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Shahpura district
District of Rajasthan
Location of Shahpura district in Rajasthan
Country	India
State	Rajasthan
Division	Ajmer
Headquarters	Shahpura
Government
• Zila Pramukh	Saroj Bansal
Time zone	UTC+05:30 (IST)
Website	shahpura.rajasthan.gov.in

Shapura district is a state subdivision in the Indian state of Rajasthan. Shahpura serves as the headquarter of the district. The formation of the district was announced in March 2023 by then Chief Minister Ashok Gehlot.

Politics

The district has two assembly constituencies,

• Shahpura Assembly constituency, 181 – MLA Lalaram Bairwa
• Jahazpur Assembly constituency, 182 – Gopichand Meena

Subdivisions and Blocks

• Banera
• Jahazpur
• Kacholiya
• Kotri Dhaylan
• Phooliya Kalan
• Shahpura

References

1. "District Census Handbook 2011 - Bhilwara" (PDF). Census of India. Registrar General and Census Commissioner of India.
2. "Shahpura district to be carved out from Bhilwara, announced by CM Ashok Gehlot", News 18 India
3. Shahpura district
4. "BJP's Lalaram Bairwa retains Shahpura seats", India Today
5. "BJP wins Jahazpur seat", India Today

• Districts of Rajasthan