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They renamed to DR br ambedkar konaseema. This name is not officially announced please revert this change to konaseema only

They renamed to DR br ambedkar konaseema. This name is not officially announced please revert this change to konaseema only 110.235.236.108 (talk) 17:14, 24 May 2022 (UTC)[reply]

Done by consulting [1] — DaxServer (t · m · c) 22:49, 24 May 2022 (UTC)[reply]

The district's name is officially Dr. B.R. Ambedkar Konaseema district now. Thewikizoomer (talk) 09:56, 24 June 2022 (UTC)[reply]

Self-reverted and

Done — DaxServer (t · m · c) 12:07, 24 June 2022 (UTC)[reply]

DaxServer, The district's name is officially Dr. B. R. Ambedkar Konaseema district now. Please, change title to the official name. - Sidchandra78 (talk) 11:36, 4 July 2022 (UTC)[reply]

It's Official now. You can check on Google for official news. Trulymanoj (talk) 10:14, 15 July 2022 (UTC)[reply]

Renaming

The renaming of konaseema district is not officially announced,the protests are still continuing,so please change the name of the district as konaseema District 157.48.187.155 (talk) 15:50, 25 May 2022 (UTC)[reply]

The name has been reverted back to Konasema District. We can change when we got an official announcement. Ganeshmedida4066 (talk) 02:42, 3 June 2022 (UTC)[reply]

On 2 August 2022, the Government of Andhra Pradesh officially released the G.O on renaming the district to Dr. B.R. Ambedkar Konaseema district. So, kindly revert back the page to Dr. B.R. Ambedkar Konaseema district AVI3347 (talk) 04:53, 4 September 2022 (UTC)[reply]

Requested move 12 November 2023

The following is a closed discussion of a requested move. Please do not modify it. Subsequent comments should be made in a new section on the talk page. Editors desiring to contest the closing decision should consider a move review after discussing it on the closer's talk page. No further edits should be made to this discussion.

The result of the move request was: Not moved The nominator has WP:BLUDGEONed the process, but failed to convince anyone else of their position. * Pppery * _{it has begun...} 04:04, 21 November 2023 (UTC) * Pppery * _{it has begun...} 04:04, 21 November 2023 (UTC)[reply]

Konaseema district → Dr. B. R. Ambedkar Konaseema district – Kindly move the "Konaseema district" page to "Dr. B. R. Ambedkar Konaseema district" to accurately reflect the official name of the district. Previously some users tried to move the page when its under proposal which caused the error for me while moving. But now its official title of the district. Thanks RevenueDPT ✉ 13:34, 11 November 2023 (UTC) This is a contested technical request (permalink). – robertsky (talk) 07:22, 12 November 2023 (UTC)[reply]

@RevenueDPT: See WP:OFFICIALNAMES. --Ahecht (TALK
PAGE) 15:04, 11 November 2023 (UTC)[reply]

@Ahecht See Konaseema district protest. Read this The Wire news article and Indian Express news article Still you want to use the old name even after all these happened due to the name change? RevenueDPT ✉ 15:55, 11 November 2023 (UTC)[reply]

Irrelevant. Do provide information that the new name is the common name of the location per WP:NAMECHANGE. – robertsky (talk) 17:43, 11 November 2023 (UTC)[reply]

How come a name existed for 4 months became a common name? Konaseema district formed from East Godavari district in January 2022 and Government proposed to change it to Dr. B. R Ambedkar Konaseema district in May 2022 and officially changed it in June 2022. RevenueDPT ✉ 17:52, 11 November 2023 (UTC)[reply]

After the new districts proposal in January 2022 [2] Konaseema district officially formed on 4th April, 2022 [3] . After 1 month in May 2022, Andhra Pradesh Government took decision to change Dr. B. R. Ambedkar Konaseema district [4]. On August 2, 2022 it was officially renamed [5]

If someone has not created a redirect page I would have easily moved it. Check the page's edit history once. RevenueDPT ✉ 18:28, 11 November 2023 (UTC)[reply]

RevenueDPT, given the discussion here, this is a WP:PCM and so I suggest opening a full WP:RM by pressing the "discuss" link and copying this thread there. -Kj cheetham (talk) 22:52, 11 November 2023 (UTC)[reply]

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Timeline of events from formation to renaming

January 26, 2022 - Andhra Pradesh Cabinet clears the formation of 13 new districts. Konaseema district name is proposed for one of it.^[1]^[2]

April 04, 2022 - Chief Minister virtually inaugurated 13 new districts in the state. Konaseema district officially formed.^[3]^[4]

May 18, 2022 - Government considering renaming Konaseema district after B. R. Ambedkar. Following this violent protests took place on 24 May 2022.^[5]^[6]

June 24, 2022 - Andhra Pradesh Cabinet approved the gazette notification issued on May 18 to rename the district.^[7]^[8]^[9]

August 02, 2022 - Konaseema district has been officially renamed to Dr. B. R. Ambedkar Konaseema district, with effect from August 2.^[10] Final Gazette notification

RevenueDPT ✉ 01:04, 12 November 2023 (UTC)[reply]

