Government of Andhra Pradesh
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Government of Andhra Pradesh is the government for the state of Andhra Pradesh
Andhra Pradesh
Andhra Pradesh , is one of the 28 states of India, situated on the southeastern coast of India. It is India's fourth largest state by area and fifth largest by population. Its capital and largest city by population is Hyderabad.The total GDP of Andhra Pradesh is $100 billion and is ranked third...

 in South
South India
South India is the area encompassing India's states of Andhra Pradesh, Karnataka, Kerala and Tamil Nadu as well as the union territories of Lakshadweep and Pondicherry, occupying 19.31% of India's area...

 India
India
India , officially the Republic of India , is a country in South Asia. It is the seventh-largest country by geographical area, the second-most populous country with over 1.2 billion people, and the most populous democracy in the world...

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It is an elected government with 294 MLA
Member of the Legislative Assembly
A Member of the Legislative Assembly or a Member of the Legislature , is a representative elected by the voters of a constituency to the legislature or legislative assembly of a sub-national jurisdiction....

s elected to the legislative assembly
Legislative Assembly
Legislative Assembly is the name given in some countries to either a legislature, or to one of its branch.The name is used by a number of member-states of the Commonwealth of Nations, as well as a number of Latin American countries....

 for a 5 year term.

Executive

The Government of Andhra Pradesh is a democratically elected body with the Governor as the constitutional head. The Governor who is appointed for a period of five years appoints the Chief Minister and his council of ministers. Even though the governor remains the ceremonial head of the state, the day to day running of the government is taken care of by the Chief Minister and his council of ministers in whom a great deal of legislative powers is vested.
AP Government Employees
Lakhs % Type of Employee
6.06 46.65% State Government
3.39 26.07% Local Bodies
2.53 19.47% PSU

Legislature

The Andhra Pradesh Legislature is currently bicameral consisting of:
  • Legislative Assembly
    Vidhan Sabha
    The Vidhan Sabha or the Legislative Assembly is the lower house or the sole house of the provincial legislature in the different states of India. The same name is also used for the lower house of the legislatures for two of the union territories, Delhi and Pondicherry...

    : 294 members (MLAs)
  • Legislative Council
    Vidhan Parishad
    The Vidhan Parishad is the upper house in those states of India that have a bicameral legislature. , six states have a Legislative Council: Andhra Pradesh, Bihar, Jammu and Kashmir, Karnataka, Maharashtra, and Uttar Pradesh...

    : 90 members (MLCs)

Judiciary

The Andhra Pradesh High Court is the highest court
Court
A court is a form of tribunal, often a governmental institution, with the authority to adjudicate legal disputes between parties and carry out the administration of justice in civil, criminal, and administrative matters in accordance with the rule of law...

 of appeal at the state level. It has subordinate Civil and Criminal Courts in every District. Decisions of the Andhra Pradesh High Court can be appeal
Appeal
An appeal is a petition for review of a case that has been decided by a court of law. The petition is made to a higher court for the purpose of overturning the lower court's decision....

ed in the Supreme Court of India
Supreme Court of India
The Supreme Court of India is the highest judicial forum and final court of appeal as established by Part V, Chapter IV of the Constitution of India...

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List of Assembly Constituencies

There are a total of 294 Assembly Constituencies, spread across 23 districts, in the state of Andhra Pradesh.

Adilabad district
Adilabad district
Adilabad District is a district in Andhra Pradesh, India. The district headquarters is at Adilabad town. A famous Temple of the Goddess Saraswathi, the Hindu Goddess of Education, is located here in the town of Basara.-Origin of name:...

  1. Adilabad
  2. Asifabad
  3. Bodh
  4. Chinnur
  5. Khanapur
  6. Mancherial
  7. Mudol
  8. Nirmal
  9. Sirpur

Anantapur district
Anantapur district
Anantapur District , ) is one of the 23 districts in Andhra Pradesh, India. The district headquarters is Anantapur City. It is currently a part of the Red Corridor.- Geography :...

  1. Ananthapur
  2. Dharmavaram
  3. Gorantla
  4. Gutty
  5. Hindupuram
  6. Kadiri
  7. Kalyanadurgam
  8. Madakasira
  9. Nallamada
  10. Penukonda
  11. Rayadurgam
  12. Singanamala
  13. Tadipathri
  14. Uravakonda

Chittoor district
Chittoor district
Chittoor District , also known as Chittur, is a district of India's Andhra Pradesh state. The district headquarters is Chittoor City. The district has a population of 4,170,468 according to 2011 census of India. Chittoor district is famous for the Tirupati, Kanipakam and Sri Kalahasti temples...

