Indian History

1950 - Death of famous nationalist, poet, philosopher and spiritual yogi Aurobindo Ghosh on 5th December, 1950 at Pondicherry.  Aurobindo Ghosh was charged with “waging war against the King” in the famous Alipur Bomb Conspiracy case. The Alipore Bomb case trail, also known as the Manicktolla bomb conspiracy or Muraripukar conspiracy, was a criminal trial that took place in 1908.    

1661 - Murad Baksh, son of Mughal emperor Shah Jahan, was  executed on the 4th December, 1661 on the orders of Aurangzeb for murdering Ali Naqi who was Murad’s one time Divan. Murad has sided with his brother Aurangzeb in the deadly w ar of succession in which all the brothers were killed.  1829 - On 4th December in 1829 Sati practice was banned in all jurisdictions of British India by Governor-General Lord William Bentick under the Bengal Sati Regulation. Sati (written Suttee by older English writers) was the practice of self-immolation by a widow on her husband's funeral pyre.  Sati was never a widespread practice. It has been sporadically been referred to in history.  The first datable reference to sati is found in the Greek accounts of Alexander invasions and the first memorial, dated 510 AD to the custom is found at Eran near Sagar in the state of Madhya Pradesh. In medieval India, the practice became very common. The practice of sati was disapproved of by Ban...

The Battle of Amroha was fought between the armies of the Delhi Sultanate of India and the Mongols of Central Asia. The battle took place on 20 December in 1305 during the reign of Alauddin Khilji , second ruler of the Khilji dynasty (1290-1320), the second of the five dynasties, the combination of which went on to be called the Delhi Sultanate. Mongol invasion of Delhi Sultanate was a recurrent feature from 1221 to 1327.   Fought in what is now in the modern Indian state of Uttar Pradesh, the Battle of Amroha resulted in the defeat of the Mongol forces who were led by Ali Beg who was trampled under the feet of the elephants on the order of Khilji Sultan. Other prisoners were put to death and their skulls were embedded into the walls of the fortress of Siri which was commissioned by Allaudin Khilji in Delhi.

1890-  Death of anti-caste social reformer Jyotirao Phule on 28 November in 1890 . Also known as Jyotiba Phule, Jyotirao Phule was born in Pune. He had formed the Satyashodhak Samaj (Society of Truth Seekers) to attain equal rights for people from lower castes.  Critical of the prevailing Hindu religion and custom, Jyotirao Phule along with her wife, Savitribai Phule,  were pioneers of women's education in India and established educational trusts. In 1873 he wrote  Gulamgiri ,  a critique of the caste system. He wrote  Shetkaryacha Asud  ( The Whipcord of the Cultivators )  in Marathi in  1881 d escribing the plight and poverty of farmers by  landlords and Brahmin administrators.  

2025 is the 350th martyrdom anniversary of the ninth Sikh guru, Guru Tegh Bahadur. Guru Tegh Bahadur was beheaded on the orders of the sixth Mughal Emperor Aurangzeb in 1675 in Delhi. Two Sikh Gurus were executed by Mughal Emperors: Guru Arjan Dev was executed by Emperor Jahangir in 1606, and Guru Tegh Bahadur was executed by Emperor Aurangzeb in 1675. Guru Tegh Bahadur was executed for refusing to convert to Islam and to defend the religious freedom of Hindus. The supreme sacrifice of  Guru Tegh Bahadur had earned him the revered title Hind Di Chadar—the Shield of India. Born to Guru Hargobind and Mata Nanaki on 1 April 1621 in Amritsar Guru Tegh Bahadur was named Tyaga Mal at birth. Guru Hargobind was the sixth Sikh Guru. Guru Tegh Bahadur was trained in martial arts, swordsmanship and horse riding. He was married to Gujari in 1633. Guru Tegh Bahadur travelled far and wide visiting many places in northern India and also Assam and Dhaka, preaching the word of Guru Nanak. Guru Tegh...

Contesting Candidates for  Gaya Town Assembly constituency for Bihar Assembly Elections 2025     Party Candidates Votes Polled Result BJP Prem Kumar 90878  Won Congress Akhaury Onkar Nath 64455  Lost Jan Suraaj Party Dhirendra Agarwal 4479  Lost One of the ten assembly constituencies located in the Gaya district of Bihar, Gaya Town seat was won by Prem Kumar of the BJP for the record ninth time in the 2025 assembly polls in Bihar. In this election, Prem Kumar, who has been representing the seat since 1990, had polled 90878 votes to defeat Akhaury Onkar Nath of the Congress by a margin 26423 votes. Akhaury Onkar Nath received 64455 votes and was followed by Jan Suraaj Party nominee Dhirendra Agarwal who secured 4479 votes. The Congress had claimed the seat las...

