Guntur East | |
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![]() Undivided Guntur urban mandal (East and West) in Guntur district | |
Coordinates: 16°18′03″N80°26′34″E / 16.3008°N 80.4428°E | |
Country | India |
State | Andhra Pradesh |
District | Guntur |
Headquarters | Guntur |
Government | |
• Tehsildar | Tata Mohan Rao |
Population (2011) [1] | |
• Total | 779,289 |
Languages | |
• Official | Telugu |
Time zone | UTC+5:30 (IST) |
Guntur East mandal is one of the 18 mandals in the Guntur district of the Indian state of Andhra Pradesh. [2] It is under the administration of Guntur revenue division and was formed by bifurcating Guntur urban mandal into Guntur East and Guntur West , with its headquarters at Guntur. [3] [4]
The mandal is under the administration of a tahsildar. It forms part of the Andhra Pradesh Capital Region, under the jurisdiction of the APCRDA. [5] Guntur East assembly constituency represents the state assembly and it is a segment of the Guntur Lok sabha constituency. [6]
Guntur East mandal covers the eastern part of Guntur Municipal Corporation and its urban agglomerations namely, Budampadu, Etukur, Gorantla, Guntur East constituency, Jonnalagadda, Reddypalem. [3] Except Jonnalagadda, all other areas were already de-notified and merged with Guntur Municipal Corporation in 2012. [7] [8]