Visakhapatnam district

Visakhapatnam district (formerly known as Vizagapatam district) is one of the nine districts in the Coastal Andhra region of the Indian state of Andhra Pradesh, headquartered at Visakhapatnam.: 14  It is one of the nine coastal districts of the state, bounded by Odisha in the north, Vizianagaram district in the east, East Godavari district in the south-west and Bay of Bengal in the south.: 15  Contents   1History 2Administratve divisions 2.1Mandals 2.2Politics 3Demographics 4Geography 5Economy 6Transport

Vizianagaram district

Vizianagaram district is one of the nine districts in the Coastal Andhra region of the Indian state of Andhra Pradesh with its headquarters located at Vizianagaram. The district is bounded on the east by the district of Srikakulam, southwest by the City of Bheemunipatnam, southeast by the Bay of Bengal, and northwest by the state of Odisha. It was formed on 1 June 1979, with some parts carved

Kadapa district

Kadapa district (officially: YSR District formerly: Cuddapah: 19 ) is one of the thirteen districts in the Indian state of Andhra Pradesh. It is also one of the four districts in the Rayalaseema region of the state. Kadapa is the seat of administration for the district. The district was renamed as YSR District in honour of Y. S. Rajasekhara Reddy, commemorating former Chief Minister of combined Andhra Pradesh. Contents  

List of districts of Andhra Pradesh

The state of Andhra Pradesh is divided into 13 districts spread across two unofficial regions —Coastal Andhra and Rayalaseema. Coastal Andhra consists of East Godavari, West Godavari, Krishna, Guntur, Prakasam, Sri Potti Sri Ramulu Nellore, Srikakulam, Vizianagaram, and Visakhapatnam districts. Rayalaseema comprises Kurnool, Chittoor, YSR Kadapa and Anantapur districts. Anantapur is the largest district in area while Srikakulam is the smallest. East Godavari is the most populous whereas Vizianagaram is the least populous. The districts are further divided into two or

Union Public Service Commission

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Sessions Court

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Krishna Govinda Gupta

Sir Krishna Govinda Gupta KCSI (Bengali: স্যার কৃষ্ণগোবিন্দ গুপ্ত), (28 February 1851 – 20 March 1926) was a noted Indian civil servant, the sixth Indian member of the Indian Civil Service, a barrister-at-law, a prominent Bengali social reformer of the 19th century and leading Brahmo Samaj personality. Contents   1Early life and education 2Career 3Socio-literary activities 4Activities in Brahmo Samaj 5Legacy

Governor

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Code of Criminal Procedure (India)

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Central Provinces

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