Mummidivaram
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| Coordinates | 16°39′00″N 82°07′00″E / 16.6500°N 82.1167°ECoordinates: 16°39′00″N 82°07′00″E / 16.6500°N 82.1167°E |
| Country | India |
| State | Andhra Pradesh |
| District(s) | East Godavari |
| Subdistrict(s) | Mummidivaram |
| Time zone | IST (UTC+05:30) |
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Mummidi-varam is a village and mandal, near Amalapuram, in East Godavari district, Andhra Pradesh, India. Mummidivaram sub-taluq was formed out of Amalapuram taluk in July 1969.
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[edit] Geography
Mummidivaram is one of the Nagar Panchayat in East Godavari District of Andhra Pradesh.The temple town of Balayogi. The famous Gagjendra Moksha described in Sri Maha Bhagavatham took place here. This regeon is rich in alluvial soil and famous for paddy, coconut, turmeric, banana and sugarcane fields. This is als0 enriched with mineral oil and natural gas ( Refineries of Reliance and Gujarat State Petroleum are located in this area). Mummidivaram is located at 16°39′00″N 82°07′00″E / 16.6500°N 82.1167°E.[1] It has an average elevation of 0 meters (3 feet).
[edit] Balayogi Temple
The Balayogi Temple is famous in East Godavari district.[2] Balayogi, is an ascetic, who appears in public once a year on next day of Maha Shivaratri day. He attracts a large number of people who congregate here to have his Darshan. Until 1984 about five lakhs devotees from all over the world have visited this temple for the Balayogi’s Darshan.
[edit] Assembly constituency
Mummidivaram is an assembly constituency in Andhra Pradesh reserved for Scheduled Castes. There are 1,35,049 registered voters in Mummidivaram constituency in 1999 elections.
List of Elected Members:[3]
- 1978 - Moka Sri Vishnu Prasada Rao
- 1983 - Valtati Rajasakkubai
- 1985 - Pandu Krishna Murthy
- 1989 and 1994 - Battina Subba Rao
- 1999 - Chelli Vivekananda
- 2004 - Pinipe Viswarupu
- 2009 - Ponnada Satish
[edit] Panchayats
There are 19 panchayats in Mummidivaram mandal.[4]
- Ainapuram (village and panchayat)
- Ananthavaram (village and panchayat)
- Annampalle (village and panchayat)
- Ch.Gunnepalle (village and panchayat)
- Chinakothalanka (village and panchayat)
- Gadilanka (village and panchayat)
- Gedellanka (village and panchayat)
- Kamini (village and panchayat)
- Karrivanirevu (village and panchayat)
- Komanapalle (village and panchayat)
- Kothalanka (village and panchayat)
- Krapa Chintalapudi (village and panchayat)
- Krapa Chintalapudipalem (village and panchayat)
- Lanka of Thanelanka (village and panchayat)
- Marlapalem (village and panchayat)
- Mummidivaram (panchayat and mandal headquarters)
- Pallavari Palem (village and panchayat)
- Somidevara Palem (village and panchayat)
- Tanelanka (village and panchayat)
- Mattadipalem
[edit] References
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