Tekkali

Tekkali
టెక్కలి
Town
Tekkali

Location in Andhra Pradesh, India

Coordinates: 18°37′00″N 84°14′00″E / 18.6167°N 84.2333°ECoordinates: 18°37′00″N 84°14′00″E / 18.6167°N 84.2333°E
Country  India
State Andhra Pradesh
District Srikakulam
Elevation 27 m (89 ft)
Languages
 • Official Telugu
Time zone IST (UTC+5:30)
PIN 532201
Telephone code 91\08945

Tekkali is a Town, Revenue Division and a Mandal in Srikakulam district in the state of Andhra Pradesh in India.

Tekkali is also called Raghunathapuram in memory of Raghunath Deo, an ancient proprietor of the Tekkali estate.

Geography

Tekkali is located at 18°37′00″N 83°14′00″E / 18.6167°N 83.2333°E.[1] It has an average elevation of 27 meters (91 feet).

Transport

The nearest Airport is the Visakhapatnam_Airport, which is at a distance of 150 km. NH-5(chennai-kolkata) passes through the town. It is well connected with the nearest towns of nandigam, palasa, meliaputti, chapara, sompeta, mandasa, kaviti, itchapuram, narasannapeta, pathapatnam, paralakhemundi and the district capital srikakulam. Tekkali is 50 km distance from srikakulam.

There is a Railway station in the tekkali . The another nearest railway station at Nupada Jn.(NWP), on Visakhapatnam to Howrah track. Naupada Jn. is 4 km from the tekkali and has frequent transport facility.

Demography

According to The Imperial Gazetteer of India[2] Tekkali in 1901 was a Zamindari tahsil in Ganjam district of Madras province. It lies on the coast of Bay of Bengal with an area of 275 square miles. The population was 124,626 compared with 115,553 in 1891. The tahsil consists of Tekkali town and about 350 villages. Tekkali town with a population of 7,557 is situated on the puri-paralakhemundi broad gauge railway.

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:

Tekkali Assembly candidates details :
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
2014 K.Achenanaidu TDP Duvvada Srinvas YSRCP

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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.[8]

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