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Rajampet is a town in Annamayya district of the Indian state of Andhra Pradesh, located in the Rayalaseema Region formed on the banks of Cheyyeru River. The town has an average elevation of 139 meters (456 ft).
Rajampet is an Assembly constituency, Lok Sabha constituency, Annamayya district, and a Forest Headquarters. It is located in Rajampet mandal of Rajampeta revenue division. It is bordered by Tirupati to the south, Nellore to the east, Sri Sathya Sai to the west, and YSR district to the north.
Education
The primary and secondary school education is imparted by government aided and private schools of the School Education Department of the state Government of Andhra Pradesh. The medium of instruction followed by different schools are English and Telugu.
Rajampet has some of famous institution for ENGINEERING Annamacharya University (AITSPU), Narayanadri Institute of Science and Technology (NIST)
Governance
= Civil administration
=Rajampet is a municipality of area 35.87 square kilometres (13.85 sq mi) in Annamayya District (formerly Kadapa District). Rajampet was a gram panchayat before 2005 and upgraded to Nagar Panchayat on 2 April 2005 up to an area of 20.60 km2 (7.95 sq mi) 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 constituency 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) of YSR Congress Party won from Rajampet (Lok Sabha constituency) from General elections held on 2019.
Meda Venkata Mallikarjuna Reddy is the present Member of Legislative Assembly (MLA) of the Rajampet Assembly constituency for the YSR Congress Party.
Transport
= Roadways
=Rajampet is the entranceway to the pilgrimage site of Tirumala.
• National Highway NH 716 : Chennai-Kurnool Green filed Corridor, passes through the town.
The Andhra Pradesh State Road Transport Corporation operates bus services from Sri Annamayya Bus Station and from Town Old Bus Station to Major cities Kadapa, Tirupati, Nellore, Kurnool, Vijaywada, Chennai, Bengaluru, Anantapur, and to other towns and villages in the district.
See also
List of municipalities in Andhra Pradesh
Annamayya district
References
External links
Rajampet Municipality
Kata Kunci Pencarian:
- Daftar kota di India
- Daftar kode pos di India
- Rajampet
- Rajampet Lok Sabha constituency
- Rajampet Assembly constituency
- Akepati Amarnath Reddy
- Annamayya district
- Daggubati Purandeswari
- P. V. Midhun Reddy
- Madanapalle
- Meda Venkata Mallikarjuna Reddy
- Rayachoti
