Mhow, officially Dr Ambedkar Nagar, is a town in the Indore district in Madhya Pradesh state of India.
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15 Facts About Mhow
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The village near Mhow was called Mhow Gaon in the pre-British era, when English was not used in India.
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Mhow used to be the headquarters of the 5th Division of the Southern Command during the British Raj.
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Mhow was a meter gauge railway district headquarters during the British Raj and even after 1947.
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Mhow finally has a broad gauge connection with Indore but regular train services are yet to commence.
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Up until World War II, Mhow was the headquarters of the 5th Division of the Southern Army.
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Army War College, Mhow is a tactical training and research institution of the Indian Army.
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Since 2008, the MLA from Mhow is Kailash Vijayvargiya of the BJP who was the Urban Administration Minister in the cabinet of Chief Minister Shivraj Singh Chouhan.
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Under the delimitation exercise carried out all over the nation, Mhow is in the Dhar Parliamentary constituency though it continues to be in Indore district for administrative purposes.
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Mhow recorded what could well be its highest ever turnout in a Vidhan Sabha election - 78.
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Mhow was connected to Indore and Khandwa by metre gauge railway lines.
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On 18 January 2008, the work of broad gauge track between Mhow-Indore was completed in 2016 and the services are currently active.
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