Siddipet is a city in the Indian state of Telangana. It is a municipality and serves as the headquarters of Siddipet district.[2][3] It is located about 100 kilometres (62 mi) north of the state capital, Hyderabad, and 92 kilometres (57 mi) from Warangal. The District Headquarters and police Commissionerate is located at Siddipet City.
Siddipet | |
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City | |
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Coordinates: 18.101800°N 78.852000°E / 18.101800; 78.852000 | |
Country | ![]() |
State | Telangana |
District | Siddipet |
Named for | Siddis |
Government | |
• Type | Municipal council |
• Body | Siddipet Municipality |
• MLA | T Harish Rao |
• Member of Parliament | Kotta prabhakar Reddy |
• Municipal Chairman | Manjula Rajnarsu |
Area | |
• Total | 36.03 km2 (13.91 sq mi) |
Elevation | 506 m (1,660 ft) |
Population (2011)[1] | |
• Total | 111,358 |
• Rank | 12th in Telangana |
• Density | 3,100/km2 (8,000/sq mi) |
Languages Telugu and Urdu | |
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Time zone | UTC+5:30 (IST) |
PIN | 502103 |
Telephone code | 08457 |
Vehicle registration | TS-36 |
Literacy | 90.73% |
Website | siddipet |
Siddipet is a major urban hub and educational centre for the nearby Towns and villages . It is governed by Siddipet Municipality and is the headquarters of the Siddipet district. The city is named for the African Siddi people of India; Siddi + pet (market), who had a historical presence in the Hyderabad State.[4]
As of the 2011 Census of India, Siddipet had a population of 111,358.[1][lower-alpha 1]
Siddipet municipality was formed in the year 1952. It is spread over an area of 36.03 km2 (13.91 sq mi) with 34 municipal wards.[1][2]
Siddipet is well connected to nearby villages. It is also connected by (SH-16) from Suryapet city. The Telangana State Road Transport Corporation public transport buses to major destinations from Siddipet. A new national highway numbered NH 365B connects Siddipet with different district headquarters of the state Suryapet-Jangaon-Siddipet-Siricilla.
TSRTC operates buses from Siddipet to various destinations in the state.
Rajiv Gandhi International Airport in Hyderabad is the nearest airport at a distance of 147 km by road. The other two nearest airports to Siddipet are Ramagundam Airport and Warangal Airport which are closed.
Lok Sabha | Duration | Name of M.P. | Party Affiliation |
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Fourth | 1967–71 | G. Venkatswamy | Indian National Congress |
Fifth | 1971–77 | G. Venkatswamy | Telangana Praja Samithi |
Sixth | 1977–80 | Nandi Yellaiah | Indian National Congress |
Seventh | 1980–84 | Nandi Yellaiah | Indian National Congress |
Eighth | 1984–89 | G. Vijaya Rama Rao | Telugu Desam Party |
Ninth | 1989–91 | Nandi Yellaiah | Indian National Congress |
Tenth | 1991–96 | Nandi Yellaiah | Indian National Congress |
Eleventh | 1996–98 | Nandi Yellaiah | Indian National Congress |
Twelfth | 1998–99 | Malyala Rajaiah | Telugu Desam Party |
Thirteenth | 1999-04 | Malyala Rajaiah | Telugu Desam Party |
Fourteenth | 2004-09 | Sarvey Sathyanarayana | Indian National Congress |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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INC | Sarvey Sathyanarayana | 593,879 | 53.03 | +11.82 | |
TDP | Dr K Lingaiah | 454,907 | 40.62 | -15.33 | |
BSP | Paladugu Gouramma | 31,949 | 2.85 | ||
Independent | B O V Rao | 25,069 | 2.24 | ||
Independent | Y Samaiah | 14,010 | 1.25 | +1.08 | |
Majority | 138,978 | 12.41 | +27.15 | ||
Turnout | 1,119,814 | 64.84 | -1.46 | ||
INC hold | Swing | +11.82 | |||
Siddipet falls under Siddipet (Assembly constituency) and is, in turn, a part of Medak (Lok Sabha constituency) of Telangana Legislative Assembly. Harish Rao is the current incumbent Cabinet Minister for Finance, and , Medical and Health representing Siddipet assembly constituency.
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