetkari Gat Matrewadi from Badnapur proposed the GI registration of Dagdi Jowar of Jalna. After filing the application in August 2022, the jowar was granted the GI tag in 2024 by the Geographical Indication Registry in Chennai, making the name "Dagdi Jowar of Jalna" exclusive to the jowar crop grown in the region. The GI tag protects the jowar from illegal selling and marketing, and gives it legal protection and a unique identity.

See also

  • Tourism in Marathwada
  • Institute of Mental Health (Erragadda) - Institute was shifted from Jalna To Hyderabad in 1953 after Hyderabad State (1948–56) was formed.

References

  • Jalna district official website