Cuddapah District
Kadapa district (officially: YSR district; formerly: Cuddapah district) is one of the twenty six districts in the Indian state of Andhra Pradesh. On 19 August 2005 nomenclature of “Cuddapah” has been changed as “Kadapa” by the Government of A.P. It was renamed as Y.S.R District during the year 2010, in honour of Y. S. Rajasekhara Reddy, commemorating the former chief minister of united Andhra Pradesh. It is also one of the eight districts in the Rayalaseema region. Kadapa is the administrative headquarters for this district. History Rock paintings Paleolithic rock paintings found at Chintakunta caves near Muddanur in Kadapa district are said to be the second largest group of paintings in India after Bhimbetika rock art paintings. The rock paintings with mystic figures are also found at Dappalle village near Mylavaram Dam in Jammalamadugu Taluk of the district. Prehistoric culture Many Paleolithic sites were found in Kadapa district, as the surroundings of Jamma ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Madhavaraya Temple, Gandikota
Madhavaraya Temple is a 16th century Hindu temple located in the Gandikota Fort, in the Kadapa district of Andhra Pradesh, India. Dedicated to Krishna ("Madhava"), it is also known as Madhava Perumal Temple or Madhavaraya Swamy Temple. The Government of India has designated it as a Monument of National Importance. History An analysis of the art and architectural features of the temple suggests that it was built in the first quarter of the 16th century. Epigraphic evidence also confirms this: the earliest reference to the temple is found in 16th century inscriptions. Several 16th century inscriptions from the Vijayanagara period have been discovered at Gandikota. One of these states that several individuals, including a man named Papa Timmaraju, paid obeisance to the god Madhava-raya ("Lord Krishna") and offered a garland (''tomala'') to the god. Art and architecture The temple is located within the Gandikota Fort, to the south of the local Jumma Masjid. It is surrounded by ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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List Of Districts Of Andhra Pradesh
The state of Andhra Pradesh has 26 districts spread across three regions — Uttarandhra, Coastal Andhra and Rayalaseema. Uttarandhra consists of Srikakulam, Vizianagaram, Parvathipuram Manyam, Alluri Sitharama Raju, Visakhapatnam and Anakapalli districts. Coastal Andhra comprises Kakinada, Dr. B. R. Ambedkar Konaseema, East Godavari, West Godavari, Eluru, Krishna, NTR, Guntur, Palnadu, Bapatla, Prakasam and SPSR Nellore districts. Rayalaseema consists of Kurnool, Nandyal, Anantapur, Sri Sathya Sai, YSR, Annamayya, Tirupati and Chittoor districts. Prakasam is the largest district in area while Visakhapatnam is the smallest. Nellore is the most populous whereas Parvathipuram Manyam is the least populous district. The districts are further divided into two or more revenue divisions and mandals for administrative purposes. History At the time of Independence the present day Andhra Pradesh was a part of Madras State. Coastal Andhra and Rayalaseema were separa ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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District Magistrate (India)
A District Collector-cum-District Magistrate (also known as Deputy Commissioner in some states) is an All India Service officer of the Indian Administrative Service (IAS) cadre who is responsible for ''land revenue collection'', ''canal revenue collection'' and ''law & order maintenance'' of a ''District''. ''District Collector (DC) cum District Magistrate (DM)'' come under the general supervision of divisional commissioners wherever the latter post exists. India has 748 districts as of 2021. History The current district administration in India is a legacy of the British Raj, with the ''Collector cum District Magistrate'' being the chief administrative officer of the District. Warren Hastings introduced the office of the District Collector in the Judicial Plan of 1772. By the Judicial Plan of 1774 the office of the Collector cum District Magistrate was temporarily renamed Diwan. The name, Collector, derived from their being head of the revenue organization (tax collec ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Proddatur (Assembly Constituency)
