Mummidivaram is a

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Dr. B.R. Ambedkar Konaseema district Konaseema district (officially Dr. B. R. Ambedkar Konaseema district) is a district in Konaseema region of Andhra Pradesh in India. It is situated between the tributaries of the Godavari River in the Coastal Andhra. It was carved out of East ...

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. The Mummidivaram

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was formed out of the Amalapuram

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in July 1969. It is the second largest town in

Konaseema district Konaseema district (officially Dr. B. R. Ambedkar Konaseema district) is a List of districts of Andhra Pradesh, district in Konaseema region of Andhra Pradesh in India. It is situated between the tributaries of the Godavari River in the Coas ...

Geography

Mummidivaram is located at . It has an average elevation of 0 meters (0 feet).

Governance

The town was upgraded from Gram panchayat to Nagar panchayat on 23 June 2011.

Politics

Mummidivaram is an assembly constituency in Andhra Pradesh. There are 1,89,229 registered voters as on 10.01.2012 in Mummidivaram constituency (2nd largest in East Godavari district). List of Elected Members:Election Commission of India.A.P.Assembly results.1978-2004
*1978 - Moka Sri Vishnu Prasada Rao *1983 - Valtati Raja sakkubai *1985 - Pandu Krishna Murti *1989 and 1994 - Battina Subba Rao *1999 - GMC Balayogi and Chelli Vivekananda *2004 - Pinipe Viswarupu *2019 - Ponnada Satish *2014 - Datla Subba Raju(Bucchi Babu) *2024 - Datla Subba Raju (Buchibabu) Late GMC Balayogi also served as Member of Parliament for Amalapuram and was a Loksabha speaker. During his tenure the Konaseema area saw major developments and he played a key role in the construction of various bridges across the Godavari river. The people of Konaseema revere him as their hero and his statues were worshiped across the Konaseema area.

Transport

Mummidivaram is located on NH216 . The nearest major railway stations to the town are

Kakinada Town railway station Kakinada Town railway station (station code:CCT) is an Indian Railways station in Kakinada of Andhra Pradesh. It lies on Samalkot–Kakinada Port branch line of Howrah–Chennai main line and is administered under Vijayawada railway division of ...

, Palakollu railway station, Narasapur railway station and

Rajahmundry railway station Rajahmundry railway station (station code:RJY) located in the Indian state of Andhra Pradesh, serves Rajahmundry in East Godavari district. It is administered under Vijayawada railway division of South Coast Railway zone (formerly South Centra ...

which 45km, 50km, 55km, 60km from Mummidivaram. The nearest airport to Mummidivaram is

Rajahmundry Airport Rajahmundry Airport is a domestic airport serving the city of Rajamahendravaram, Andhra Pradesh, India. It is located at Madhurapudi, north from the city centre, on National Highway 516E (NH-516E). Before modernisation, it was used by Va ...

which is 75km away.

References

{{Dr. B.R. Ambedkar Konaseema district Cities and towns in Konaseema district