Rajampet

Rajampet is a town in Kadapa district of the Indian state of Andhra Pradesh. It is located in Rajampet mandal of Rajampeta revenue division.GeographyRajampet has an average elevation of.GovernanaceCivic administrationRajampet was a Gram panchayat before 2005. It was upgraded as Nagar Panchayat on 2 April 2005 and has an extent of 20.60km2. It consists of 20 election wards.PoliticsRajampet is a part of Rajampet (Assembly constituency) for Andhra Pradesh Legislative Assembly. Meda Venkata Mallikarjuna Reddy is the present MLA of the constituency from Telugu Desam Party. It is also a part of Rajampet (Lok Sabha constituency) which was won by P. V. Midhun Reddy of YSR Congress Party.EducationThere are numerous schools and colleges in Rajampet. In 1998, First engineering college by name Annamacharya Institute of Technology & Sciences was established. Other professional colleges include Narayanadri Engineering College, Modugula Kalavathamma College of Engineering for women.TransportRoads are well connected to all major national highways. Rajampet railway station is under South Central Railway of Guntakal railway division.