Contesting Candidates for  Chainpur  Assembly constituency Assembly Elections 2025     Party Candidate Votes Polled   Janata Dal (United) Md. Zama Khan   70876  RJD Mithilesh Kumar Choudhary 62514    Bahujan Samaj Party Dhiraj Kumar Singh 51200    Chainpur Md. Zama Khan of  Janata Dal  (United) won the Chainpur assembly constituency in 2025 General Assembly polls to the Bihar Legislative assembly by a margin of 8362 votes. He defeated his nearest rival Brij Kishor Vind of RJD. In this election, whereas Md. Zama Khan polled 70876  votes, the RJD nominee received 62514  votes and was followed by Dhiraj Kumar Singh of BSP with 51200  votes. Md. Zama Khan had earlier won the seat 2020 on the ticket of BSP when he defeated  incumbent BJP MLA Brij Kishor Vind. Brij Kishor Vind had won the seat in 2015 and 2010 as a nominee of BJP. In both the elections Md. Zama Khan was his rival. Whil...

  Party Candidate Votes     Janata Dal (United) Manjarik Mrinal 108968  Won Communist Party of India (Marxist-Leninist) (Liberation) Phoolbabu Singh 74532    Jan Suraaj Party Satyanarayan Sahani who 13081                Manjarik Mrinal of Janata Dal (United) won the Warisnagar assembly constituency in 2025 General Assembly polls to the Bihar Legislative assembly. He defeated Phoolbabu Singh of  Communist Party of India (Marxist-Leninist) (Liberation) by a margin of 34436 votes. In that election, while 108968  votes were polled in favour of Manjarik Mrinal , Phoolbabu Singh received 74532  votes and was followed by Jan Suraaj Party candidate Satyanarayan Sahani who received 13081  votes. Ashok...

Contesting Candidates for Araria Assembly constituency Assembly Elections 2025         Party Candidate     Congress Avidur Rahman 91529 Won Janata Dal (United) Shagufta Azim 78788   All India Majlis-E-Ittehadul Muslimeen Md. Manzoor Alam 53421     Araria assembly constituency has been won in 2025 general assembly polls to the Bihar Legislative assembly by incumbent Congress MLA Avidur Rahman who defeated his nearest rival Shagufta Azim of the Janata Dal (United) by a margin of 12741 votes.    Avidur Rahman had got elected to the Bihar legislative assembly in 2015 and 2020. Araria assembly constituency was won in 2010 general assembly polls by Lok Janashakti Party (LJP)‘s Zakir Hussain Khan    (former Bahujan Samaj Party MLA from Forbesganj ...

  Contesting Candidates for Sarairanjan Assembly constituency Assembly Elections 2025       Party Candidates Votes Janata Dal (United) Vijay Kumar Chaudhary 102792 RJD Arbind Kumar Sahani 81994 Independent Kunal Kumar 6182 Located in the Samastipur district of Bihar, Sarairanjan is being represented by Vijay Kumar Chaudhary of the Janata Dal (United) since 2010. Vijay Kumar Chaudhary had emerged winner from the Dalsinghsarai assembly seat in 1985 and 1990 as a Congress nominee. Earlier Ramashraya Sahni had claimed the Sarairanjan assembly seat in 2000 as a nominee of the RJD by defeating Chandra Kant Chaudhary of the BJP. Ramashraya Sahni had also won the seat in the previous assembly election in 1995 on the ticket of the Janata Dal. Sarairanjan is one of the six assembly constituencies that combine to form the...

Contesting Candidates for  Amarpur Assembly constituency Assembly Elections 2025         Party Candidate V otes Polled   Janata Dal (U) Jayant Raj 103944  Won Congress J itendra Singh 70723   Lost Jan Suraaj S ujata Vaidya 4789   Lost   Amarpur             One of the five assembly segments located in the Banka district of Bihar, Amarpur is one of the six assembly segments, the combination of which goes on to create the parliamentary constituency of Banka currently represented by Giridhari Yadav of JD(U). Jayant Raj Kushwaha had won the seat in 2025. In 2020 he had emerged vistorius fromt the seat.   Earlier, Janardan Manjhi of the Janata Dal (United) had won the seat in 2010 and 2015. In 2010 general a...

Contesting Candidates for  Alinagar  Assembly constituency Assembly Elections 2025      Party Candidate Votes Polled   BJP Maithili Thakur 84915    Rashtriya Janata Dal (RJD) Binod Mishra 73185    Independent Saifuddin Ahmed                   

Contesting Candidates for  ALAULI  Assembly constituency Assembly Elections 2025      Party Candidate Votes Polled   Janata Dal (U) Ram Chandra Sada 93208   Rashtriya Janata Dal RAMBRIKSH SADA 57476   Rashtriya Lok Janshakti Party Yash Raj 14261