Lachhmangarh
tehsil in Alwar district of Rajasthan, India
Lachhmangarh Assembly constituency was one of the 200 Legislative Assembly constituencies of the Rajasthan Legislative Assembly in India. It was notably represented by Rajendra Singh Gandura, who won the 1998 election by defeating the incumbent Rajasthan government minister, Nasru Khan
. Located in the Alwar district and established in 1962, it stood as one of the largest constituencies in the state before its disestablishment in 2008 following the redrawing of electoral boundaries.
This brief starts where responsible research should: with the source description of “Lachhmangarh” as tehsil in Alwar district of Rajasthan, India. Everything that follows is an evidence route, not borrowed authority.
Why this record matters
The subject matters to the places & architecture register because the source frames it as tehsil in Alwar district of Rajasthan, India. Its deeper value depends on whether names, dates, institutions and citations support that framing.
The strongest evidence will usually combine a dated visual record with documents produced by the authority responsible for the place. The source revision retrieved here is dated May 26, 2026. The linked authority identifier is Q123256907. Authority coordinates are 28.640, 75.380. None of the 1 selected statements returned an explicit reference. The first chronological checks are 1998, 1962 and 2008.
Architectural summaries often privilege surviving fabric and can understate demolished phases, contested use or displaced communities. The lead is largely declarative, so disagreement and counter-evidence require a deliberate search beyond the opening account. Authority statements aid reconciliation but still require their own references, qualifiers and ranks to be checked.
How to read it
Treat names, boundaries and functions as historically changeable. Maps, plans, inventories and administrative records can clarify what the place meant at different dates.
- Historic place names
- Jurisdictional context
- Routes into maps and plans
Contemporary maps, plans, listed-building records, estate papers and the responsible local or national archive.
Three-step research path
- Establish the record: confirm the title “Lachhmangarh”, its source revision and the description used here.
- Expand the search: follow Lachhmangarh primary sources, Lachhmangarh archive and Lachhmangarh research across catalogues and specialist indexes.
- Test the account: compare the strongest cited source with the responsible institution’s current record and note any disagreement.
Questions for further research
- Which source most directly establishes the central claim about “Lachhmangarh”?
- Which earlier names or jurisdictions may reveal additional records?
- Which authority defined the place, boundary or structure at the relevant date?
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This entry incorporates text from “Lachhmangarh” on English Wikipedia. Contributors are listed in the page history. Text is available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 License. Selected authority identifiers and statements are retrieved from Wikidata under CC0; their references and qualifiers remain part of the verification path.