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Bhadohi Renamed Sant Ravidas Nagar by CM Yogi Adityanath
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News18•04-10-2026, 16:13
Bhadohi Renamed Sant Ravidas Nagar by CM Yogi Adityanath
- •Uttar Pradesh CM Yogi Adityanath announced that Bhadohi district will once again be known as 'Sant Ravidas Nagar'.
- •The decision aims to honor the thoughts, teachings, and contributions of the great social reformer and saint Ravidas ji.
- •This change will reflect in all government work and administrative documents, giving Bhadohi a new identity.
- •The district's naming has a history of political changes: Mayawati first named it Sant Ravidas Nagar, then Akhilesh Yadav reverted it to Bhadohi in 2014.
- •The official process for the name change will soon begin at the administrative level, with gazette notification to follow.
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Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath announced that the carpet city Bhadohi will be renamed as 'Sant Ravidas Nagar' to honor the great social reformer and saint Ravidas ji.
The district was first renamed 'Sant Ravidas Nagar' during the Bahujan Samaj Party government when Mayawati was the chief minister.
The Samajwadi Party government, led by then-Chief Minister Akhilesh Yadav, changed the name back from Sant Ravidas Nagar to Bhadohi on December 6, 2014.
