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ANDHRA PRADESH

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● Statehood: 1 November 1956 ● Capital: (de facto), (de jure) ● Number of District : 13 ● Governor: Biswabhusan Harichandan ● Chief Minister: Y. S. Jaganmohan Reddy ● High court: Andhra Pradesh High Court ● Chief Justice: J. K. Maheshwari (Took Oath on 7 October 2019) ● Members of the Legislative Assembly: 175 ● Lok Sabha Seats : 25 ● Rajya Sabha Seats : 11 Boundaries

The state is bordered by in the north-west, and in the north-east, in the west, in the south Image Source: Maps of India State Symbols

● The State Animal - Blackbuck ● The State Bird - Rose ring parakeet ● The State Flower - Jasmine ● The State Tree - Neem History of Andhra Pradesh

● One of the most powerful empires of Medieval ● मध्यकालीन भारत के सबसे शक्ततशाली साम्राा्यⴂ India – “Vijayanagar Empire” prosperoused मᴂ से एक - "विजयनगर साम्रा煍य" इस क्षेत्र मᴂ on this region. सम饍ृ ध था। ● After India’s independence in 1947, Nizam of ● 1947 मᴂ भारत की वतंत्रता के बाद, हैदराबाद का Hyderabad was apathetic to merge with ननजाम भारतीय संघ मᴂ ववलय के ललए उदासीन Indian union. था। ● The state of Hyderabad was hence captured ● 17 1948 as per diplomacy of Ballabh Bhai Patel on इसललए हैदराबाद रा्य को ऑपरेशन “ ” 17 Sept 1948 by military operation named को ऑपरेशन पोलो नाम के सैन्य अलभयान “Operation Polo”. 饍वारा ब쥍लभ भाई पटेल की कू टनीतत के अनुसार ● Andhra Pradesh is the first Indian state of हालसल ललया गया। free India which was formed on purely ● आंध्र प्रदेश वतंत्र भारत का पहला भारतीय रा्य linguistic basis in 1953. है क्िसका गठन विशु饍ध 셂प से भाषाई आधार पर 1953 मᴂ ककया गया था। Geography

● Andhra Pradesh has second longest coast line ● गुिरात के बाद आंध्र प्रदेश की दसू री सबसे लंबी तट रेखा after . है। ● The highest peak is which rises 1680 ● सबसे ऊंची चोटी अरमा कⴂडा है िो समुद्र तल से 1680 m above sea level. This is not only the highest peak मीटर ऊंची है। यह न केवल आंध्र प्रदेश की सबसे ऊंची of Andhra Pradesh but also of . चोटी है, बक्쥍क पूवी घाटⴂ की भी है। ● Krishna and Godavari are the major river system of ● कृ �णा और गोदािरी आंध्र प्रदेश की प्रमुख नदी प्रणाली the Andhra Pradesh. है। ● This state is Eighth largest by Area and 10th ● यह रा्य क्षेत्रफल के हहसाब से आठिां और िनसंख्या largest state by Population. के हहसाब से 10 िां सबसे बडा रा्य है। ● is the largest district of Andhra Pradesh ● अनंतपुर क्षेत्रफल के हहसाब से आंध्र प्रदेश का सबसे बडा by area. is largest by क्िला है। पूिी गोदािरी क्िला िनसंख्या के हहसाब से population. सबसे बडा है। ● The 2019 Andhra Pradesh Legislative Assembly elections were held in the Indian state of Andhra Pradesh on April 11th 2019 for constituting the fifteenth Legislative Assembly in the state. ● They were held alongside the 2019 Indian general election. ● Y. S. Jaganmohan Reddy's YSR Congress Party won the polls by winning 151 seats out of 175 seats, securing almost 86% of the Andhra Pradesh Legislative Assembly. Major