  1. Chittoor
  2. Puthalapattu (SC)
  3. Gangadhara Nellore (SC)
  4. Chandragiri
  5. Nagiri
  6. Palamaneru
  7. Kuppam
  8. Madanapalli
  9. Punganuru
  10. Pileru
  11. Tamballapalli
  12. Tirupati
  13. Satyavedu (SC)
  14. Srikalahasti

East Godavari district
East Godavari
East Godavari District is a district situated on the northeast of the state of Andhra Pradesh in India. Its district headquarters is Kakinada. It is the second richest district in the whole country...

  1. Alamuru
  2. Annavaram
  3. Amalapuram
  4. Anaparthi
  5. Burugupudi
  6. Ellavaram
  7. Jaggampeta
  8. Kadiyam
  9. Kakinada
  10. Kothapeta
  11. Mummidivaram
  12. Nagaram
  13. Peddapuram
  14. Pitapuram
  15. Prathipadu
  16. Rajahmundry
  17. Ramachandrapuram
  18. Razole
  19. sampara
  20. Tallarevu
  21. Tuni

Guntur district
Guntur district
Guntur district is located in Andhra Pradesh along the east coast of Bay of Bengal. The district has a coastline of around 100 kilometers. Guntur City is the largest city in the district and administrative center of Guntur District. The district is a major center for learning.-Etymology:There are...

  1. Bapatla
  2. Chilakaluripeta
  3. Duggirala
  4. Guntur - 1
  5. Guntur - 2
  6. Gurajala
  7. Kuchinapudi
  8. Mangalagiri
  9. Macharla
  10. Narsaraopeta
  11. Pedakoorapadu
  12. Ponnuru
  13. Prattipadu
  14. Repalli
  15. Sattenapalli
  16. Tadikonda
  17. Tenali
  18. Vemuru
  19. Vinukonda
  20. Chebrole

Hyderabad district
Hyderabad District, India
Hyderabad District , is a district in the state of Andhra Pradesh in India that contains a part of the metropolitan area of Hyderabad. It is headed by a district collector who is drawn from the IAS cadre and is appointed by the state government.-History:...

  1. Asifnagar
  2. Charminar
  3. Chandrayanagutta
  4. Contonment
  5. Himayathnagar
  6. Karwana
  7. Khairatabad
  8. Malakpet
  9. Maharajganj
  10. Mushirabad
  11. Nampally
  12. Secunderabad
  13. Sanathnagar
  14. Yakhuthpura
  15. Vidyanagar
  16. Ameerpet

Kadapa district

  1. Badvel
  2. Jammalamadugu
  3. Kadapa
  4. Kamalapuram
  5. Rly Koduru
  6. Lakkireddipalli
  7. Mydukur
  8. Proddutooru
  9. Pulivendula
  10. Rajampeta
  11. Rayachoti

Karimnagar district

  1. Koratla
  2. Choppadandi
  3. Huzurabad
    Huzurabad
    Huzurabad is located in southern state of India, Andhra Pradesh in Telangana Region in Karimnagar District.This is one of the main towns of Karimnagar. The city is located 40 km away from District main city Karimnagar and 30 km away from Hanamakonda. Huzurabad is mid sized town, Mandal...

  4. Indurthi
  5. Jagityala
  6. Kamalapur
  7. Karimnagar
  8. Manthani
  9. Medaram
  10. Vemulawada
  11. Nerella
  12. Peddapalli
  13. Ramagundam
  14. Sirisilla
  15. Dharmapuri

Khammam district
Khammam district
Khammam District is a district in Andhra Pradesh, India. It had a population of 2,565,412 of which 19.81% were urban as of 2001 census. Khammam town is the district headquarters. The present name of Khammam is derived from the old name Kammamet. Later it was called Khammam Mettu and subsequently...

  1. Bhadrachalam
  2. Burgampahad
  3. Illendu
  4. Khammam
  5. Kothagudem
  6. Madhira
  7. paleru
  8. Sujathanagar
  9. Sathupalli
  10. Yerrupalem
  11. Bonakalu
  12. Kallur
  13. Palawasa
  14. Wyra

Krishna district
Krishna district
Krishna District is a district of India's Andhra Pradesh state. It is named after the Krishna River, the third longest river that flows within India, flows through the district and joins Bay of Bengal here in this district. It has a population of 4,529,009 of which 32.08% is urban as of...

  1. Avanigadda
  2. Gannavaram
  3. Gudivada
  4. Jaggayyapeta
  5. Penamaluru
  6. Kaikaluru
  7. Machilipatnam
  8. Malleswaram
  9. Mylavaram
  10. Nandigama
  11. Nidumolu
  12. Nuziveedu
  13. Tiruvuru
  14. Vijayawada (East)
  15. Vijayawada (West)
  16. Pamarru
  17. Vijayawada (Central)


Kurnool district
Kurnool district
Kurnool District is a district in the state of Andhra Pradesh, India, located in the west-central part of the state on the southern banks of the Tungabhadra and Handri rivers. The town of Kurnool is currently the headquarters of the district...

