Waraseoni is a tehsil (administrative division) and Nagar Palika Parishad (municipality) in Balaghat district in the Indian state of Madhya Pradesh. It is situated 16 km (10 mi) from the district headquarters.
The city is known as the City of Freedom Fighters. Hiralal Tamrakar, Dr Tekchand Jain, Thakur Prasad Tamrakar and Buddhu Lal Marathe are among the freedom fighters who participated in the struggle for independence from the British and Portuguese. Hiralal ji is now the only living freedom fighter in Balaghat District. Hiralal Tamrakar was congratulated by Indian President Ram Nath Kovind on 9 August 2017 at Rashtrapati Bhavan, the presidential mansion.
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