Andole–Jogipet

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Andole–Jogipet
Town
Chariot of Lord Joginath in Jogipet
Chariot of Lord Joginath in Jogipet
Coordinates: 17°50′N 78°04′E / 17.833°N 78.067°E / 17.833; 78.067Coordinates: 17°50′N 78°04′E / 17.833°N 78.067°E / 17.833; 78.067
Country India
StateTelangana
DistrictSangareddy
Area
[1]
 • Total21.61 km2 (8.34 sq mi)
Population
 (2011)[2]
 • Total18,494
 • Density860/km2 (2,200/sq mi)
Languages
 • OfficialTelugu
Time zoneUTC+5:30 (IST)
Vehicle registrationTS
Websiteandoljogipetmunicipality.telangana.gov.in

Andole–Jogipet is a town and revenue division, municipality in Sangareddy district of Telangana, India. It is a conurbation of two towns, Andole and Jogipet. It was formed as a Nagar panchayat in 2013, and was upgraded to municipality in 2018.[2][3] and became Revenue Division in 2020

History[]

The first conference of Andhra Mahasabha was held in 1930 at Jogipet under the chairmanship of Suravaram Pratapareddy.[4]

Demographics[]

As per 2011 Census, the jurisdiction of the civic body is spread over an area of 21.61 km2 (8.34 sq mi), with a population of 18,496.[1]

Government and politics[]

The town falls under Andole (SC) consitituency of Telangana Legislative Assembly. Chanti Kranti Kiran from Telangana Rashtra Samithi was elected as its MLA in 2018.[5] Previously Damodar Raja Narasimha, former deputy chief minister of Andhra Pradesh state and Babu Mohan are elected from this constituency.

Andole–Jogipet revenue division was created in July 2020.[6]

In popular culture[]

Jogipet was featured in the Telugu film Jathi Ratnalu. The film was shot in the town and the main trio in this film belong to Jogipet where Naveen Polishetty played the role of Jogipet Srikanth. Srikanth is said to have been the B.Tech topper of Jogipet.[citation needed]

References[]

  1. ^ Jump up to: a b "Urban Local Body Information" (PDF). Directorate of Town and Country Planning. Government of Telangana. Archived from the original (PDF) on 15 June 2016. Retrieved 28 June 2016.
  2. ^ Jump up to: a b "District Census Handbook – Karimnagar" (PDF). Census of India. pp. 12, 44. Retrieved 11 June 2016.
  3. ^ Mahesh, Koride (25 March 2018). "21 nagar panchayats now elevated as municipalities | Hyderabad News - Times of India". The Times of India. Retrieved 14 March 2021.
  4. ^ Sundarayya, Puccalapalli; Chattopadhyaya, Harindranath (1972). Telangana People's Struggle and Its Lessons. Foundation Books. p. 12. ISBN 978-81-7596-316-0.
  5. ^ "Andole Rural Assembly constituency (Telangana): Full details, live and past results". News18. Retrieved 14 March 2021.
  6. ^ "Andole-Jogipet is 74th revenue division in Telangana: Harish". Telangana Today. Retrieved 14 March 2021.
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