  1. Adoni
  2. Aluru
  3. Allagadda
  4. Dhone
  5. Kodumuru
  6. Koilakuntla
  7. Kurnool
  8. Nandyala
  9. Nandikotkuru
  10. Panyam
  11. Pattikonda
  12. Srisailam
  13. Yemmiganur

Mahbubnagar district
Mahbubnagar district
Mahabubnagar or Mahboobnagar , also known as Palamooru is a district in the Andhra Pradesh state of India, in the Telangana region. It is named after its largest city and district headquarters, Mahabubnagar.It is the second largest district in the state in terms of area...

  1. Achampet
  2. Alampur
  3. Amarachinta
  4. Gadwala
  5. Mahbubnagar
  6. Kalwakurthy
  7. Kollapur
  8. Wanaparthy
  9. Shadnagar
  10. Devarakadra
  11. Kodangal
  12. Nagarkurnool
  13. Makthal

Medak district
Medak district
Medak District is located in the state of Andhra Pradesh, India. Sangareddy is the district headquarters of Medak. The district had a population of 2,670,097, of which 14.36% were urban as of 2001...

  1. Andole
  2. Dubbaka
  3. Gajwel
    Gajwel
    Gajwel is a town, mandal and Assembly constituency in the Medak district in the state of Andhra Pradesh, India.- Geography :Gajwel is located at . It has an average elevation of 568 meters . Gajwel is about 53 km from Secunderabad Contonment on the Rajiv highway. It is one of the...

  4. Narayankhed
  5. Medak
  6. Narsapoor
  7. Ramayampeta
  8. Sangareddy
  9. Siddipeta
  10. Zaheerabad
  11. patancheru

Nellore district
Nellore district
Sri Amarajeevi Potti Sri Ramulu Nellore District is one of the 23 districts of Andhra Pradesh. Nellore is famous for high paddy field, and so it got its name from "Nelli". The population of the district was 2,966,082 of which 22.45% were urban as of 2011....

  1. Kavali
  2. Atmakur
  3. Kovur
  4. Nellore City (I)
  5. Nellore Rural (II)
  6. Sarvepalli
  7. Gudur
  8. Sullurpeta
  9. Venkatagiri
  10. Udayagiri

Nizamabad district
Nizamabad district
Nizamabad District is located in the north-western region in the state of Andhra Pradesh, India. It is also known as Induru. Nizamabad is the current and official name of the district....

  1. Armoor
  2. Balkonda
  3. Banswada
  4. Bodhan
  5. Dichpally
  6. Yellareddy
  7. Jukkal
  8. Kamareddy
  9. Nizamabad

Prakasam district
Prakasam district
Prakasam District is an administrative district in the state of Andhra Pradesh, in India. The district headquarters is located at Ongole City...

  1. Addanki
  2. Chirala
  3. Darsi
  4. Giddaluru
  5. Kandukur
  6. Kanigiri
  7. Kambham
  8. Kondepi
  9. Markapuram
  10. Ongole
  11. Parchuru
  12. Santhanuthalapadu
  13. Yerragondapalem

Rangareddy district

  1. Chevella
  2. Ibrahimpatnam
  3. Medchal
  4. Parigi
  5. Tanduru
  6. kukatpally
  7. quthbullapur
  8. Seri Lingampally

Srikakulam district
Srikakulam district
Srikakulam District , formerly known as Chicacole, is the extreme northeastern District of Andhra Pradesh, situated within the geographic co-ordinates of 18°-20’ and 19°-10’ N and 83°-50’ and 84°-50’ E...

  1. Amadalavalasa
  2. Etcherla
  3. Ichapuram
  4. Narasannapeta
  5. Palakonda
  6. Palasa
  7. Pathapatnam
  8. Srikakulam
  9. Tekkali
  10. Rajam
  11. Sompeta

Visakhapatnam district
Visakhapatnam district
Visakhapatnam district , also known as Visakha Zilla, is an administrative division of Andhra Pradesh, India. The administrative headquarters of the Visakhapatnam District is Visakhapatnam.-Post-Independence:...

  1. Anakapalli
  2. Bhimunipatnam
  3. Chintapalli
  4. Chodavaram
  5. Elamanchili
  6. Madugula
  7. Narsipatnam
  8. Paderu
  9. Paravada
  10. Pendurthi
  11. Payakaraopeta
  12. Visakhapatnam - 1
  13. Visakhapatnam - 2

Vizianagaram district
Vizianagaram district
Vizianagaram district , also known as Vijayanagaram district is one of the northern coastal districts of Andhra Pradesh, India. Vizianagaram town is the district headquarters...

