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Badvel is a municipality in the YSR district of the Indian state of Andhra Pradesh. Badvel Town is located in two mandals. Major portion of town comes under Badvel mandal and remaining portion of town comes under Gopavaram Mandal. It comes under Badvel revenue division.[1]
History
YSR district was one of the 13 new districts formed in 2022 , with its headquarters at Kadapa. The reorganisation of the districts increased the number of districts in Andhra Pradesh to 26. It has 3 revenue divisions - Jammalamadugu revenue division, Kadapa revenue division and Badvel revenue division.[2]
Kadapa district was renamed YSR district in 2010 after Yeduguri Sandinti Rajasekhara Reddy (8 July 1949 – 2 September 2009), who was chief minister of Andhra Pradesh for two terms. In a political career spanning 30 years, he never lost an election. He died in a helicopter accident.[3][4][5][6]
Geography
Badvel is Template:Convert away from Proddatur and Template:Convert away from Kadapa which are major cities. NH-67 passes through Badvel town. Geographically town is located at the foot hills of Eastern Ghats.
Assembly constituency
Badvel is an assembly constituency in Andhra Pradesh. Currently it is reserved for SC's.[7]
Education
The primary and secondary school education is imparted by government, aided and private schools, under the School Education Department of the state.[8][9] The medium of instruction followed by different schools are English, Telugu.
See also
References
- ↑ YSR District. Government of Andhra Pradesh. Retrieved 17 October 2023.
- ↑ 13 new districts inaugurated in Andhra Pradesh; Full list here. Deccan Chronicle. Retrieved 17 October 2023.
- ↑ YSR District. Andhra Pradesh Government. Retrieved 22 October 2023.
- ↑ Kadapa district to be named after YSR. The Hindu. Retrieved 22 October 2023.
- ↑ Kadapa district to be named after YSR. The New Indian Express. Retrieved 22 October 2023.
- ↑ Y S Rajasekhara Reddy. i love india.com. Retrieved 22 October 2023.
- ↑ DELIMITATION OF PARLIAMENTARY AND ASSEMBLY CONSTITUENCIES ORDER, 2008. Election Commission of India.
- ↑ School Education Department. School Education Department, Government of Andhra Pradesh.
- ↑ The Department of School Education - Official AP State Government Portal | AP State Portal. www.ap.gov.in.