Etcherla

Infobox Indian Jurisdiction
native_name = Etcherla
type = Mandal
locator_position =
latd =
longd =
population_total =82,051
state_name = Andhra Pradesh
district = Srikakulam
taluk_names = Etcherla
area_telephone = 08942
postal_code = 532402
footnotes = Etcherla is a village , Mandal Hq , AssemblyConstituency of A.P.

Etcherla is a village and a Mandal in Srikakulam district in the state of Andhra Pradesh in India. [cite web
url=http://panchayat.gov.in/adminreps/viewpansumR.asp?selstate=0201000000&ptype=B&button1=Submit
title=Mandals in Srikakulam district
publisher=Panchayat Informatics Division
accessdate=2007-03-05 ]

Postgraduate Center of Andhra University and an engineering college are located near Etcherla.

Features

Dr.B.R.Ambedkar Post Graduate Centre [ [http://www.andhrauniversity.info/etcherla/index.html Postgraduate Centre.Etcherla] ] was started in 1977-1978 with a policy of extending higher education facilities in the backward regions. The center was shifted from Srikakulam 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 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, reserved for Scheduled Castes. There are 1,45,554 registered voters in this constituency in 1999 elections.

List of Elected Members: [ [http://www.eci.gov.in/electionanalysis/AE/S01/partycomp17.htm Election Commission of India.1978-2004 results.Etcherla] ]
*1967 - N.A.Naidu. [ [http://www.eci.gov.in/SR_KeyHighLights/SE_1967/Statistical_Report_Andhra_Pradesh_1967.pdf Election Commission of India.A.P.Assembly results.1967] ]
*1972 - Ballada Hariyappadu. [ [http://www.eci.gov.in/SR_KeyHighLights/SE_1972/Statittical_Report_Andhra_Pradesh_1972.pdf Election Commission of India.A.P.Assembly results.1972] ]
*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. [ [http://panchayat.gov.in/adminreps/viewpansumR.asp?selstate=0201008000&ptype=V&button1=Submit Details of Andhra Pradesh till Village Panchayat Tier] ]

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