# Sunaya Gram Panchayat, Konch, Jalaun: Pradhan Santi Prkash

> Sunaya is a gram panchayat in Konch block of Jalaun district, Uttar Pradesh (LGD code 68835, PIN code 285205).
> It has one revenue village: Sunaya.
> The Gram Pradhan is Santi Prkash.
> It is in Orai assembly constituency (MLA: Gauri Shankar, Bharatiya Janata Party) and Jalaun Lok Sabha constituency (MP: Narayan Das Ahirwar).
> It is about 41 km west of Jalaun district headquarters, and the nearest railway station is Parauna (7.1 km).

Source page: https://zoloth.com/uttar-pradesh/jalaun/konch/sunaya/  
Updated 18 October 2026 · Sources: LGD, Election Commission of India, Census 2011 and other open government data

## Key facts
- **Name:** Sunaya / सुनायां
- **Type:** Gram Panchayat
- **LGD code:** 68835
- **Block:** Konch
- **Tehsil:** Konch
- **District:** Jalaun
- **Division:** Jhansi Division
- **State:** Uttar Pradesh
- **Villages:** 1
- **Assembly Constituency:** Orai
- **Lok Sabha Constituency:** Jalaun
- **Gram Pradhan:** Santi Prkash
- **MLA:** Gauri Shankar (Bharatiya Janata Party)
- **MP:** Narayan Das Ahirwar (Samajwadi Party)
- **PIN code:** 285205, 284306
- **Coordinates:** 25.9255° N, 79.0978° E (approximate)
- **Post Offices:** 1
- **Polling Centres:** 1
- **Panchayat Secretary:** Akanchha Kaushal

## Elected representatives
- **Gram Pradhan:** Santi Prkash
- **Panchayat Secretary:** Akanchha Kaushal
- **MLA:** Gauri Shankar (Bharatiya Janata Party), https://zoloth.com/leaders/gauri-shankar-mla-orai/
- **MP:** Narayan Das Ahirwar (Samajwadi Party), https://zoloth.com/leaders/narayan-das-ahirwar-mp-jalaun/

## Villages
- Sunaya (सुनायां)

## Frequently asked questions
### In which block, tehsil and district is Sunaya Gram Panchayat?
Sunaya Gram Panchayat is in Konch block of Jalaun district, Uttar Pradesh, and comes under Konch tehsil.

### Who is the Gram Pradhan of Sunaya Gram Panchayat?
Santi Prkash is the Gram Pradhan of Sunaya Gram Panchayat; phone 9415585237 (source: UP Panchayati Raj Department, as listed on 14 October 2026).

### Who won the 2021 Gram Pradhan election in Sunaya?
Yogendra Kumar won the 2021 Gram Pradhan election in Sunaya with 367 votes (33% of the valid votes). The current office-bearer list names Santi Prkash, though, so the post may have changed hands since.

### How many villages are there in Sunaya Gram Panchayat?
Sunaya Gram Panchayat has just one revenue village, Sunaya.

### Was the Gram Pradhan seat of Sunaya reserved in the 2021 election?
In the 2021 panchayat election, the Gram Pradhan seat of Sunaya was reserved for Scheduled Castes. Before that: 2005 (Other Backward Classes), 2010 (Other Backward Class women) and 2015 (unreserved). Reservation is decided afresh before every panchayat election, so it can change next time.

### What was the winning margin in the 2021 Gram Pradhan election of Sunaya?
The winner of the 2021 Gram Pradhan election in Sunaya beat the runner-up by 3 votes (0.3% of valid votes). There were 8 candidates in the race, and 1,117 valid votes were cast.

### Who was the Gram Pradhan of Sunaya before 2021?
Earlier, the Gram Pradhan seat of Sunaya went to Shanti Prakash (2015), Ladkura (2010) and Vidyadevi (2005). We matched these older results to today's panchayat by name, and some boundaries have changed since, so treat them as a guide.

### What was the voter turnout in Sunaya in the 2015 panchayat election?
Turnout in Sunaya was 83% in the 2015 panchayat election.

### How many ward members are there in Sunaya Gram Panchayat?
Sunaya Gram Panchayat has 11 elected ward members, 4 of them women (36%), according to the UP Panchayati Raj Department list of October 2026.

