Vizianagaram district is one of the six districts in the Uttarandhra region of the Indian state of Andhra Pradesh with its headquarters located at Vizianagaram. The district was once the part of ancient Kalinga.Saripilli Dibbilingeswara temple,Jayathi Mallikarjuna Temple are the finest examples of ancient Eastern Ganga Dynasty built monuments in the district. The district is bounded on the east by the district of Srikakulam,north by Parvathipuram Manyam south by Visakhapatnam,Anakapalli,southeast by the Bay of Bengal,and west by Alluri Sitharama Raju district. It was formed on 1 June 1979,with some parts carved from the neighbouring districts of Srikakulam and Visakhapatnam. The district is named after the princely state of Vizianagaram. In 2011,it was the least populous district in Andhra Pradesh.
Bobbili is a town in Vizianagaram district of the Indian state of Andhra Pradesh.
Botsa Jhansi Lakshmi,also spelled as Botcha Jhansi Lakshmi,is an Indian politician and past member of the Lok Sabha from Vizianagaram,Andhra Pradesh.
Poosapati / Pusapati was the ruling clan of the Northern Andhra region,Vizianagaram.
Maharajah's College,or M. R. College,established in 1879,it is an autonomous institution located in Vizianagaram,Andhra Pradesh.
Bhattam Srirama Murthy B.A.,L.L.B. was an Indian politician who was a Member of the Andhra Pradesh Legislative Assembly and Indian Parliament.
The name is derived from its founder Raja Vijayaram Raj who established a sovereign kingdom by claiming independence from the Kingdom of Jeypore in 1711. It formed alliances with the French and British East India Company to conquer the neighbouring principalities of Bobbili,Kurupam,Paralakhemundi and the Kingdom of Jeypore. However,they fell out with the British and as a result were attacked and defeated in the Battle of Padmanabham. They were annexed as a tributary estate like other principalities and remained so until their accession to the Indian Union in 1949.
Uma Gajapathi Raju is an Indian politician and a former member of Indian Parliament. She was born at Palghat,Kerala on 17 November 1953. She was educated at Madras University. She married Pusapati Ananda Gajapathi Raju on 18 August 1971. They had 2 daughters. They divorced in 1989 and she married film maker Ramesh Sharma in 1991. Anand Ganapathi Raju died in 2016.
Bobbili Assembly constituency is a constituency in Vizianagaram district of Andhra Pradesh that elects representatives to the Andhra Pradesh Legislative Assembly in India. It is one of the seven assembly segments of Vizianagaram Lok Sabha constituency.
Vizianagaram Assembly constituency is a constituency in Vizianagaram district of Andhra Pradesh that elects representatives to the Andhra Pradesh Legislative Assembly in India. It is one of the seven assembly segments of Vizianagaram Lok Sabha constituency.
Tandra Paparayudu was an Army General of Bobbili who assassinated Pusapati Vijayarama Gajapati Raju I Raja of Vizianagaram,and committed his Royal suicide during the Battle of Bobbili in 1757,a significant historical event in the Princely state of Vizianagaram,the present day Vizianagaram district of Andhra Pradesh.
This is a list of political families in the Indian states of Andhra Pradesh and Telangana
Bobbili is one of the 34 mandals in Vizianagaram district of Andhra Pradesh,India. Bobbili town is the headquarters of the mandal. The mandal is bounded by Makkuva,Seethanagaram,Balajipeta,Salur,Ramabhadrapuram,Badangi and Therlam mandals.
Pusapati Ashok Gajapathi Raju is an Indian politician and the former Union Minister for Civil Aviation in the Narendra Modi Government. A scion of royal family of Vizianagaram princely state,he is the younger son of the last Maharaja of Vizianagaram. He was a member of Andhra Pradesh State legislature for over twenty five years and was a Minister in the Govt. of A.P.,for thirteen years holding the portfolios of Commercial Tax,Excise,Legislative affairs,Finance,Planning and Revenue.
Ramabhadrapuram mandal is one of the 34 mandals in Vizianagaram district of Andhra Pradesh,India. Ramabhadrapuram is the headquarters of the mandal. The mandal is bounded by Salur,Bobbili,Badangi,Merakamudidam,Dattirajeru,Mentada and Pachipenta mandals.
Badangi mandal is one of the 34 mandals in Vizianagaram district of Andhra Pradesh,India. Badangi is the headquarters of the mandal. In Early 18th century Pinpenki,Badangi,Anavaram and kusumur ruled by Shri Ravu Venkata Rayanym Dora Garu now their family also residing in Pinapenki near Gadhaba valasa their family members Started "RVR Foundation" on the name of Shri Ravu Vittal Rao Dora Garu to help poor children. Founder &President "Shri Ravu Venkata Aditya Mohan",He is conducting child development activities and giving financial / moral support. The mandal is bounded by Bobbili,Therlam,Merakamudidam and Ramabhadrapuram mandals.
Uttarapalli was a constituency of the Andhra Pradesh Legislative Assembly,India. It is one of nine constituencies in Vizianagaram district.
Anakapalli district is a district in the Indian state of Andhra Pradesh. It was formed on 4 April 2022 from Anakapalli and Narsipatnam revenue divisions of the old Visakhapatnam district. The administrative headquarters are at Anakapalli. Sankaram,3 km from Anakapalli is identified to be developed as the headquarters of the new district.
Pusapati Ananda Gajapati Raju Vijayanagaram Pusapati royalist,former minister,Chairman of Mansa Trust.
Pusapati Aditi Vijayalakshmi Gajapathi Raju is an Indian politician from Andhra Pradesh. She is a first-time MLA from Vizianagaram Assembly Constituency in Vizianagaram District. She represents Telugu Desam Party. She won the 2024 Andhra Pradesh Legislative Assembly election.