  1. Bobbili
    Bobbili
    Bobbili is a town, mandal headquarters and a Municipality in Vizianagaram district in the Indian state of Andhra Pradesh.-Geography:Bobbili is located at . It has an average elevation of 103 metres .-History:...

  2. Bhogapuram
    Bhogapuram
    Bhogapuram is a town and Mandal in Vizianagaram district of Andhra Pradesh, India.-Geography:Bhogapuram is located at . It has an average altitude of 20 meters ....

  3. Chipurupalli
  4. Gajapathinagaram
    Gajapathinagaram
    Gajapathi-nagaram is a Town and Mandal in Vizianagaram district in the state of Andhra Pradesh, India.It is located on National Highway 43 between Vizianagaram and Ramabhadrapuram.-Demographics:...

  5. Naguru
    Naguru
    Naguru is a village and panchayat in Garugubilli mandal in Vizianagaram district of Andhra Pradesh, India.-Assembly constituency:Naguru is a small village and most of people is based on cultivation and Cattle. It is a beautiful village with full green lands and people with a lot of love and affection...

  6. Parvathipuram
    Parvathipuram
    Parvathipuram is a town, Municipality and Division in Vizianagaram district in Indian state of Andhra Pradesh.-Geography:Parvathipuram is located at 18°46'N 83°25'E. It has an average elevation of 120 metres .-Demographics:...

  7. Satiwada
  8. Saluru
  9. Srungavarapukota
    Srungavarapukota
    Srunga-varapu-kota or S. Kota is town and Mandal in Vizianagaram district of Andhra Pradesh, India.Srungavarapukota railway station is located on Kothavalasa-Kirandul line under East Coast Railway, Indian Railways.-Geography:...

  10. Terlam
  11. Uttarapalli
    Uttarapalli
    Uttarapalli is a village panchayat in Kothavalasa mandal of Vizianagaram district in Andhra Pradesh, India.-Assembly Constituency:Uttarapalli is an assembly constituency in Andhra Pradesh.List of Elected Members:...

  12. Vizianagaram
    Vizianagaram
    Vizianagaram is the main city of the Vizianagaram District of north-eastern Andhra Pradesh in southern India. Vizianagaram district was formed on 1 June 1979, with some parts carved from the neighbouring districts of Srikakulam and Visakhapatnam. It is, at present, the largest municipality of...


Warangal district
Warangal district
Warangal District is located in the northern area in the state of Andhra Pradesh, India. The administrative seat is Warangal.Warangal District has an area of 12,846 km², and a population of 3,246,004 of which 19.20% was urban as of 2001...

  1. Chennuru
  2. Cheryala
  3. Dornakal
  4. Hanumakonda
  5. Janagam
  6. Mahaboobabad
  7. Mulugu
  8. Narsampeta
  9. Parakala
  10. Sayampeta
  11. Vardhannapeta
  12. Warangal

West Godavari district
West Godavari
West Godavari District is one of the 23 districts of Andhra Pradesh, India. Eluru, is the district headquarter...

  1. Achanta
  2. Bhimavaram
  3. Chintalapudi
  4. Dendulooru
  5. Eluru
  6. Gopalapuram
  7. Kovvur
  8. Narsapuram
  9. Nidadavole
  10. Palakollu
  11. Polavaram
  12. Tadepalligudem
  13. Tanuku
  14. Undi
  15. Ungutooru


Government Employment by District 2001,2006 Census

Sl. No |Total
2001 2006
1 Adilabad 81,533 68,559
2 Nizamabad 36,361 40,325
3 Karimnagar 77,614 80,151
4 Medak 32,766 38,723
5 *Hyderabad 128,569 113,098
6 Rangareddy 31,780 52,557
7 Mahabubnagar 45,973 51,906
8 Nalgonda 44,287 46,372
9 Warangal 52,170 58,036
10 Khammam 63,689 65,244
Sub Total Telangana Region 594,742 614,971
11 Srikakulam 35,229 35,641
12 Vizianagaram 31,028 36,872
13 Visakhapatnam 50,413 52,548
14 East godavari 62,791 69,557
15 West godavari 43,056 52,730
16 Krishna 65,317 68,321
17 Guntur 56,104 59,117
18 Prakasam 41,059 42,125
19 Nellore 44,824 46,699
Sub Total Costal Andhra Region 429,821 463,610
20 Kadapa 44,252 45,776
21 Kurnool 52,285 52,758
22 Ananthapur 45,998 51,856
23 Chittoor 59,954 70,083
Sub Total RayalSeema Region 202,489 220,473
24 Others 1,330 -
Total Andhra Pradesh 1,228,382 1,299,054


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