Andhra Pradesh Legislature

The Andhra Pradesh Legislature is the state legislature of Andhra Pradesh. The Andhra Pradesh legislature has been both unicameral and bicameral in its history.

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State legislature

The Andhra Pradesh Legislature is currently bicameral.

  1. The lower house is called the Legislative Assembly. At present the Legislative Assembly of Andhra Pradesh consists of 295 Members including one Member nominated from Anglo-Indian Community.
  2. The Upper House, known as the Andhra Pradesh Legislative Council, has lesser powers than the Assembly and several of its members are nominated by the Assembly. Others are elected from various sections of the society like Graduates and Teachers. Currently the Legislative Council consists of 90 members.

From 1956 to 1958 the Andhra Pradesh Legislature was unicameral and from 1958 when the Council was formed, it became bicameral and continued till 1 June 1985 when the Legislative Council was abolished and the Andhra Pradesh Legislature once again became unicameral. This continued until March 2007 when the Legislative Council was reestablished and elections were held for its seats as per The Andhra Pradesh Legislative Council Bill, 2004.[1]

Seat of government

The Andhra Pradesh State Assembly Building, located in Hyderabad city, is the seat of the Andhra Pradesh Legislature.

It was built in 1913, the building was originally the Hyderabad Town hall. The Citizens of Princely state of Hyderabad raised money to build it to mark the 40th birthday of Nizam Mir Mahboob Ali Khan in 1905. This white gem of Hyderabad's architectural splendor was designed by specially commissioned architects. It adjoins the picturesque public gardens.

Politics

Main articles: Politics of Andhra Pradesh, List of Chief Ministers of Andhra Pradesh, and Government of Andhra Pradesh

The Indian National Congress(INC) won its second consecutive term in the Legislative Assembly elections with an absolute majority held during April–May 2009. After the accidental death of Y.S. Rajashekar Reddy in a chopper crash, K Rosaiah replaced him as Chief Minister. Due to health reasons, K Rosaiah had to step down and Kiran Kumar Reddy is continuing as the present Chief Minister.k

Speakers

Legislative Assembly Constituencies

Main article: List of constituencies of Andhra Pradesh Vidhan Sabha
See also: List of districts of Andhra Pradesh