^ "Andhra Pradesh Cabinet clears the formation of 13 new districts". Frontline. 2022-01-26. Retrieved 2023-11-12.
^ "Jagan govt carves out 13 new districts in Andhra, names one after TDP founder". Hindustan Times. 2022-01-27. Retrieved 2023-11-12.
^ "Explained: The 13 new districts of Andhra Pradesh, and why they have been created". The Indian Express. 2022-04-05. Retrieved 2023-11-12.
^ "Andhra Pradesh now has 26 districts with the addition of 13 new districts on April 4". Frontline. 2022-04-05. Retrieved 2023-11-12.
^ "Andhra minister's home set afire in protest over renaming district after BR Ambedkar". India Today. Retrieved 2023-11-12.
^ "How the Decision to Name a District After Ambedkar Led to Violent Protests in Coastal Andhra". The Wire. Retrieved 2023-11-12.
^ "Amalapuram burns over renaming district after Ambedkar". The New Indian Express. Retrieved 2023-11-12.
^ Jonathan, P. Samuel (2022-06-24). "Cabinet resolves to name Konaseema district after B.R. Ambedkar". The Hindu. ISSN 0971-751X. Retrieved 2023-11-12.
^ "Andhra Pradesh renames newly created Konaseema district after BR Ambedkar". The Indian Express. 2022-06-24. Retrieved 2023-11-12.
^ Reporter, Staff (2022-08-03). "G.O. on naming Konaseema district after Dr. B.R. Ambedkar issued". The Hindu. ISSN 0971-751X. Retrieved 2023-11-12.

RevenueDPT ✉ 02:01, 12 November 2023 (UTC)[reply]

Oppose per WP:COMMONNAME. Even its own website commonly uses Konaseema. See WP:OFFICIAL. -- Necrothesp (talk) 14:30, 14 November 2023 (UTC)[reply]
It was published when the districts were proposed.
- Have you read the Gazette notification? It says,
"the Governor of Andhra Pradesh, in the interests of public, after having published proposals in that regard as required under sub-section (5) of Section 3 of the Andhra Pradesh Districts (formation) Act, 1974 (Act No.7 of 1974), and having taken into consideration the objections and suggestions received thereon all persons in the areas concerned and likely to be affected thereby, do hereby notify to change the existing name of the Konaseema District as Dr. B.R. Ambedkar Konaseema District."
- And the Advisor to the Government. He says,
"the decision to rename the district was taken after careful consideration of the composition of the population and demands from local people. “The state government stands by its decision and as per that, we renamed it officially as Dr BR Ambedkar Konaseema district today." RevenueDPT ✉ 15:20, 14 November 2023 (UTC)[reply]

Move to Dr. B. R. Ambedkar Konaseema district

13 new districts formed on April 04, 2022 and all of them having their official names as the titles

Parvathipuram Manyam district
Anakapalli district
Alluri Sitharama Raju district
Kakinada district
Eluru district
Palnadu district
Bapatla district
Nandyal district
Sri Sathya Sai district
Tirupati district
Annamayya district
NTR district
Except for Dr. B. R. Ambedkar Konaseema district

Many old places and cities were moved to their official names even though they are not common. For Ex:

Faizabad district - Ayodhya district
Feroz Shah Kotla Stadium - Arun Jaitley Cricket Stadium
Allahabad - Prayagraj
Mughalsarai Junction - Pandit Deen Dayal Upadhyaya Junction railway station
Dr. NTR University of Health Sciences - Dr. YSR University of Health Sciences

But the newly formed Dr. B. R. Ambedkar Konaseema district, named after Dr. B. R. Ambedkar, does not fully include the name, indicating a potential casteist bias. This is evident in the protests, incidents of burning politicians' houses, and even in the Wikipedia page title. A review of the page history reveals multiple instances where various users consistently removed Dr. B. R. Ambedkar's name in the district page. Additionally, none of the cities, towns, mandals, constituencies, or villages in this district make any reference to his name.

The Governor of Andhra Pradesh, through a Gazette notification on Aug 02, 2022, has explicitly stated that, in the interest of the public, and after considering proposals along with objections and suggestions received, the existing name of the Konaseema District is to be changed to Dr. B. R. Ambedkar Konaseema District.

I strongly urge the moving of his page to Dr. B. R. Ambedkar Konaseema district to address this issue. RevenueDPT ✉ 04:36, 16 November 2023 (UTC)[reply]

Once again, you are relying on the official name. We use the WP:COMMONNAME, which is not necessarily the WP:OFFICIALNAME. You have provided absolutely no evidence that the new official name is commonly used, only that it is the official name. -- Necrothesp (talk) 10:50, 16 November 2023 (UTC)[reply]

The discussion above is closed. Please do not modify it. Subsequent comments should be made on the appropriate discussion page. No further edits should be made to this discussion.

[1] "Andhra Pradesh Cabinet clears the formation of 13 new districts". Frontline. 2022-01-26. Retrieved 2023-11-12.

[2] "Jagan govt carves out 13 new districts in Andhra, names one after TDP founder". Hindustan Times. 2022-01-27. Retrieved 2023-11-12.

[3] "Explained: The 13 new districts of Andhra Pradesh, and why they have been created". The Indian Express. 2022-04-05. Retrieved 2023-11-12.

[4] "Andhra Pradesh now has 26 districts with the addition of 13 new districts on April 4". Frontline. 2022-04-05. Retrieved 2023-11-12.

[5] "Andhra minister's home set afire in protest over renaming district after BR Ambedkar". India Today. Retrieved 2023-11-12.

[6] "How the Decision to Name a District After Ambedkar Led to Violent Protests in Coastal Andhra". The Wire. Retrieved 2023-11-12.

[7] "Amalapuram burns over renaming district after Ambedkar". The New Indian Express. Retrieved 2023-11-12.

[8] Jonathan, P. Samuel (2022-06-24). "Cabinet resolves to name Konaseema district after B.R. Ambedkar". The Hindu. ISSN 0971-751X. Retrieved 2023-11-12.

[9] "Andhra Pradesh renames newly created Konaseema district after BR Ambedkar". The Indian Express. 2022-06-24. Retrieved 2023-11-12.

[10] Reporter, Staff (2022-08-03). "G.O. on naming Konaseema district after Dr. B.R. Ambedkar issued". The Hindu. ISSN 0971-751X. Retrieved 2023-11-12.

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