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| name = Ashok Rajpath<br />
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| settlement_type = Road<br />
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| pushpin_map_caption = Location in Patna, India<br />
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| subdivision_type1 = [[States and territories of India|State]]<br />
| subdivision_name1 = [[Bihar]]<br />
| subdivision_type2 = City<br />
| subdivision_name2 = Patna<br />
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| postal_code = 800004<ref>[http://www.getpincode.info/ashok-rajpathpatna Ashok Rajpath, PATNA]</ref><br />
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| blank1_info_sec1 = Patna Metropolitan Area Authority<br />
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| blank2_info_sec1 = [[Patna Municipal Corporation]]<br />
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'''Ashok Rajpath''' is a road in [[Patna]], the capital of [[Bihar]].<ref>[http://zeenews.india.com/news/bihar/school-students-block-roads-in-patna_633835.html School students block roads in Patna] ''Zee News''. Retrieved 14 June 2010</ref> It is named after [[Ashoka]], an Indian emperor of the [[Maurya Dynasty]] who ruled almost all of the Indian subcontinent from ca. 269 BCE to 232 BCE.<ref>Thapur (1973), p. 51.</ref> It connects Patna with Patna city or [[Patna Sahib]]. Starting roughly from [[Golghar]], it run parallel to the river [[Ganges]], and terminates at the Didarganj. It is a busy road owing to the presence of markets on one side and educational institute of [[Patna University]] on the other side.<ref>[http://www.patnaxpress.com/article/256/Ashok-Rajpath-All-Set-To-Revamp Ashok Rajpath All Set To Revamp] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160303214447/http://www.patnaxpress.com/article/256/Ashok-Rajpath-All-Set-To-Revamp |date=3 March 2016 }} ''The Patna Express''. Retrieved 24 October 2007</ref> It has several historical places either side of it, like [[Golghar]], [[Gandhi Maidan]], [[Christ Church Diocesan School, Patna|Christ Church]], [[Kargil Chowk]], [[Patna University]] including [[Patna Science College]] , [[Patna College]] and other colleges, [[Patna Medical College and Hospital|PMCH]], [[National Institute of Technology, Patna]], [[Pathar Ki Masjid]], [[Government Polytechnic Patna-7]], [[Takht Shri Harmandir Saheb]] etc. The area is patrolled by the Pirbahore PS of [[Patna Police]].<ref>[https://web.archive.org/web/20140106032318/http://articles.timesofindia.indiatimes.com/2013-02-23/patna/37256848_1_bomb-disposal-squad-briefcase-police-station Bomb scare on Ashok Rajpath] ''The Times of India''. Retrieved 23 February 2013</ref><br />
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==Famous landmarks==<br />
* [[Patna Science College]]<br />
* [[Khuda Bakhsh Oriental Library]]<br />
* [[Patna College]]<br />
* [[Takht Sri Patna Sahib]]<br />
* [[Bihar National College]]<br />
* [[Patna University]]<br />
* [[Patna Medical College and Hospital]]<br />
* [[National Institute of Technology, Patna]]<br />
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==Problems==<br />
This road passes through one of the congested areas of the city where traffic at time can be very challenging.<ref>[http://www.telegraphindia.com/1120423/jsp/bihar/story_15405052.jsp#.UfK4oYGDk9s New road to ease Ashok Rajpath snarls - Fifteen-month deadline for 6-km stretch from Gai Ghat to Rajendra Nagar] ''The Telegraph (Calcutta)''. Retrieved 23 April 2012</ref><br />
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