Kondapi

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Kondapi
village
Country  India
State Andhra Pradesh
District Prakasam
Talukas Kondapi
Languages
 • Official Telugu
Time zone IST (UTC+5:30)
PIN 523270
Telephone code 08598

Kondapi or Kondepi is a small town and a Mandal & Assembly constituency in Prakasam district in the Indian state of Andhra Pradesh.[1]

Assembly constituency

Kondapi is an assembly constituency in Andhra Pradesh. There are 2,01,898 registered voters in Kondepi constituency according to statistics in 2009 elections.

List of Elected Members:[2] [3]

  • 1952-1957----->Nalamothu Chenchuramananaidu{INC) represented this area
  • 1957-1962----->Nalamothu Chenchu Ramaiah
  • 1962-1972----->Chaganti Rosaiah Naidu (INC), two terms
  • 1972-1978----->Divi Sankaraiah (CPI-I)
  • 1978-1983----->Gundapaneni Pattabhi Ramaswamy(INC-I)
  • 1983-1985----->Moorubhooyina Malakondaiah(TDP)
  • 1985-1989----->Gundapaneni Atchuta Kumar(INC)
  • 1989-1994----->Gundapaneni Atchuta Kumar(INC)
  • 1994-1999----->Damacharla Anjaneyulu(TDP)
  • 1999-2004----->Damacharla Anjaneyulu(TDP)
  • 2004-2009----->Pothula Rama Rao(INC)
  • 2009-to date----->Gurrala Venkata Seshu(INC)

Kondapi Mandal

Kondepi is the headquarters for the Kondapi Mandal which consists of many small villages around the town namely:

1. Anakarlapudi
2. Chinakandlagunta
3. Chinavenkannapalem
4. Chodavaram
5. Goginenivaripalem
6. Gurrapadiya
7. Ilavara
8. Koru Uppalapadu (K. Uppalapadu)
9. Kattubadipalem
10. Kondapi
11. Mittapalem
12. Mugachintala
13. Mupparajupalem
14. Muppavaram
15. Nennurupadu
16. Pedakandlagunta
17. Peridepi
18. Chavata Palem
19: Petluru
20. Venkata Krishna Puram
22. Dharma Varam
22. Juvvigunta
23. Ayya Vari Palem
24. Vennuru
25. Kattavaripalem
26.Pireddypalem

Colleges & Schools

In Kondapi there are 5 Elementary Schools, a Government High School, a Junior College and 3 Private Schools. MSR Degree college was established in 1994 but it was closed in 2010 due to lack of maintenance and Re-opened in 2011 and running successfully. A Government Junior college was established in 1970 and it is an excellent and fascinating college in terms of Infrastructure. Around the village, majority of students commute by bicycles.

Temples

In Kondapi,there are 5 beautiful Temples among which, Shirdi Sai Baba Temple is the most beautiful & a glorious one.there are temples for Lord siva, Sri Ram & Maha Vishnu. now Sri Anjaneya Temple construction is going on. and also Sri rama Temple is reconstructing with all facilities. Sri Golagamudi Venkaiah Swamy Temple construction is going on. Village contains Gramadevatha temple called kondepamma temple built by GURRAM VENKATA SUBBAIAH in 2004.

Near Jaallapalem, there is a famous Veerabramhendra Temple, every Year on the day of UGADI (Telugu Samvatharam/ Telugu New Year), people flock to this temple.

Vennur is a village of Kondapi constituent.This village also has a beautiful Temple that's name is "ANKAMMA TALLI" Temple. Every year all people are celebrate "Jatara".

Muppavaram is a village where the Puralasetty family originated and today they are spread across Andhra Pradesh. Puralasetty DEVARA (ammavaru incarnation) is famous in the village for, every 5 years celebrations of this temple is held in grandeur. The first Temple construction was taken by PURALASETTY SOMAIAH along with the support of his family members. The first 'Jatara' is held Under management of PURALASETTY SUBBA RAO which is believedd to have taken the temple's glory to the peak . Today, the temple stands as an IDOL for 'FAMILY PRIDE'

Chavatapalem is a village has two beautiful temples one is KODANDARAMASWAMY temple built by KANDULA ADEIAH and another one is POLLERAMMA temple built by chavatapalem village people among them. IN Muppavaram There are 2 temples 1. Veera anjaneyaswamy temple 2.sivalayam

Sai baba temple which is beside bus stop it is newly established.

References

  1. ↑ "List of Sub-Districts". Census of India. Archived from the original on 2007-04-08. Retrieved 2007-04-27. 
  2. ↑ Election Commission of India.APAssembly results. 1978-2004
  3. ↑ "Sitting and previous MLAs from Kondapi (SC) Assembly Constituency". Retrieved 4 February 2014. 
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