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17°24′06″N 78°28′05″E / 17.401586°N 78.467995°E / 17.401586; 78.467995 The Andhra Pradesh Legislature is the state legislature of Andhra Pradesh. The Andhra Pradesh legislature has been both unicameral and bicameral in its history.

State legislature

The Andhra Pradesh Legislature is currently bicameral.

The lower house is called the Legislative Assembly. At present the Legislative Assembly of Andhra Pradesh consists of 295 Members including one Member nominated from Anglo-Indian Community.
The Upper House, known as the Andhra Pradesh Legislative Council, has lesser powers than the Assembly and several of its members are nominated by the Assembly. Others are elected from various sections of the society like Graduates and Teachers. Currently the Legislative Council consists of 90 members.

From 1956 to 1958 the Andhra Pradesh Legislature was unicameral and from 1958 when the Council was formed, it became bicameral and continued till 1 June 1985 when the Legislative Council was abolished and the Andhra Pradesh Legislature once again became unicameral. This continued until March 2007 when the Legislative Council was reestablished and elections were held for its seats as per The Andhra Pradesh Legislative Council Bill, 2004.^[1]

Seat of government

The Andhra Pradesh State Assembly Building, located in Hyderabad city, is the seat of the Andhra Pradesh Legislature.

It was built in 1913, the building was originally the Hyderabad Town hall. The Citizens of Princely state of Hyderabad raised money to build it to mark the 40th birthday of Nizam Mir Mahboob Ali Khan in 1905. This white gem of Hyderabad's architectural splendor was designed by specially commissioned architects. It adjoins the picturesque public gardens.

Politics

The Indian National Congress(INC) won its second consecutive term in the Legislative Assembly elections with an absolute majority held during April–May 2009. After the accidental death of Y.S. Rajashekar Reddy in a chopper crash, K Rosaiah replaced him as Chief Minister. Due to health reasons, K Rosaiah had to step down and Kiran Kumar Reddy is continuing as the present Chief Minister.

Speakers

Ayyadevara Kaleswara Rao (1956–1962)
B. V. Subba Reddy (1962–1970)
G. Narayana Rao
Divi.Kondaiah chowdry
Kona Prabhakara Rao (1980–1981)
Tangi Satyanarayana (1983–1985)
D. Sripada Rao (1991–1995)
Yanamala Rama Krishnudu (1995–1999)
K. Pratibha Bharati (1999–2004)
K R Suresh Reddy (2004–2009)
Nallari Kiran Kumar Reddy (2009–2011)
Nadendla Manohar (2011–2012)

Legislative Assembly Constituencies

There are a total of 294 Assembly Constituencies, across 23 districts, in the state of Andhra Pradesh.

