Kundarki

Kundarki is a town in the Moradabad district of Uttar Pradesh, India. It is located on the Moradabad–Agra highway, 18 km from the city of Moradabad.HistoryThe settlement of Kundarki predates the Mughal Empire. Historical records show its existence as early as the 10th century. Much later, in 1363, the explorer Ibn Battuta stayed there briefly.In 1575, Kundarki became the estate of Raja Munshi Hardat Rai Sekribal, a Kayastha emperor. In 1578, he built a castle (mahal) in Kundarki, which earned his family the name "Mahal Wale". His descendants—including Babu Dinesh Bal Bhatnagar (a social worker who received the President's Award in 1984), Naresh Bal Bhatnagar, Shiva Bal Bhatnagar and Aman Bal Bhatnagar—still live in Kundarki.In 1628, the Mughal emperor Shah Jahan named Abdul Razzaq Sahab as Kundarki's shahar qazi, an Islamic judge. One of his descendants, Saeyad Raza Ali, was knighted by the British government and made the agent-general of South Africa. In 1874, Mir Hadi Ali, the grandfather of Sir Saeyad Raza Ali, introduced a railway station in Kundarki.Kundarki became a panchayat in 1858 and a "town area" in 1907. In 1960, it was made a community development block, and over the next 30 years, a water system (1962), power station (1976) and police station (1986) were built. In 1994, to reflect the town's development, the government of Uttar Pradesh declared it a nagar panchayat. when chairman elections start in kundarki Qazi Habib ahmed becomes first chairman of kundarki. After that by the support of local people he rule as a chairman for approximately 28 years. After him his brother's son Qazi shakeel ahmed become the chairman of kundarki for 10 years.