Rajahmundry municipality was established in 1866 along with Kakinada. Rajahmundry was the headquarter of Northern Circars during french rule until 1757. City population was just 49,000 in 1911 and crossed 4 lakh in 2000.

 

 

 

Rajahmundry city profile:

 

 

Assembly segments: Rajahmundry city & Rajahmundry rural

 

 

Parliament Constituency: Rajahmundry

 

 

Politically dominant castes: Kamma, Kapu, Vysya & Padmashali

 

 

Famous people: Tanguturi Prakasam Pantulu

 

 

 

Rajahmundry Municipal Corporation Election Results:

 

 

 

2007 Municipal Election results:

 

 

Total No. of Wards: 50

 

 

Polling percentage: 67.4%

 

 

 

 

Poitical Party	Votes	Percentage	Wards
TDP		%
Congress		%
		%
BJP		%
Others

 

 

 

Highlights:

 

 

1. A. Veeraraghavamma is the first woman mayor.

 

 

2. Tanguri Prakasam is the legendary municipal chairman from Rajahmundry. He was elected as Municipality chairman in 1904.