Gandhi Nagar | |
|---|---|
  Gandhi Nagar Location in Delhi, India | |
| Coordinates: 28°39′38″N 77°15′23″E / 28.660504°N 77.256328°E | |
| Country |  India |
| State | Delhi |
| District | East Delhi |
| Languages | |
| • Official | Hindi, English |
| Time zone | UTC+5:30 (IST) |
| PIN | |
| Nearest city | Ghaziabad |
| Lok Sabha constituency | East Delhi |
| Vidhan Sabha constituency | Gandhi Nagar |
| Civic agency | MCD |
Gandhi Nagar is a residential area in the East Delhi district of Delhi in the Trans-Yamuna area. It is most known for Gandhi Nagar Market, which is Asia's biggest readymade garments/textile market.[1] Gandhi Nagar has many shops and factories. [2]
Administratively it is one of the three subdivision of the East Delhi district (the others being Preet Vihar and Vivek Vihar) and one of the ten state legislative assembly constituencies under the East Delhi (Lok Sabha constituency),[3] presently represented by Gautam Gambhir The area is one of the most congested colonies with a population of around 3.5 lakh. It has one of highest Muslim populations which are workers in the factory in the East Delhi constituency at 22%.[4]
It had been listed as a notorious market between 2016 and 2017 by the USTR for selling counterfeit apparel.[5][6]
- ^ "Lovely stands strong in Gandhi Nagar". The Hindu. Chennai, India. 25 November 2008. Archived from the original on 9 March 2011. Retrieved 1 April 2010.
- ^ "Gandhi Nagar Pincode Delhi". citypincode.in. Retrieved 9 March 2014.
- ^ "Delimitation panel accepts NCP's proposals". The Hindu. Chennai, India. 3 December 2005. Archived from the original on 6 November 2012. Retrieved 1 April 2010.
- ^ Ghosh, Abantika (4 March 2009). "Delhi now SC-OBC stronghold". The Times of India. Archived from the original on 3 November 2012. Retrieved 1 April 2010.
- ^ "2017 Out of Cycle Review of Notorious Markets" (PDF). Office of the United States Trade Representative. 11 January 2018. Archived (PDF) from the original on 23 December 2020. Retrieved 10 January 2021.
- ^ "2016 Out of Cycle Review of Notorious Markets" (PDF). Office of the United States Trade Representative. December 2016. Archived (PDF) from the original on 23 December 2020. Retrieved 10 January 2021.