Constituencies by district in Andhra Pradesh
District	Count	Constituencies
Adilabad	10	Adilabad, Asifabad, Bellampally, Boath, Chennur, Khanapur, Mancherial, Mudhole, Nirmal, Sirpur
Anantapur	14	Anantapur Urban, Dharmavaram, Guntakal, Hindupur, Kadiri, Kalyandurg, Madakasira, Penukonda, Puttaparthi, Raptadu, Rayadurg, Singanamala, Tadpatri, Uravakonda
Chittoor	14	Chittoor, Chandragiri, Gangadhara nellore, Kuppam, Madanapalli, Nagari, Palamaneru, Pileru, Punganuru, Satyavedu, Srikalahasti, Thamballapalle, Tirupati, Puthalapattu
East Godavari	19	Amalapuram, Anaparthy, Gannavaram, Jaggampeta, Kakinada City, Kakinada Rural, Kothapeta, Mandapeta, Mummidivaram, Peddapuram, Pithapuram, Prathipadu, Rajahmundry City, Rajamundry Rural, Rajanagaram, Ramachandrapuram, Rampachodavaram, Razole, Tuni
Guntur	17	Bapatla, Chilakaluripet, Guntur East, Guntur West, Gurazala, Macherla, Mangalagiri, Narasaraopet, Pedakurapadu, Ponnur, Prathipadu, Repalle, Sattenapalli, Tadikonda, Tenali, Vemuru, Vinukonda
Hyderabad	15	Amberpet, Bahdurpura, Chandrayangutta, Charminar, Goshamahal, Jubilee Hills, Karwan, Khairatabad, Malakpet, Musheerabad, Nampalli, Sanath Nagar, Secunderabad Cantonment, Secundrabad, Yakutpura
Kadapa	10	Badvel, Jammalamadugu, Kadapa, Kamalapuram, Koduru, Mydukur, Proddatur, Pulivendula, Rajampeta, Rayachoti
Karimnagar	13	Choppadandi, Dharmapuri, Husnabad, Huzurabad, Jagtial, Karimnagar, Koratla, Manakondur, Manthani, Peddapalli, Ramagundam, Siricilla, Vemulawada
Khammam	10	Aswaraopeta, Bhadrachelam, Khammam, Kothagudem, Madira, Palair, Pinapaka, Sathupalli, Wyra, Yellandu
Krishna	16	Avanigadda, Gannavaram, Gudivada, Jaggayyapeta, Kaikaluru, Machilipatnam, Mylavaram, Nandigama, Nuziveedu, Pamarru, Pedana, Penamaluru, Tiruvuru, Vijayawada (Central), Vijayawada (East), Vijayawada (West)
Kurnool	14	Adoni, Allagadda, Alur, Banaganapalle, Dhone, Kodumur, Kurnool, Mantralayam, Nandikotkur, Nandyal, Panyam, Pattikonda, Srisailam, Yemmiganur
Mahbubnagar	14	Achampet, Alampur, Devarakadra, Gadwal, Jadcherla, Kalwakurthy, Kodangal, Kollapur, Mahaboobnagar, Makthal, Nagarkurnool, Narayanpet, Shadnagar, Wanaparthy
Medak	10	Andole, Dubbak, Gajwel, Narayankhed, Medak, Narsapur, Patancheru, Sangareddy, Siddipeta, Zaheerabad
Nalgonda	12	Alair, Bhongir, Devarakonda, Huzurnagar, Kodada, Munugode, Miryalaguda, Nagarjunasagar, Nakrekal, Nalgonda, Suryapet, Tungaturthy
Nellore	10	Alluru, Atmakur, Gudur, Kavali, Kovur, Nellore, Sarvepalli, Sullurpeta, Venkatagiri, Udayagiri
Nizamabad	9	Armoor, Balkonda, Banswada, Bodhan, Jukkal, Kamareddy, Nizamabad (Rural), Nizamabad (Urban), Yellareddy
Prakasam	12	Addanki, Chirala, Darsi, Giddaluru, Kandukur, Kanigiri, Kondapi, Markapuram, Ongole, Parchuru, Santhanuthalapadu, Yerragondapalem
Rangareddy	14	Chevella, Ibrahimpatnam, Kukatpally, Quthbullapur, L. B. Nagar, Maheswaram, Malkajgiri, Medchal, Parigi, Rajendranagar, Serilingampally, Tanduru, Uppal, Vikarabad
Srikakulam	10	Amadalavalasa, Etcherla, Ichchapuram, Narasannapeta, Palakonda, Palasa, Pathapatnam, Rajam, Srikakulam, Tekkali
Visakhapatnam	15	Anakapalle, Araku Valley, Bhimli, Chodavaram, Elamanchili, Gajuwaka, Madugula, Narsipatnam, Paderu, Payakaraopeta, Pendurthi, Visakhapatnam East, Visakhapatnam North, Visakhapatnam South, Visakhapatnam West
Vizianagaram	9	Bobbili, Cheepurupalle, Gajapathinagaram, Kurupam, Nellimarla, Parvathipuram, Salur, Srungavarapukota, Vizianagaram
Warangal	12	Bhupalpally, Dornakal, Janagam, Mahabubabad, Mulugu, Narsampet, Palakurthy, Parakal, Station Ghanpur, Warangal (East), Warangal (West), Wardhannapet
West Godavari	15	Achanta, Bhimavaram, Chintalapudi, Denduluru, Eluru, Gopalapuram, Kovvur, Narasapuram, Nidadavole, Palacole, Polavaram, Tadepalligudem, Tanuku, Undi, Unguturu

