Penamaluru is a
Locality
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* Locality (linguistics)
* Locality (settlement)
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of
Vijayawada
Vijayawada, formerly known as Bezawada, is the second largest city in the Indian state of Andhra Pradesh and is a part of the state's Capital Region. It is the administrative headquarters of the NTR district. Its metropolitan region comprises NT ...
in
Krishna district
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of the
Indian state
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History
Pre-indepen ...
of
Andhra Pradesh
Andhra Pradesh (, abbr. AP) is a state in the south-eastern coastal region of India. It is the seventh-largest state by area covering an area of and tenth-most populous state with 49,386,799 inhabitants. It is bordered by Telangana to the ...
. It is the mandal headquarters of
Penamaluru mandal
Penamaluru mandal is one of the 25 mandals in Krishna district of the Indian state of Andhra Pradesh. Penamaluru Mandal is the major suburb of Vijayawada.It is under the administration of List of Revenue Divisions in Andhra Pradesh, Vuyyuru reve ...
.
As per the G.O. No. M.S.104 (dated:23-03-2017), Municipal Administration and Urban Department, it became a part of vijayawada metropolitan area.
Etymology
The village got its name by Pinamalleswarudu and previously known as Mathab Ka Penamaluru.
Government and politics
Penamaluru is represented by
Penamaluru (Assembly constituency)
Penamaluru (Assembly constituency) is a constituency in Krishna district of Andhra Pradesh, representing the state legislative assembly in India. It is one of the seven assembly segments of Machilipatnam (Lok Sabha constituency), along with G ...
for
Andhra Pradesh Legislative Assembly
The Andhra Pradesh Legislative Assembly or Andhra Pradesh Śāsana Sabha is the lower house of the Andhra Pradesh Legislature.
The Legislative Assembly consists of 175 members which are elected by adult universal suffrage under the first-pa ...
. Kolusu Parthasarathy is the present
MLA of the constituency representing
YSRCP Party.
See also
*
Villages in Penamaluru mandal
References
{{Vijayawada topics
Neighbourhoods in Vijayawada
Mandal headquarters in Krishna district