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

Constituencies by district in Andhra Pradesh
District Count Constituencies
Adilabad 10 Adilabad, Asifabad, Bellampally, Boath, Chennur, Khanapur, Mancherial, Mudhole, Nirmal, Sirpur
Anantapur 14 Anantapur Urban, Dharmavaram, Guntakal, Hindupur, Kadiri, Kalyandurg, Madakasira, Penukonda, Puttaparthi, Raptadu, Rayadurg, Singanamala, Tadpatri, Uravakonda
Chittoor 14 Chittoor, Chandragiri, Gangadhara nellore, Kuppam, Madanapalli, Nagari, Palamaneru, Pileru, Punganuru, Satyavedu, Srikalahasti, Thamballapalle, Tirupati, Puthalapattu
East Godavari 19 Amalapuram, Anaparthy, Gannavaram, Jaggampeta, Kakinada City, Kakinada Rural, Kothapeta, Mandapeta, Mummidivaram, Peddapuram, Pithapuram, Prathipadu, Rajahmundry City, Rajamundry Rural, Rajanagaram, Ramachandrapuram, Rampachodavaram, Razole, Tuni
Guntur 17 Bapatla, Chilakaluripet, Guntur East, Guntur West, Gurazala, Macherla, Mangalagiri, Narasaraopet, Pedakurapadu, Ponnur, Prathipadu, Repalle, Sattenapalli, Tadikonda, Tenali, Vemuru, Vinukonda
Hyderabad 15 Amberpet, Bahdurpura, Chandrayangutta, Charminar, Goshamahal, Jubilee Hills, Karwan, Khairatabad, Malakpet, Musheerabad, Nampalli, Sanath Nagar, Secunderabad Cantt., Secundrabad, Yakutpura
Kadapa 10 Badvel, Jammalamadugu, Kadapa, Kamalapuram, Koduru, Mydukur, Proddatur, Pulivendula, Rajampeta, Rayachoti
Karimnagar 13 Choppadandi, Dharmapuri, Husnabad, Huzurabad, Jagtial, Karimnagar, Koratla, Manakondur, Manthani, Peddapalli, Ramagundam, Siricilla, Vemulawada
Khammam 10 Aswaraopeta, Bhadrachelam, Khammam, Kothagudem, Madira, Palair, Pinapaka, Sathupalli, Wyra, Yellandu
Krishna 16 Avanigadda, Gannavaram, Gudivada, Jaggayyapeta, Kaikaluru, Machilipatnam, Mylavaram, Nandigama, Nuziveedu, Pamarru, Pedana, Penamaluru, Tiruvuru, Vijayawada (Central), Vijayawada (East), Vijayawada (West)
Kurnool 14 Adoni, Allagadda, Alur, Banaganapalle, Dhone, Kodumur, Kurnool, Mantralayam, Nandikotkur, Nandyal, Panyam, Pattikonda, Srisailam, Yemmiganur
Mahbubnagar 14 Achampet, Alampur, Devarakadra, Gadwal, Jadcherla, Kalwakurthy, Kodangal, Kollapur, Mahaboobnagar, Makthal, Nagarkurnool, Narayanpet, Shadnagar, Vanaparthi
Medak 10 Andole, Dubbak, Gajwel, Narayankhed, Medak, Narsapoor, patancheru, Sangareddy, Siddipeta, Zaheerabad
Nalgonda 12 Alair, Bhongir, Devarakonda, Huzurnagar, Kodada, Munugodu, Miryalagudem, Nagarjunasagar, Nakirekal, Nalgonda, Suryapet, Tungaturthy
Nellore 10 Alluru, Atmakuru, Gudooru, Kavali, Kovuru, Nellore, Sarwepally, Sullurupeta, Venkatagiri, Udayagiri
Nizamabad 9 Armoor, Balkonda, Banswada, Bodhan, Ellareddy, Jukkal, Kamareddy, Nizamabad(rural), Nizamabad(urban)
Prakasam 12 Addanki, Chirala, Darsi, Giddaluru, Kandukur, Kanigiri, Kondapi, Markapuram, Ongole, Parchuru, Santhanuthalapadu, yerragonda palem
Rangareddy 15 Chevella, Ibrahimpatnam, Kukatpally, Quthbullapur, L. B. Nagar, Lingampally, Maheswaram, Malkajgiri, Medchal, Parigi, RajendraNagar, Serilingampally, Tanduru, Uppal, Vikarabad
Srikakulam 10 Amadalavalasa, Etcherla, Ichchapuram, Narasannapeta, Palakonda, Palasa, Pathapatnam, Rajam, Srikakulam, Tekkali
Visakhapatnam 15 Anakapalle, Araku Valley, Bhimli, Chodavaram, Elamanchili, Gajuwaka, Madugula, Narsipatnam, Paderu, Payakaraopeta, Pendurthi, Visakhapatnam East, Visakhapatnam North, Visakhapatnam South, Visakhapatnam West
Vizianagaram 9 Bobbili, Cheepurupalle, Gajapathinagaram, Kurupam, Nellimarla, Parvathipuram, Salur, Srungavarapukota, Vizianagaram
Warangal 12 Bhupalpally, Dornakal, Janagam, Mahabubabad, Mulugu, Narsampet, Palakurthy, Parakal, Station Ghanpur, Warangal(east), Warangal(west) , Wardhannapet
West Godavari 15 Achanta, Bhimavaram, Chintalapudi, Denduluru, Eluru, Gopalapuram, Kovvur, Narasapuram, Nidadavole, Palacole, Polavaram, Tadepalligudem, Tanuku, Undi, Unguturu

See also

References

  1. ^ http://rajyasabha.nic.in/legislative/amendbills/personal_law/102_2004.pdf

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