Ratlam

About Ratlam

Ratlam,is a city in the northwestern part of the Malwa region in Madhya Pradesh state of India. The city of Ratlam lies 480 metres (1,570 ft) above sea level. It is the administrative headquarters of Ratlam district, which was created in 1947 after the independence of India. It is located 294 kilometres west of the state capital Bhopal.

In 2024 Indian general election, Anita Nagar Singh Chouhan of Bharatiya Janata Party was elected as the Member of Parliament from Ratlam.

Ratlam railway division is one of the six railway divisions under Western Railway zone of Indian Railways. Whose headquarters is in Ratlam city. This is an important railway junction of the state.

Ratlam State was founded in 1648 when Ratan Singh Rathore at the age of 23, armed only with a dagger, boldly attacked a mad elephant rampaging in the streets of Delhi. An impressed Shah Jahan, the Mughal builder of the Taj Mahal, inducted him into the mansabdari (impe-rial administrative system), where the Rathore Rajput served with distinction. In 1648 Ratan Singh received a jagir in Malwa, a mansab rank of 3000, the emblem of the Mahi Maratib (Order of Fish), and settled in Ratlam...

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