Proddatur Assembly constituency is a constituency of the Andhra Pradesh Legislative Assembly, India. It is one of 7 constituencies in the YSR Kadapa district. Rachamallu Siva Prasad Reddy of Yuvajana Sramika Rythu Congress Party is currently representing the constituency. Overview It is part of the Kadapa Lok Sabha constituency along with another six Vidhan Sabha segments, namely, Badvel, Kadapa, Pulivendla, Kamalapuram, Jammalamagudu and Mydukur in YSR Kadapa district. Mandals Members of Legislative Assembly Election results Assembly elections 1952 1957 By-election Assembly Elections 2004 Assembly Elections 2009 Assembly elections 2014 Assembly elections 2019 See also * List of constituencies of Andhra Pradesh Legislative Assembly The Legislative Assembly of Andhra Pradesh currently has 175 constituencies out of which 29 constituencies are reserved for Scheduled Castes candidates and 7 con ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Jammalamadugu (Assembly Constituency)
Jammalamadugu Assembly constituency is a constituency of the Andhra Pradesh Legislative Assembly, India. It is one of 7 constituencies in the YSR Kadapa district. Dr Mule Sudheer Reddy of YSR Congress Party is currently representing the constituency. Overview It is part of the Kadapa Lok Sabha constituency along with another six Vidhan Sabha segments, namely, Badvel, Kadapa, Pulivendla, Kamalapuram, Proddatur and Mydukur in YSR Kadapa district. Mandals Members of Legislative Assembly Election results Assembly elections 1952 Assembly Elections 2004 Assembly Elections 2009 Assembly elections 2014 Assembly elections 2019 See also * List of constituencies of Andhra Pradesh Legislative Assembly The Legislative Assembly of Andhra Pradesh currently has 175 constituencies out of which 29 constituencies are reserved for Scheduled Castes candidates and 7 constituencies are reserved for Scheduled tribes candidate ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Kamalapuram (Assembly Constituency)
Kamalapuram Assembly constituency is a constituency of the Andhra Pradesh Legislative Assembly, India. It is one of 7 constituencies in the YSR Kadapa district. Pochimareddy Ravindranath Reddy of Yuvajana Sramika Rythu Congress Party is currently representing the constituency. Overview It is part of the Kadapa Lok Sabha constituency along with another six Vidhan Sabha segments, namely, Badvel, Kadapa, Pulivendla, Jammalamadugu, Proddatur and Mydukur in YSR Kadapa district. Mandals Members of Legislative Assembly Election results Assembly elections 1952 Assembly Elections 1999 Assembly Elections 2004 Assembly Elections 2009 Assembly elections 2014 Assembly elections 2019 See also * List of constituencies of Andhra Pradesh Legislative Assembly The Legislative Assembly of Andhra Pradesh currently has 175 constituencies out of which 29 constituencies are reserved for Scheduled Castes candida ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Pulivendla (Assembly Constituency)
Pulivendla Assembly constituency is a constituency of the Andhra Pradesh Legislative Assembly, India. It is one of 7 constituencies in the Kadapa district. Y. S. Jagan Mohan Reddy, the incumbent chief minister of Andhra Pradesh, is the present MLA of the constituency, who won the 2019 Andhra Pradesh Legislative Assembly election from YSR Congress Party. Overview It is part of the Kadapa Lok Sabha constituency along with another six Vidhan Sabha segments, namely, Badvel, Kadapa, Kamalapuram, Jammalamadugu, Proddatur and Mydukur in Kadapa district. Mandals Members of Legislative Assembly Election results Assembly Elections 2004 Assembly Elections 2009 By Election 2010 By Election 2011 Assembly elections 2014 Assembly elections 2019 See also * List of constituencies of Andhra Pradesh Legislative Assembly The Legislative Assembly of Andhra Pradesh currently has 175 constituencies out of which 29 c ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Rayachoti (Assembly Constituency)
Rayachoti is one of the 175 constituencies of the Andhra Pradesh Legislative Assembly in Andhra Pradesh, India. It is one of 6 constituencies in Annamayya district. Gadikota Srikanth Reddy of Yuvajana Sramika Rythu Congress Party is its current representative. Mandals The constituency is formed of the following Mandals: Sambepalli, Chinnamandem, Rayachoti, Galiveedu, Lakkireddipalli and Ramapuram. Members of Legislative Assembly Rayachoti Election results Assembly elections 1952 2019 See also * List of constituencies of the Andhra Pradesh Legislative Assembly * Kadapa district Kadapa district (officially: YSR district; formerly: Cuddapah district) is one of the twenty six districts in the Indian state of Andhra Pradesh. On 19 August 2005 nomenclature of “Cuddapah” has been changed as “Kadapa” by the Governm ... References External links Election Commission of India results page ( ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Kodur (SC) (Assembly Constituency)
