Gandhi Nagar, Delhi
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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]
Gandhi Nagar | |
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Coordinates: 28.660504°N 77.256328°E / 28.660504; 77.256328 | |
Country | India |
State | Delhi |
District | East Delhi |
Languages | |
• Official | Hindi, English |
Time zone | UTC+5:30 (IST) |
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Nearest city | Ghaziabad |
Lok Sabha constituency | East Delhi |
Vidhan Sabha constituency | Gandhi Nagar |
Civic agency | MCD |
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]