Government of Andhra Pradesh
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Government of Andhra Pradesh (Telugu: ఆంధ్ర ప్రదేశ్ రాష్ట్ర ప్రభుత్వం) is the government for the state of Andhra Pradesh in South India.
It is an elected government with 294 MLAs elected to the legislative assembly for a 5 year term.
[edit] 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 [3]
| Lakhs |
% |
Type of Employee |
| 6.06 |
46.65% |
State Government |
| 3.39 |
26.07% |
Local Bodies |
| 2.53 |
19.47% |
PSU |
[edit] Legislature
The Andhra Pradesh Legislature is currently bicameral consisting of:
[edit] Judiciary
The Andhra Pradesh High Court is the highest court of appeal at the state level. It has subordinate Civil and Criminal Courts in every District.[4] Decisions of the Andhra Pradesh High Court can be appealed in the Supreme Court of India.
[edit] List of Assembly Constituencies
There are a total of 294 Assembly Constituencies, spread across 23 districts, in the state of Andhra Pradesh.
[edit] Government Employment by District 2001,2006 Census
| Sl. No |
District |
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 |
|
" * " = State Capital
[edit] See also
[edit] References
- ^ ANDHRA PRADESH LEGISLATIVE COUNCIL. legislativebodiesinindia.nic.in
- ^ state legislature. Legislativebodiesinindia.nic.in. Retrieved on 2012-01-09.
- ^ Employee Census 2006. Apdes.ap.gov.in. Retrieved on 2012-01-09.
- ^ Judicial Directory. Hc.ap.nic.in. Retrieved on 2012-01-09.