Allagadda

Allagadda is located in Kurnool district, A.P. This town is located on NH-18 between Kurnool and Kadapa, adjacent to Vakkileru (Vakula Nadi). Main source of income for the region is farming. Rice, juwari, cotton, red gram, and ground nuts are the main crop. K.C. Canal and Telugu Ganga are the main sources of water. Less known fact about Allagadda is, 'Sculptures on Stone' is perceived as a cottage industry here.

Famous Ahobilam temple is 25 kms from Allagadda. Kasi Nayana ashram is located in Ahobilam. Here food is served all the times.
Ramatheertham (Puttalamma) is another historical temple which 10 kms from Allagadda.

People here are known for their straight forwardness and respecting women. They celebrate Ugadi as a main festival. Once in a year idol of the lord Narasihma from Ahobilam is floated across some of the surrounding villages spending a day or two in each village. This is very old and unique tradition which is also celebrated as a main festival. When the idol stays in a village, each house is supposed to host a lunch for a group of beggars and they have to donate grains to these beggars.

Historically Allagadda is a politically important town in Kurnool District. Other nearby small towns are Uyyalawada, Chagalamarri, Sirivel, and Rudravaram


Some details from wikedpedia.org

Allagadda was initially named Avulagadda (Avula means cows and Gadda means place). It was so named because there were once a large number of cows in the area. While the people called it "Aavulagadda", the British understood it as "Allagadda" and so the name was understood as Allagadda. Allagadda is famous for stone art(sculpture) and Daru shilpam (wooden sculpture)

MLAs from 1962

1962 - S. Jayaraj (Indian National Congress)
1967 - G. Timma Reddy (Independent)
1972 - S. Venkat Subba Reddy (Independent)
1978 - G. Timma Reddy (Independent)
1980 - G. Pratap Reddy (Indian National Congress I)
1983 - S.V. Subba Reddy (Telugu Desam Party)
1985 - G. Pratap Reddy (Indian National Congress)
1989 - Bhuma Sekhar Reddy (Telugu Desam Party)
1992 - Bhuma Nagi Reddy (Telugu Desam Party)
1994 - Bhuma Nagi Reddy (Telugu Desam Party)
1997 - Bhuma Nagi Reddy (Telugu Desam Party)
1999 - Bhuma Shobanagi Reddy (Telugu Desam Party)
2004 - Gangula Prathap Reddy (Indian National Congress)
2009 - Bhuma Shobanagi Reddy (Praja Rajyam Party)
2012 - Bhuma Shobanagi Reddy (YSR Congress Party)(By Election)