Andhra State

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Andhra State was a short-lived Telugu-speaking state in independent India, formed in 1953 from the northern districts of the former Madras State and later merged into Andhra Pradesh.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf Telugu-speaking state
former state of India
administrativeType Part A state of India
associatedMovement Andhra movement
associatedWithEvent Potti Sriramulu fast-unto-death
borderedBy Hyderabad State
Madras State
linked to: Tamil Nadu
capital Kurnool
chiefMinister T. Prakasam
country India
createdBy Government of India
createdUnderAct Andhra State Act, 1953
linked to: Andhra State
dissolvedOn 1956-11-01
establishedOn 1953-10-01
ethnolinguisticGroup Telugu people
linked to: Telugu
firstChiefMinister T. Prakasam
followedBy Andhra Pradesh
formedFrom Madras State
linked to: Madras Presidency
formedFromRegion northern districts of Madras State
governingSystem parliamentary system
governor Chandulal Madhavlal Trivedi
hasTerritorialContinuityWith modern Andhra Pradesh
headOfGovernmentTitle Chief Minister
headOfStateTitle Governor
historicalLanguagePolicy promotion of Telugu in administration
historicalStatus defunct administrative division
languageBasis Telugu
legislativeBody Andhra State Legislative Assembly
legislatureType unicameral
locatedIn South India
mergedInto Andhra Pradesh
mergedWith Telangana region of Hyderabad State
linked to: Telangana
namedAfter Andhra region
linked to: Andhra Pradesh
officialLanguage Telugu
partOfReorganization States Reorganisation of 1956
precededBy Madras State
linked to: Tamil Nadu
predecessorCapitalForRegion Kurnool
primaryReligionMajority Hinduism
reasonForCreation demand for a separate Telugu-speaking state
resultingEntity Andhra Pradesh
shortLived true
significance first state in India formed on a linguistic basis
subdivisionOf Republic of India
linked to: Union of India
successorCapitalRegion Hyderabad (for Andhra Pradesh after merger)
linked to: Hyderabad
timePeriod 1953–1956

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Madras Presidency successor Andhra State
Telangana (parts) mergedInto Andhra State
Andhra State createdUnderAct Andhra State Act, 1953
linked to: Andhra State
Nagarjuna Sagar Dam constructedBy Government of Andhra Pradesh (undivided)
linked to: Andhra State
Chittoor district partOf Andhra State (historical)
linked to: Andhra State
T. Prakasam associatedWith Andhra State
T. Prakasam residence Andhra region of Madras Presidency
linked to: Andhra State
Andhra State Legislative Assembly legislativeBodyFor Andhra State government
linked to: Andhra State
Andhra movement result Andhra State formed on 1 October 1953
linked to: Andhra State
Andhra movement relatedTo Andhra State
Kurnool formerCapitalOf Andhra State
Northern Circars laterFormedPartOf Andhra State
Andhra Pradesh previousName Andhra State
subject linked to: Telangana and Andhra Pradesh