The group of islands, Colaba, Mahim,
Parel, Mazagaon, Old Woman's Island, Wadala, and Matunga-Sion
where joined together to form Bombay which was later named
as "Mumbai". Mumbai also the capital of Maharashtra lies
on the wonderful west coast of India. The city was named
after the local deity, "Mumbadevi". Mumbai withness the
first railway which ran on 21 mile long railway line on
Saturday 16th of April, 1853 between Bombay's Victoria
Terminus & Thana. On the edge of the Arabian Sea is the
port city of Mumbai. Mumbai is responsible for half of
India's foreign trade. The Population of Mumbai is nearly
18.7 million of which some are top industrialists, film
stars, artists, workers, officers, managers, tailors,
policeman, teachers and clerks. The People of Mumbai come
from diverse ethnic backgrounds who speak over a dozen
of languages adding colour & flavour to diversified city
of Mumbai. Major tourism attractions in Mumbai are Nehru
Planterium, Elephanta Caves, Gateway of India, Taj Mahal
Hotel, Chowpaty, Victoria Terminus (Chattrapati Shivaji
Terminus), Prince of Wales Museum, Jijamata Udhayan, National
Park, & Juhu Beach.
| State |
Maharashtra |
| Languages
|
Marathi,
Gujarati, Hindi, English & All Other Indian
Languages. |
| STD
Code |
022 |
| Nearest
cities |
Lonavala
(108 kms.), Pune (188 kms.),Nasik (165 kms.),
Goa (582 kms.) |
|
|
| Area |
603.45
sq km |
| Geographical
Location |
Latitude
- 18º 53' North, Longitude - 72º 50' East |
| Time Zone |
IST (GMT+5:30) |
| Regional
Language |
Marathi. |
| Population |
16.36 Million |
| Legislative
Assembly Seats |
289 |
| Legislative
Council Seats |
78 |
|
Governor |
Shri Kateekal Sankaranarayanan
(Since - 22 Jan 2010) |
| Chief
Minister |
Ashok Shankarrao Chavan (Congress I)
born 28 October 1958, sworn in on 8 December 2008,
Chavan is son of former Chief Minister of Maharashtra, Shankarrao Chavan; his appointment would make them the first father-son duo in the state's history to become chief ministers |
| Deputy
Chief Minister |
Mr. Chhagan Chandrakant Bhujbal (N.C.P.) |
| Revenue Minister |
Mr. Shri. Narayan Tatu Rane
. |
| Municipal commissioner बृहन्मुंबई महानगर पालिका |
Swadhin Kshatriya
(Dec 04 2009) |
| Mumbai Police Commissioner |
D. Shivanandan (June 16, 2009) |
| Mayor |
Mayor
Shraddha Jadhav,(Shiv Sena)
(Dec 01 2009) |
| Political
Party in Power |
Democratic
Front (Congress, NCP, JD (S), RPI, BBM, SP and
independents) |
Political Parties in Maharashtra |
 |
Maharashtra Navnirman Sena
Founded: 9 March 2006
Party Chairperson : Mr. Rajsaheb Thackeray
|
 |
Nationalist Congress Party (NCP)
President : Shri Sharad Pawar
Founded : 25th May 1999
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Raj & Uddhav with Balasaheb
If they unite once again....
Maharashtra & Marathi Manoos will win.
Raj v/s Uddhav...
Please Pray to Ganeshiji that this war between brothers ends
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