Rajampeta is a town in
Annamayya district
Annamayya district is one of the eight districts in the Rayalaseema region of Andhra Pradesh, established in 2022. Rayachoti serves as the district's administrative headquarters, while Madanapalle is the most populous city in the district.
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of the Indian state of
Andhra Pradesh
Andhra Pradesh (ISO 15919, ISO: , , AP) is a States and union territories of India, state on the East Coast of India, east coast of southern India. It is the List of states and union territories of India by area, seventh-largest state and th ...
, located in the
Rayalaseema
Rayalaseema (IAST: ''Rāyalasīma'') is a geographic region in the Indian state of Andhra Pradesh. It comprises four southern districts of the State, from prior to the districts reorganisation in 2022, namely Kurnool, Anantapur, Kadapa, and ...
Region formed on the banks of
Cheyyeru River. The town has an average elevation of .
Rajampet is an
Assembly constituency
An electoral (congressional, legislative, etc.) district, sometimes called a constituency, riding, or ward, is a geographical portion of a political unit, such as a country, state or province, city, or administrative region, created to provi ...
,
Lok Sabha constituency,
Annamayya district
Annamayya district is one of the eight districts in the Rayalaseema region of Andhra Pradesh, established in 2022. Rayachoti serves as the district's administrative headquarters, while Madanapalle is the most populous city in the district.
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, and a Forest Headquarters. It is located in Rajampet mandal of
Rajampeta revenue division. It is bordered by
Tirupati
Tirupati () is a city in the Indian States and territories of India, state of Andhra Pradesh and serves as the administrative headquarters of Tirupati district. It is known for its significant religious and cultural heritage, being home to th ...
to the south,
Nellore to the east,
Sri Sathya Sai to the west, and
YSR district to the north.
Governance
Civil administration
Rajampet is a
municipality
A municipality is usually a single administrative division having municipal corporation, corporate status and powers of self-government or jurisdiction as granted by national and regional laws to which it is subordinate.
The term ''municipality' ...
of area in Annamayya District (formerly Kadapa District). Rajampet was a
gram panchayat before 2005 and upgraded to
Nagar Panchayat
A nagar panchayat () or town panchayat or Notified Area Council (NAC) in India is a settlement in transition from rural to urban and therefore a form of an urban political unit comparable to a municipality. An urban centre with more than 12,00 ...
on 2 April 2005 up to an area of and in 2017 upgraded as municipality.
It consists of 29 election wards. In 2019 this town was upgraded into a Grade II Municipality which is headed by a
Municipal Chairman and governed by a
Municipal Commissioner.
Politics
Rajampet is a
Lok sabha
The Lok Sabha, also known as the House of the People, is the lower house of Parliament of India which is Bicameralism, bicameral, where the upper house is Rajya Sabha. Member of Parliament, Lok Sabha, Members of the Lok Sabha are elected by a ...
constituency
An electoral (congressional, legislative, etc.) district, sometimes called a constituency, riding, or ward, is a geographical portion of a political unit, such as a country, state or province, city, or administrative region, created to provi ...
since 1957 and it is a Lok Sabha constituency of the twenty-five lok sabha constituencies from Andhra Pradesh in India and only one Parliamentary Constituency in the district.
Currently
P.V Midhun Reddy Member of Parliament (India)
Member of Parliament (MP) in India refers to persons who serve in the Parliament of India. These include:
* Member of Parliament, Lok Sabha: Representative of the Indian nationality law, Indian citizens to the Lok Sabha, the lower house of the Par ...
of YSR Congress Party won from
Rajampet (Lok Sabha constituency) from General elections held on 2024.
Akepati Amarnath Reddy is the present
Member of Legislative Assembly
A Member of the Legislative Assembly (MLA) is a representative elected to sit in a legislative assembly. The term most commonly refers to members of the legislature of a federated state or an autonomous region, but is also used for several national ...
(MLA) of the Rajampet Assembly constituency for the
YSR Congress Party
The Yuvajana Sramika Rythu Congress Party (, YSRCP or YCP), often shortened to simply the YSR Congress Party, is an Indian Regionalism (politics), regional political party based in the state of Andhra Pradesh. The party was initially registere ...
.
See also
*
List of municipalities in Andhra Pradesh
This article lists all the urban local bodies in the Indian state of Andhra Pradesh, including municipal corporations, municipalities and Nagar panchayats. According to the Directorate of Town and Country Planning under the Government of Andhra ...
*
Annamayya district
Annamayya district is one of the eight districts in the Rayalaseema region of Andhra Pradesh, established in 2022. Rayachoti serves as the district's administrative headquarters, while Madanapalle is the most populous city in the district.
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References
External links
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Rajampet Municipality
Villages in Kadapa district