Tekkali
Tekkali
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Tekkali is a Town, Revenue Division and a Mandal in Srikakulam district in the state of Andhra Pradesh in India.[1] Earlier name is Raghunathapuram
Geography
Tekkali is located at 18°37′00″N 83°14′00″E / 18.6167°N 83.2333°E.[2] It has an average elevation of 27 meters (91 feet).
Features
- Tekkali is connected with Naupada-Gunupur branch railway line and National Highway-5. Nearest mainline station is Naupada Junction and people prefer Naupada Junction station for catching long distance trains.
- Telineelapuram village near Tekkali has famous bird sanctuary. Many pelican birds from Siberia visit Telineelapuram area every year.
- Area Hospital, Andhra Pradesh Vaidya Vidhana Parishad is located at Tekkali. It has a bed strength of 100 in-patients.[3]
- Tekkali STD Code is 08945
- There is a Government Degree College, Andhra University affiliated which is very old and famous college in Tekkali.
- There is an engineering college called Aditya Institute Of Technology and Management also known as AITAM situated in kotturu which is a 15min drive from tekkali.
- There is a Head post office and another post office in the Tekkali market.
- Ravivalasa is famous for Sri Endala Mallikarjuna Swamy Temple.
Assembly Constituency
Tekkali is an assembly constituency in Andhra Pradesh. There are 1,45,921 registered voters in this constituency in 1999 elections.
List of Elected Members:
| Year | Winner Candidate | Party | Votes | Runner Candidate | Party | Votes | Margin(Majority) |
| 2004 | Appayya Dora Hanumanthu | INC | 49,308 | L.L.Naidu | TDP | 32,209 | 17,099 |
| 2009 | Korla Revathipathi | INC | K.Achennaidu | TDP | |||
| 2009 | Korla Bharathi | INC | K.Achenanaidu | TDP |
- 1951 and 1955 - Rokkam Lakshmi Narasimham Dora.[5]
- 1962 - Ronanki Satyanarayana.[6]
- 1967 - N. Ramulu.[7]
- 1972 - Sattaru Lokanadham Naidu[8]
- 1978 - Bammaidi Narayana Swami
- 1983 - Attada Janardhana Rao
- 1985 - Varada Saroja
- 1989 - Duvvada Nagavali
- 1994 - N.T. Rama Rao
- 1995 - Hanumanthu Appayya Dora
- 1999 - Korla Revatipathi
- 2004 - Hanumanthu Appayya Dora
- 2009 - Korla Revatipathi
- 2009 - Korla Bharathi
- 2013 - D.Srinivas(rocking hero)
Revenue Division
There are 12 mandals in Tekkali revenue division. They are Jalumuru, Tekkali, Kotabommali, Santhabommali, Nandigam, Vajrapukotturu, Palasa, Mandasa, Sompeta, Kanchili, Kaviti and Ichapuram.[9]
Villages and Panchayats
There are 27 panchayats in Tekkali mandal.[10]
- Akkavaram (village and panchayat)
- Ayodhyapuram (village and panchayat)
- Bannuvada (village and panchayat)
- Bhagavanpuram (village and panchayat)
- Boppaipuram (village and panchayat)
- Buragam (village and panchayat)
- Chakipalle (village and panchayat)
- Gudem (village and panchayat)
- Konusula Kothuru (village and panchayat)
- Lingalavalasa (village and panchayat)
- Meghavaram (village and panchayat)
- Mokhalingapuram (village and panchayat)
- Narsingapalle (village and panchayat)
- Parasarampuram (village and panchayat)
- Patha Naupada (village and panchayat)
- Pedarokallapalli (village and panchayat)
- Peddasana (village and panchayat)
- Polavaram (village and panchayat)
- Radhavallabhapuram (village and panchayat)
- Ravivalasa (village and panchayat)
- Sasanam (village and panchayat)
- Seethapuram (village and panchayat)
- Talagam (village and panchayat)
- Tekkali (village, panchayat and mandal headquarters)
- Telineelapuram (village and panchayat)
- Thirlangi (village and panchayat)
- Tolusurupalli (village and panchayat)
References
- ^ "Mandals in Srikakulam district". Panchayat Informatics Division. Retrieved 2007-03-05.
- ^ Falling Rain Genomics.Tekkali
- ^ APVVP.Hospitals
- ^ Election Commission of India.1978-2004 results.Tekkali
- ^ Election Commission of India.A.P.Assembly results.1955
- ^ Election Commission of India.A.P.Assembly results.1962
- ^ Election Commission of India.A.P.Assembly results.1967
- ^ Election Commission of India.A.P.Assembly results.1972
- ^ Glorious India.Srikakulam
- ^ Details of Andhra Pradesh till Intermediate Panchayat Tier