References

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External links

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 # The lower house is called the '''[[Vidhan Sabha|Legislative Assembly]]'''. At present the Legislative Assembly of Andhra Pradesh consists of 295 Members including one Member nominated from [[Anglo-Indian]] Community.
 # The Upper House, known as the '''[[Andhra Pradesh Legislative Council]]''', has lesser powers than the Assembly and several of its members are nominated by the Assembly. Others are elected from various sections of the society like Graduates and Teachers. Currently the Legislative Council consists of 90 members.
-From 1956 to 1958 the Andhra Pradesh Legislature was [[unicameral]] and from 1958 when the Council was formed, it became bicameral and continued till 1 June 1985 when the Legislative Council was abolished and the Andhra Pradesh Legislature once again became unicameral. This continued until March 2007 when the Legislative Council was reestablished and elections were held for its seats as per ''The Andhra Pradesh Legislative Council Bill, 2004''.<ref>http://rajyasabha.nic.in/legislative/amendbills/personal_law/102_2004.pdf</ref>
+From 1956 to 1958 the Andhra Pradesh Legislature was [[unicameral]] and from 1958 when the Council was formed, it became bicameral and continued till 1 June 1985 when the Legislative Council was abolished and the Andhra Pradesh Legislature once again became unicameral. This continued until March 2007 when the Legislative Council was reestablished and elections were held for its seats as per ''The Andhra Pradesh Legislative Council Bill, 2004''.<ref>[http://rajyasabha.nic.in/legislative/amendbills/personal_law/102_2004.pdf]{{dead link|date=January 2013}}</ref>
 ==Seat of government==
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-|[[Addanki]], [[Chirala]], [[Darsi]], [[Giddaluru]], [[Kandukur]], [[Kanigiri]], [[Kondapi]], [[Markapur|Markapuram]], [[Ongole]], [[Parchur|Parchuru]], [[Santanutalapadu|Santhanuthalapadu]], [[Yerragondapalem]]
+|[[Addanki]], [[Chirala]], [[Darsi]], [[Giddaluru]], [[Kandukur]], [[Kanigiri]], [[Kondapi]], [[Markapur]]am, [[Ongole]], [[Parchur]]u, [[Santanutalapadu|Santhanuthalapadu]], [[Yerragondapalem]]
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-|[[Chevella]], [[Ibrahimpatnam, Ranga Reddy district|Ibrahimpatnam]], [[Kukatpally]], [[Quthbullapur]], [[L. B. Nagar]], [[Maheswaram]], [[Malkajgiri]], [[Medchal]], [[Parigi, Ranga Reddy|Parigi]], [[Rajendranagar mandal|Rajendranagar]], [[Serilingampally (Vidan Sabha constituency)|Serilingampally]], [[Tandur|Tanduru]], [[Uppal, Shamshabad mandal|Uppal]], [[Vikarabad]]
+|[[Chevella]], [[Ibrahimpatnam, Ranga Reddy district|Ibrahimpatnam]], [[Kukatpally]], [[Quthbullapur]], [[L. B. Nagar]], [[Maheswaram]], [[Malkajgiri]], [[Medchal]], [[Parigi, Ranga Reddy|Parigi]], [[Rajendranagar mandal|Rajendranagar]], [[Serilingampally (Vidan Sabha constituency)|Serilingampally]], [[Tandur]]u, [[Uppal, Shamshabad mandal|Uppal]], [[Vikarabad]]
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 ==External links==
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-* [http://assembly.ap.nic.in AP Assembly official site]
+* [http://assembly.ap.nic.in/ AP Assembly official site]
-* [http://www.aponline.gov.in/APPORTAL/List-of-MLAs.html List of MLAs on aponline.gov.in]
+* [http://wayback.archive.org/web/20120212065510/http://www.aponline.gov.in/APPORTAL/List-of-MLAs.html List of MLAs on aponline.gov.in]
-* [http://www.apmlas.com AP MLAs]
 * [http://www.andhraelections.in/assembly-segments/ Andhra Pradesh Assembly Segments]

v t e State of Andhra Pradesh
Capital: Amaravati
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Symbols	Song Maa Telugu Thalliki Language Telugu Dance Kuchipudi Sport Kabaddi Animal Blackbuck Bird Rose-ringed parakeet Fish Great Snakehead Flower Jasmine Fruit Banginapalli Mango Tree Neem
Regions	North Andhra Coastal Andhra Rayalaseema
Districts	Alluri Sitharama Raju Anakapalli Anantapur Annamayya Bapatla Chittoor Dr. B. R. Ambedkar Konaseema East Godavari Eluru Guntur Kakinada Krishna Kurnool Nandyal NTR Palnadu Parvathipuram Manyam Prakasam Sri Potti Sriramulu Nellore Srikakulam Sri Sathya Sai Tirupati Visakhapatnam Vizianagaram West Godavari YSR
Metropolis	Vijayawada Visakhapatnam
Cities	Adoni Anantapur Bhimavaram Chilakaluripet Chittoor Dharmavaram Kadiri Eluru Gudivada Guntakal Guntur Hindupur Kadapa Kakinada Kurnool Machilipatnam Madanapalle Nandyal Narasaraopet Nellore Nuzvid Ongole Palakollu Proddatur Rajahmundry Srikakulam Tadepalligudem Tadipatri Tenali Tirupati Tuni Vijayawada Visakhapatnam Vizianagaram
Transport	Airports Railways Roadways Seaports
Tourism	Dams Forts Lakes National parks Hindu temples Churches Wildlife sanctuaries Waterfalls
History	Satavahana dynasty Andhra Ikshvaku Ananda Gotrika Salankayana dynasty Vishnukundina dynasty Chalukya dynasty Pallava dynasty Eastern Chalukyas Western Chalukya Empire Rashtrakuta Empire Kakatiya dynasty Velanati Chodas Eastern Ganga dynasty Gajapati Empire Musunuri Nayakas Bahmanis Sultanate of Golconda Vijayanagara Empire
Related lists	List of cities in Andhra Pradesh by population List of urban agglomerations in Andhra Pradesh List of revenue divisions in Andhra Pradesh List of urban local bodies in Andhra Pradesh List of mandals of Andhra Pradesh
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