Mangalagiri Tadepalli Municipal Corporation is the civic body that governs

Mangalagiri Mangalagiri is a South Suburb of Vijayawada in Guntur district of Indian state of Andhra Pradesh. The town is a part of Mangalagiri Tadepalle Municipal Corporation and part of Tenali revenue division. It is a major sub urban of Vijayawada and ...

and Tadepalle city's and villages in the corresponding mandals of the Mangalagiri Assembly constituency in

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. It is the second largest municipal corporation next in line to GVMC in terms of area with and 2,53,875 of voters in the state of Andhra Pradesh. It is classified as important Municipal Corporation in the Capital of

. Municipal Corporation mechanism in India was introduced during British Rule with formation of municipal corporation in Madras (

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) in 1688, later followed by municipal corporations in Bombay (

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) and Calcutta (

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) by 1762. Mangalagiri Tadepalle Municipal Corporation Municipal Corporation is headed by

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of city and governed by Commissioner.

History

Mangalagiri Municipality was formed in 1969. In January 2021, the Municipal Administration and Urban Development Department issued an order notifying the merger of eleven-gram panchayats — Atmakuru, Nutakki, Pedavadlapudi, Ramachandrapuram, Yerrabalem, Kaza, Chinakakani, Nowluru, Chinavadlapudi and Nidamarru of Mangalagiri mandal with Mangalagiri Municipality. Tadepalli Municipality was formed in 2009. In January 2021, the Municipal Administration and Urban Development Department issued an order notifying the merger of ten-gram panchayats — Undavalli, Penumaka, Prathuru, Vaddeswaram, Ippatam, Mellempudi, Chirravuru, Kunchanapalli, Kolanukonda and Gundemeda of Tadepalli mandal with Tadepalli Municipality.In line to develop the

and Tadepalli as model towns, on 23 March 2021, Government of Andhra Pradesh merged

Mangalagiri Municipality Mangalagiri Tadepalli Municipal Corporation is the local self government in Mangalagiri, Tadepalle towns of the Indian state of Andhra Pradesh. It is classified as a ''Municipal Corporation''. Administration The municipality was establishm ...

and Tadepalli Municipality to form Mangalagiri Tadepalli Municipal Corporation..The municipality with the help of Irrigation Department, improves the drinking water, internal roads, supply of electricity and sewerage management..2021 Mangalagiri Tadepalle Municipal Corporation to be developed into model towns at an estimated cost of Rs 1,173.66 crore, and a detailed administrative sanction for the same would be accorded shortly.

Notable people

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, the founder of

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* Kallam Satish Reddy present Chairman of

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Divisions

In March 2021 Tadepalli Municipality, Mangalagiri Municipality, Tadepalli Mandal & Mangalagiri Mandal was merged along with corresponding villages and formed Mangalagiri Tadepalli Municipal Corporation. Mangalagiri Tadepalle Municipal Corporation has a total of 50 election wards.

Tourism

Lakshmi Narasimha Temple is the abode of Lord Vishnu, who manifested himself as Thotadri, is present in Mangalagiri. There are three Narasimha Swamy temples. 8Undavalli caves, located in Undavalli, are a specimen of Indian rock-cut architecture. The historic caves are located at the top of the hills overlooking the Krishna River, built during the 4th-5th century. Dedicated to Ananta Padmanabha Swamy and Narasimha Swamy, Undavalli Cave Temples are associated with the Vishnukundina kings. Swami Chinna Jeeyar Asramam and Temple town was located in Sitanagaram Tadepalli. Haailand Resorts is the biggest Amusement park on the Guntur-Vijayawada highway. Adventura and Vijayawada Club are recreation places in the corporation.

Notable Places in Corporation

* Y. S. Jagan Mohan Reddy Camp Office. * Andhra Pradesh Police Head Quarters. *

Prakasam Barrage The Prakasam Barrage stretches 1223.5 m across the Krishna River connecting Vijayawada, NTR and Mangalagiri Tadepalle Municipal Corporation, Guntur districts in Andhra Pradesh, India. The barrage serves also as a road bridge and spans over a ...

Buckingham Canal The Buckingham Canal is a -long fresh water navigation canal, that parallels the Coromandel Coast of South India from Kakinada City in the Kakinada district of Andhra Pradesh to Viluppuram District in Tamil Nadu. The canal connects most of ...

* Kanaka Durga Varadhi * AIIMS Mangalagiri. * ACA International Cricket Stadium. * Lakshmi Narasimha Temple, Mangalagiri. * Undavalli Caves. * Krishna Canal Junction railway station. * Mangalagiri railway station. * KL University. * NRI Academy of Medical Sciences. *

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. * Amrita Vishwa Vidyapeetham. *

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. *

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Party office for Andhra Pradesh. *

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Party office for Andhra Pradesh. *

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Party office for Andhra Pradesh.

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