### Who is the panchayat secretary of Sunaya?
Akanchha Kaushal is the Panchayat Secretary (Gram Panchayat Adhikari) of Sunaya; phone 8299512318 (source: UP Panchayati Raj Department, as listed on 14 October 2026).

### Which assembly constituency does Sunaya come under?
Sunaya comes under the Orai Vidhan Sabha (assembly) constituency.

### Who is the MLA of Sunaya?
The MLA for Orai is Gauri Shankar (Bharatiya Janata Party), elected in the 2022 assembly election. They got 1,28,300 votes (47.6%) and won by 38,331 votes.

### Which Lok Sabha constituency is Sunaya in?
Sunaya is in the Jalaun Lok Sabha constituency.

### Who is the MP of Sunaya?
The Member of Parliament for Jalaun is Narayan Das Ahirwar (Samajwadi Party), elected in the 2024 Lok Sabha election. They got 5,30,180 votes (47.0%) and won by 53,898 votes.

### What is the LGD code of Sunaya Gram Panchayat?
The LGD code of Sunaya Gram Panchayat is 68835. It comes from the Local Government Directory, and many government portals use it to identify the panchayat.

### What is the PIN code of Sunaya?
Addresses in Sunaya usually carry one of these PIN codes: 285205, 284306. The nearest post office is Sunaya (PIN 285205), about 0.3 km away as the crow flies. The panchayat office address on record is Sunaya, 285205.

### What is the DIGIPIN of Sunaya?
The DIGIPIN for Sunaya is 326-275-5P85. It marks the centre of the panchayat on the map, not any particular house or office. DIGIPIN is India Post's 10-character digital address code.

### How far is Sunaya from Jalaun?
Sunaya is about 41 km west of Jalaun district headquarters as the crow flies; by road it will be further. From the centre of Konch block, it is about 7.4 km south-west.

### Which is the nearest railway station to Sunaya?
The nearest railway station to Sunaya is Parauna (PRN), about 7.1 km away as the crow flies. Other stations close by: Konch (KNH), 9.8 km; Erich Road (ERC), 13 km.

### Which is the nearest airport to Sunaya?
The nearest airport to Sunaya is Gwalior Airport (GWL), about 96 km away as the crow flies. The next nearest is Kanpur Airport (KNU), about 141 km away.

### Which is the nearest bank to Sunaya, and what is its IFSC code?
The nearest bank branch to Sunaya is Bank of Baroda, Ait (IFSC BARB0AITJAL), roughly 11 km away. Other branches nearby: Central Bank of India, Amkhera (IFSC CBIN0282134) and Indian Bank, Ait (IFSC IDIB000A545). Your own account's IFSC is printed in your passbook and on your cheques.

### Where are the polling centres of Sunaya?
The State Election Commission lists 1 polling centre in Sunaya: Ju Ha Skul Sunaya.

### Which gram panchayats are near Sunaya?
The closest gram panchayats to Sunaya, as the crow flies, are Kaushalpur (3.2 km), Nari (3.3 km), Kheri (3.4 km), Madora Kalan (4.0 km) and Chandni (4.5 km).

### How can I complain about work in Sunaya Gram Panchayat?
Start by raising it at the Gram Sabha meeting. If that doesn't work, give a written complaint to the ADO (Panchayat) at Konch block, or file it on IGRS (Jansunwai) (jansunwai.up.nic.in) or call helpline 1076. Keep the receipt or complaint number safe. You can check what the panchayat has spent on egramswaraj.gov.in.

### Where can residents of Sunaya get land records (Khatauni)?
Go to UP Bhulekh (upbhulekh.gov.in), pick district Jalaun and Tehsil Konch, then your village, to see the Khatauni. For a certified copy, go to a Common Service Centre or the Konch Tehsil office.

### How do I get a birth certificate or Parivar Register (family register) copy in Sunaya?
In Sunaya, the Panchayat Secretary (Gram Panchayat Adhikari) registers births and deaths and also keeps the Parivar Register (family register). Report a birth or death in the village to them within 21 days, with Aadhaar and proof; after that the paperwork gets longer. You can then download the certificate from crsorgi.gov.in. For a certified Parivar Register (family register) copy, apply at a Jan Seva Kendra (CSC) or on e-District UP (edistrict.up.gov.in).

### How do I apply for an income, caste or domicile certificate in Sunaya?
Apply at a Jan Seva Kendra (CSC) or on e-District UP (edistrict.up.gov.in) with your Aadhaar, a photo and a self-declaration. For Sunaya, the Lekhpal of Konch tehsil checks the application and the Tehsildar / SDM issues the certificate. Keep the application number; you'll need it to track the status.

### How do I apply for a ration card or pension in Sunaya?
For a ration card, apply on Food and Civil Supplies, UP (fcs.up.gov.in) or through a Jan Seva Kendra (CSC); Konch block officials check rural applications. For old-age, widow or disability pension, apply online on Social pension portal (SSPY) (sspy-up.gov.in) or through a Jan Seva Kendra (CSC); the Block Development Officer (BDO) of Konch verifies it. The pension goes straight into your bank account, so make sure the account is linked to Aadhaar.

### How can I check the MGNREGA (now VB-G RAM G) job card list or PM Awas (Gramin) list of Sunaya?
On nrega.nic.in, pick the state, then district Jalaun, block Konch and panchayat Sunaya to see job cards, work done and wage payments. The PM Awas Yojana (Gramin) list works the same way on pmayg.dord.gov.in. New names get added through the Gram Sabha and the Konch block office. MGNREGA became VB-G RAM G on 1 July 2026, and e-KYC'd job cards stay valid until the new cards are issued.

### When does the Gram Sabha of Sunaya meet?
The Gram Sabha of Sunaya must meet at least twice a year (after the Kharif and Rabi harvests), and the Gram Pradhan calls the meeting. Every adult voter in the panchayat's villages is a member, so you can go and have your say. The meeting reviews the panchayat's accounts and approves the Gram Panchayat Development Plan (GPDP) and beneficiary lists.

### How do I check my name in the voter list of Sunaya?
The State Election Commission, Uttar Pradesh (sec.up.nic.in) publishes the ward-wise voter list for panchayat elections, and you can also see it at the Konch block office. For assembly and Lok Sabha elections, search for your name on voters.eci.gov.in or the Voter Helpline app using the EPIC number on your voter ID card; Sunaya is in the Orai assembly constituency.

### What is the Panchayat Advancement Index score of Sunaya Gram Panchayat?
Sunaya Gram Panchayat scored 61.0 out of 100 in the Panchayat Advancement Index 2023-24, published by the Ministry of Panchayati Raj; it ranks 27th of 62 panchayats in Konch block.

### What is the altitude of Sunaya above sea level?
Sunaya is about 161 metres above sea level (an SRTM terrain model estimate for the centre of the panchayat). The land around it is almost flat, varying by only about 11 m within 2 km.

### How much rainfall does Sunaya get, and how hot does it get?
On 2001-2020 averages, the area around Sunaya gets about 730 mm of rain a year, 87% of it between June and September. The hottest days, in June, reach about 50°C, while the coldest nights fall to about 2°C. (NASA POWER satellite-model estimates)

### How much farmland and tree cover is there around Sunaya?
Within about 2 km of the centre of Sunaya, the land is 98% cropland and 1% built-up land, going by ESA WorldCover 2021 satellite maps.

## Sources
- [Assembly constituency boundaries (post-2008 delimitation), datameet/maps](https://github.com/datameet/maps), CC BY 2.5 IN
- [Airports (OurAirports)](https://ourairports.com/data/), Public domain
- [Aspirational Districts and Aspirational Blocks Programmes](https://abp.championsofchange.gov.in/), Public government data
- [NASA POWER agro-climatology (long-term monthly normals)](https://power.larc.nasa.gov/), Public domain (NASA)
- [Zoloth curated tables (divisions, ODOP, schemes)](https://github.com/Zoloth-Technologies/my-panchayat-project), CC BY 4.0
- [Calculated by Zoloth from the sources cited alongside](https://github.com/Zoloth-Technologies/my-panchayat-project), CC BY 4.0
- [DIGIPIN national addressing grid, computed from the panchayat's reference point](https://www.indiapost.gov.in/vas/Pages/digipin.aspx), Open algorithm
- [SRTM 1-arc-second elevation (AWS Terrain Tiles, Skadi)](https://registry.opendata.aws/terrain-tiles/), Public domain (SRTM); see terrain-tiles attribution
- [Bank branches with IFSC/MICR (razorpay/ifsc-api)](https://github.com/razorpay/ifsc), MIT (public RBI data)
- [UP gram pradhan election results 2005–2021 (in-rolls/local_elections_up)](https://github.com/in-rolls/local_elections_up), MIT (compilation); public election results
- [ESA WorldCover 10 m land cover 2021 (v200)](https://esa-worldcover.org/), CC BY 4.0
- [Local Government Directory snapshot (planemad/india-local-government-directory)](https://github.com/planemad/india-local-government-directory), GODL-India
- [Lok Sabha 2024 constituency results](https://results.eci.gov.in/PcResultGenJune2024/), Public results
- [Government schemes (myScheme.gov.in)](https://www.myscheme.gov.in/), Public scheme information (dataset Apache-2.0)
- [National Family Health Survey 5 district fact sheets](http://rchiips.org/nfhs/), Public fact sheets
- [Panchayat Advancement Index, theme-wise gram panchayat scores](https://pai.gov.in/PS/Public/TW-GP.aspx), Public government data
- [Census of India 2011 Primary Census Abstract (district)](https://censusindia.gov.in/), Public
- [All-India post office and PIN directory with coordinates](https://data.gov.in/catalog/all-india-pincode-directory), GODL-India
- [National Panchayat Awards winners](https://panchayataward.gov.in/), Public government data
- [Railway stations (datameet/railways)](https://github.com/datameet/railways), CC0
- [UP SEC panchayat polling centres (in-rolls/up_polling_station_locations)](https://github.com/in-rolls/up_polling_station_locations), Public government data; compilation by in-rolls
- [Gram panchayat office-bearers report (PB-2 form)](https://panchayatiraj.up.nic.in/pblc_pg/Reports/PB2FormReport?ReportType=Filled&District=BALLIA), Public government report
- [UP Vidhan Sabha 2022 and Lok Sabha 2024 segment results](https://results.eci.gov.in/), Public results
- [Wikidata](https://www.wikidata.org/), CC0
- [Village boundaries with Census 2001 codes (datameet/indian_village_boundaries)](https://github.com/datameet/indian_village_boundaries), ODbL 1.0
- [Hindi names of assembly and Lok Sabha constituencies (Hindi Wikipedia state lists)](https://hi.wikipedia.org/), CC BY-SA 4.0 (page text); the names themselves are facts
- [Hindi spellings derived from a place-name token dictionary (learnt from LGD and SEC names)](https://github.com/Zoloth-Technologies/my-panchayat-project), CC BY 4.0
- [Bihar panchayat general election 2021, Mukhiya and Sarpanch results (in-rolls/local_elections_bihar)](https://github.com/in-rolls/local_elections_bihar), MIT (compilation); public election results
- [UDISE+ Basic Details of Schools (school directory with locations), via India Data Portal](https://ckan.indiadataportal.com/dataset/udise/resource/457fddf1-982f-4c85-855d-5095578accc1), ODC-BY 1.0 (India Data Portal); underlying UDISE+ data is public government data
- [Bihar Vidhan Sabha 2025 results by constituency](https://results.eci.gov.in/ResultAcGenNov2025/), Public results (ECI); Wikipedia compilation CC BY-SA 4.0
- [Local Government Directory, current snapshot (ramSeraph/opendata daily mirror)](https://ramseraph.github.io/opendata/lgd/), GODL-India (mirror under Unlicense)
- [LGD village boundaries (ramSeraph/indian_admin_boundaries)](https://github.com/ramSeraph/indian_admin_boundaries/releases/tag/villages), CC0 1.0
- [Rajasthan panchayat general election 2026 (structure, schedule and results)](https://sec.rajasthan.gov.in/GramPanchayatDetails.aspx), Public government data
- [Rajasthan Vidhan Sabha 2023 results by constituency](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2023_Rajasthan_Legislative_Assembly_election), Public results (ECI); Wikipedia compilation CC BY-SA 4.0