Kodur Assembly constituency also known as Railway Koduru is an SC reserved constituency of Andhra Pradesh Legislative Assembly, India. It is one among 6 constituencies in Annamayya district. Koramutla Sreenivasulu of YSR Congress Party is currently representing the constituency. Overview It is part of Rajampet Lok Sabha constituency along with another six Vidhan Sabha segments, namely, Rajampet, Rayachoti, Thamballapalle Pileru, Madanapalle, Punganur in Annamayya district Mandals Members of Legislative Assembly Election results Assembly Elections 2004 Assembly Elections 2009 Assembly elections 2014 Assembly Elections 2019 See also * List of constituencies of Andhra Pradesh Vidhan Sabha The Legislative Assembly of Andhra Pradesh currently has 175 constituencies out of which 29 constituencies are reserved for Scheduled Castes candidates and 7 constituencies are reserved for Scheduled tribes candidates. District-wise summ ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Kadapa (Assembly Constituency)
Kadapa Assembly constituency is a constituency of the Andhra Pradesh Legislative Assembly, India. It is one of 7 constituencies in the YSR Kadapa district. Amzath Basha Shaik Bepari of Yuvajana Sramika Rythu Congress Party is currently representing the constituency. Constituencies in Kadapa District The total geographical area of the district is 15,379 sq. km. with 3 Revenue divisions and 51 Mandals, 2 Parliamentary Constituencies and 10 Assembly Constituencies. Overview It is part of the Kadapa Lok Sabha constituency along with another six Vidhan Sabha segments, namely, Badvel, Pulivendla, Kamalapuram, Jammalamadugu, Proddatur and Mydukur in YSR Kadapa district. Mandals Members of Legislative Assembly Election results Assembly elections 1952 Assembly Elections 2004 Assembly Elections 2009 Assembly elections 2014 Assembly elections 2019 See also * List of constituencies of Andhra Pradesh Legislat ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Rajampet (Assembly Constituency)
Rajampet Assembly constituency is a constituency of Andhra Pradesh Legislative Assembly, India, being one among 6 constituencies in Annamaya district. It is part of Rajampet Lok Sabha constituency along with other six Vidhan Sabha segments, namely, Kodur, Rayachoti, in Kadapa district and Thamballapalle Pileru, Madanapalle, Punganur in Chittoor district. Meda Venkata Mallikarjuna Reddy of YSR Congress Party is currently representing the constituency. Mandals Members of Legislative Assembly Election results Assembly elections 1952 Assembly Elections 2004 Assembly Elections 2009 Assembly elections 2014 Assembly Elections 2019 See also * List of constituencies of Andhra Pradesh Vidhan Sabha The Legislative Assembly of Andhra Pradesh currently has 175 constituencies out of which 29 constituencies are reserved for Scheduled Castes candidates and 7 constituencies are reserved for Scheduled tribes ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Badvel (SC) (Assembly Constituency)
Badvel Assembly constituency is a SC (Scheduled Caste) reserved constituency of the Andhra Pradesh Legislative Assembly, India. It is one among 7 constituencies in the Kadapa district. Gunthoti Venkata Subbaiah of YSR Congress Party represented the constituency as MLA from 23 May 2019 to 28 March 2021, until his death. Overview It is part of the Kadapa Lok Sabha constituency along with another six Vidhan Sabha segments, namely, Kadapa, Pulivendla, Kamalapuram, Jammalamadugu, Proddatur and Mydukur in YSR Kadapa district. Mandals Members of Legislative assembly Election results 1952 2004 2009 2014 2019 2021 By-election The death of sitting MLA Gunthoti Venkata Subbaiah necessitated the by-election for the Badvel assembly. The Election Commission of India announced that an election would take place on 28 September 2021. Sitting party YSRCP decided to field Gunthoti Venkata Subbaiah's wife, Dr. D ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |