Balrampur

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?Balrampur Uttar Pradesh • India
Balrampur
Coordinates: 27°26′N 82°11′E / 27.43, 82.18
Time zone	IST (UTC+5:30)
Area • Elevation	• 106 m (348 ft)
District(s)	Balrampur
Population	72,220 (2001)

Coordinates: 27°26′N 82°11′E / 27.43, 82.18 Balrampur (Hindi:बलरामपुर, Urdu: بلرام پور) is a city and a municipal board in Balrampur district in the state of Uttar Pradesh, India. It is situated on the bank of river Rapti and is the district headquarters of Balarampur district.
Former Prime Minister of India Mr. Atal Bihari Vajpayee was first elected for the parliament from Balrampur constituency.
Famous Institution M. L. K. P. G. College is situated in Balrampur.
Famous Scientist and Ex. Principal of M. L. K. College Dr. P. P. Singh is resident of Balrampur.
It is also the residential district of Dr. Hemant Kumar Srivastava (Winner of young scientist award in 2005) who is currently scientist in Israel.

[edit] Geography

Balrampur is located at 27.43° N 82.18° E.^[1] It has an average elevation of 106 metres (347 feet).

Another young scientist, Dr. Mahendra K. Singh also hails from Balrampur, who became famous for discovering a new gene that regulates cancer metastasis.

[edit] References

1. ^ Falling Rain Genomics, Inc - Balrampur

Another young scientist, Dr. Mahendra K. Singh also hails from Balrampur, who became famous for discovering a new gene that regulates cancer metastasis. He cloned and characterized a new gene that he named as "HEPL" while working at Fox Chase Cancer Center, Philadelphia, PA.