● Nagarjuna Sagar : built across the forming boundary between Telangana and district of Andhra Pradesh state. ● : Srisailam Dam constructed on the Krishna river at the border of Telangana and district of Andhra Pradesh. ● : Prakasham Barrage across the Krishna river is located at the outskirts of in and the barrage also serves as a road bridge over a lake. ● : Dowleswaram Barrage across the in Dowleswaram was built on the last stretch of the Godavari before it empties into the . ● Polavaram Dam: Polavaram Dam across the Godavari river is a multi-purpose irrigation project under construction in Andhra Pradesh. ● : Jalaput Dam is built across the Machkund river near by border of Odisha and Andhra Pradesh in district. ● Tatipudi Dam: Tatipudi Dam and Reservoir is located in Tatipudi of and major source of drinking water supply to the city of Visakhapatnam. General Facts

● The vegetation found in the state is large of dry deciduous types with a mixture of teak, Terminalia, Dalbergia, Pterocarpus, Anogeissus, etc. ● The estuaries of river Godavari and Krishna support rich mangrove forests with fishing cats and otters as keystone species. ● The Minister of Tourism and Culture has issued a declaration of the as a Classical Language. ● The famous Bull looks similar to Nandi, the vehicle of Lord Shiva. It’s said all the stone sculptures of Nandi in all temples are modelled after the Ongole Bull. ● Satish Dhawan Space Centre, located on the banks of in the District is one of the main attractions of the state. ● Telugu, the official language of Andhra Pradesh, was described by Englishmen as the”Italian of the East ” for its sweetness. General Facts

● Andhra Pradesh is also called as Ratna Garbha of India. Its resources estimates to 110 M tonnes of industrial grade minerals and 200 M tonnes of building materials. ● The famous diamonds Kohinoor and Pitt came from the mines of Golconda. ● Tummalpalle mines are rich source of Uranium. ● Mallikarjuna Swamy temple of Srisailam () is one of the twelve Jyotirlings of Shiva. ● Mogarajapuram caves of Vijaywada containing idols of shiva and vinayak are good historic tourist spot. ● The magnificent of Hyderabad was built by NawabVikar-ul-Umra in year 1893. It was later turned to a luxary hotel. Dances of Andhra Pradesh

● Ghatna Mardala ● Natakam ● Burrakatha ● Buttabommalu ● Tappeta Gullu ● Kuchipudi ● Bhamakalapam ● Veeranatyam Important National Park and Wildlife Sanctuaries in Andhra Pradesh ● Sri Venkateswara National Park ● Mahavir Harina Vanasthali National Park ● ● Rajiv Gandhi National Park ● Important National Park and Wildlife Sanctuaries in Andhra Pradesh ● Coringa WLS ● Kawal WLS ● Kolleru WLS ● Nellapattu WLS ● Lake WLS ● Rajiv Gandhi (Nagarjuna Sagar-Srisailam) WLS ● Rollapadu WLS Famous Places of Andhra Pradesh

● city, located on the banks of Godavari River is one of the main attraction of the state. ● Sriharikota, located in the is one of the main attractions of the state. ● Satish Dhawan Space Centre, located on the banks of Sriharikota in the Nellore District is one of the main attractions of the state. ● city, located on the banks of is one of the main attractions of the state. ● Mypadu beach in Nellore. ● in Ananthagari hills near Vishakapatnam. ● Belum caves in Kurnool district-second

largest natural caves on the Indian subcontinent. GI Tags of Andhra Pradesh

● Pochampalli Ikat ● Kondapalli Bommallu ● Tirupathi Laddu Famous persons of Andhra Pradesh

● Sarvepalli Radhakrishnan second president of India and Bharat Ratna Award Winner. ● Sarojini Naidu – freedom fighter and poet; Bengali, married to a Telugu person. ● Tanguturi Prakasam – known as “Andhra Kesari” ● Alluri Sita Rama Raju – revolutionary, freedom fighter, led the Rampa Rebellion, Viplava Jyoti. ● Potti Sreeramulu – a revolutionary, fasted to death in protest for separate Andhra Pradesh ● Venkayya – designed the Indian national flag ● Puchalapalli Sundaraiah – a founding member of Communist Party in India. ● Dr D. Subbarao -(IAS) officer of Andhra Pradesh cadre. He was appointed the 22nd Governor of Reserve Bank of India (RBI).

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