Etcherla
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Etcherla is a village and a Mandal
in Srikakulam district
in the state of Andhra Pradesh
in India
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Postgraduate Center of Andhra University
and an engineering college are located near Etcherla.
to the presented campus on 29 September 1986 in the old palace at Etcherla. In the beginning two disciplines viz., Economics
and Rural development
are instituted at Postgraduate level. Presently there are about 14 different courses offered here. The center is at present catering to the needs of 600 P.G. Students and Research Scholars working for their M.Phil and Ph.D. and is supported by 40 faculty members and 70 non Teaching members. This Postgraduate Center became the largest PG Center in the entire state of Andhra Pradesh.
The PG centre is located in a spacious campus extending 29 acres (117,358.9 m²) of land. It is at present blessed with an administrative block accommodating special officers chamber, individual teachers rooms and students union room, three blocks to accommodate class rooms, Library , reading room and a hostel for boys.
List of Elected Members:
Subdivisions of India
The Administrative divisions of India are Indian subnational administrative units; they compose a nested hierarchy of country subdivisions. Indian states and territories frequently use different local titles for the same level of subdivision The Administrative divisions of India are Indian...
in Srikakulam district
Srikakulam district
Srikakulam District , formerly known as Chicacole, is the extreme northeastern District of Andhra Pradesh, situated within the geographic co-ordinates of 18°-20’ and 19°-10’ N and 83°-50’ and 84°-50’ E...
in the state of Andhra Pradesh
Andhra Pradesh
Andhra Pradesh , is one of the 28 states of India, situated on the southeastern coast of India. It is India's fourth largest state by area and fifth largest by population. Its capital and largest city by population is Hyderabad.The total GDP of Andhra Pradesh is $100 billion and is ranked third...
in India
India
India , officially the Republic of India , is a country in South Asia. It is the seventh-largest country by geographical area, the second-most populous country with over 1.2 billion people, and the most populous democracy in the world...
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Postgraduate Center of Andhra University
Andhra University
Andhra University or Andhra Viswa Kala Parishad , located in Visakhapatnam, north east coastal Andhra Pradesh, is one of the older premier universities in India with a broad focus...
and an engineering college are located near Etcherla.
Features
Dr.B.R.Ambedkar Post Graduate Centre was started in 1977-1978 with a policy of extending higher education facilities in the backward regions. The center was shifted from SrikakulamSrikakulam
Srikakulam is a town, municipality and headquarters of Srikakulam district in the north-eastern Andhra Pradesh, India. It is part of Srikakulam Assembly constituency and Srikakulam Parliament Constituency. Srikakulam was formerly called as Gulshanabad during Muslim rule and was headquarter of...
to the presented campus on 29 September 1986 in the old palace at Etcherla. In the beginning two disciplines viz., Economics
Economics
Economics is the social science that analyzes the production, distribution, and consumption of goods and services. The term economics comes from the Ancient Greek from + , hence "rules of the house"...
and Rural development
Rural development
Rural development in general denotes economic development and community development actions and initiatives taken to improve the standard of living in non-urban neighbourhoods, remote villages and the countryside...
are instituted at Postgraduate level. Presently there are about 14 different courses offered here. The center is at present catering to the needs of 600 P.G. Students and Research Scholars working for their M.Phil and Ph.D. and is supported by 40 faculty members and 70 non Teaching members. This Postgraduate Center became the largest PG Center in the entire state of Andhra Pradesh.
The PG centre is located in a spacious campus extending 29 acres (117,358.9 m²) of land. It is at present blessed with an administrative block accommodating special officers chamber, individual teachers rooms and students union room, three blocks to accommodate class rooms, Library , reading room and a hostel for boys.
Assembly Constituency
Etcherla is an assembly constituency in Andhra Pradesh, changed from reserved (Scheduled Castes) to general since 2008. There are 1,45,554 registered voters in this constituency in 1999 elections.List of Elected Members:
| Year | Winner Candidate | Party | Votes | Runner Candidate | Party | Votes | Margin(Majority) |
| 2004 | Muthyala Venakteswara Rao | INC | Raheem InAmdar | TDP | 52,987 | 5,689 |
- 1967 - N.A.Naidu.
- 1972 - Ballada Hariyappadu.
- 1978 - Kothapalli Narasayya
- 1983, 1985, 1989, 1994 and 1999 - Kavali Pratibha Bharathi
- 2004 - Kondru Murali Mohan
Villages and Panchayats
There are 28 village panchayats in Etcherla mandal.
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Chilakapalem Chilakapalem is a village panchayat in Etcherla Mandal of Srikakulam district, Andhra Pradesh, India.It is a Road junction on the National Highway 5. The link road goes via Ponduru, Rajam, Badangi to join National Highway 43 at Ramabhadrapuram.... |
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S.M.Puram Sher Mohammed Puram is a village located in Etcherla mandal in Srikakulam district. It was constructed by Sher Mohammed Khan who was fauzdar of Srikakulam under Muslim rule. S.M.Puram was also been as taluqa head quarter and assembly constituency head quarter.... |
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