Gorakhpur's Mundera Bazar Nagar Panchayat Will Now be Known as Chauri Choura | 28 Dec 2022

On December 27, 2022 Gorakhpur SDM Shivam Singh informed that the name of Mundera Bazar Nagar Panchayat of Gorakhpur will soon be changed to Chauri Chaura. Taking a decision on the government's proposal, the Union Home Ministry has issued a No Objection Certificate (NOC) regarding the name change.

SDM Shivam Singh said that Chauri Chaura's name is indelible in the history of Jang-e-Azadi. During the centenary year of retaliation against the excesses of the British rule in Chauri Chaura, a campaign has been launched to correct the facts related to this historical site.
He said that the name of tehsil and police station is already Chauri Chaura. Earlier the name of the assembly constituency was Mundera Bazar. Before the 2012 elections, the name of this assembly constituency was also changed to Chauri Chaura. Since the main market is Mundera Bazar, the name of Nagar Panchayat has remained Mundera Bazar till now.
Significantly, the then DM Vijayendra Pandian had sent a proposal to the government to change the name of Mundera Bazar Nagar Panchayat to Chauri Chaura Nagar Panchayat. On the proposal of the administration, the government had sent a proposal for NOC to the Ministry of Home Affairs.
SDM Shivam Singh said that Mundera Bazar is a market which is situated in Chauri Chaura. Earlier, there were voters only in Mundera Bazar and there were a total of 11 wards. Before the election, Bhopa Bazar, Raghopur, Chaura, Bhagwanpur, Bal Bujurg were also included in the extended area, taking the total number of voters to 26 wards and the total number of voters.