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Town in Andhra Pradesh, India From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

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Rajampeta 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).

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Rajampet is an Assembly constituency, Lok Sabha constituency, Annamayya district, and a Forest Headquarters.[3] 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.

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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.[4][5] It consists of 29 election wards.[6] 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 2024.

Akepati Amarnath Reddy is the present Member of Legislative Assembly (MLA) of the Rajampet Assembly constituency for the YSR Congress Party.[7]

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References

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