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Mummidivaram
Location in Andhra Pradesh, India
Coordinates: 16°39′00″N82°07′00″E / 16.6500°N 82.1167°E / 16.6500; 82.1167 Coordinates: 16°39′00″N82°07′00″E / 16.6500°N 82.1167°E / 16.6500; 82.1167
CountryFlag of India.svg  India
State Andhra Pradesh
District Konaseema
tehsil Mummidivaram
Government
   MLA Ponnada Venkata Satish Kumar
Area
[1]
  Total27.30 km2 (10.54 sq mi)
Elevation
0 m (0 ft)
Population
 (2011)
  Total23,732
  Density870/km2 (2,300/sq mi)
Languages
  Official Telugu
Time zone UTC+5:30 (IST)
PIN
533216
Telephone code08856
Vehicle Registration AP05 (Former)
AP39 (from 30 January 2019) [2]

Mummidivaram is a town in Konaseema district of Andhra Pradesh, India. The Mummidivaram revenue block was formed out of the Amalapuram tehsil in July 1969. It is the second largest town in Konaseema district.

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Geography

Mummidivaram is located at 16°39′00″N82°07′00″E / 16.6500°N 82.1167°E / 16.6500; 82.1167 . [3] It has an average elevation of 0 meters (0 feet).

Governance

The town was upgraded from Gram panchayat to Nagar panchayat on 23 June 2011. [4]

Politics

Mummidivaram is an assembly constituency in Andhra Pradesh. There are 1,89,229 registered voters as on 10.01.2012 in Mummidivaram constituency (2nd largest in East Godavari district).

List of Elected Members: [5]

Late GMC Balayogi also served as Member of Parliament for Amalapuram and was a Loksabha speaker. During his tenure the Konaseema area saw major developments and he played a key role in the construction of various bridges across the Godavari river. The people of Konaseema revere him as their hero and his statues were worshiped across the Konaseema area.

Transport

Mummidivaram is located on NH216 . The nearest major railway stations to the town are Kakinada Town railway station, Palakollu railway station, Narasapur railway station and Rajahmundry railway station which 45km, 50km, 55km, 60km from Mummidivaram. The nearest airport to Mummidivaram is Rajahmundry Airport which is 75km away.

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References

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  4. "Kodad upgraded to municipality". The Hindu. Hyderabad. 24 June 2011. Retrieved 28 January 2016.
  5. Election Commission of India.A.P.Assembly results.1978-2004 Archived 2007-09-30 at the Wayback Machine