Sanjamala

Sanjamala
mandal
Sanjamala
Sanjamala

Location in Andhra Pradesh, India

Coordinates: 15°10′00″N 78°18′00″E / 15.1667°N 78.3000°E / 15.1667; 78.3000Coordinates: 15°10′00″N 78°18′00″E / 15.1667°N 78.3000°E / 15.1667; 78.3000
Country  India
State Andhra Pradesh
District Kurnool
Elevation 181 m (594 ft)
Languages
  Official Telugu
Time zone IST (UTC+5:30)
Vehicle registration AP

Sanjamala or Sanjemula is a mandal in Kurnool district of Andhra Pradesh, India. There is a temple called Venkateswara Swamy Temple. There is only one government school. Its old name is Chenchelimala.

Noted residents

Sri Pendekanti Venkatasubbaiah, one of the veteran statesmen of Independent India, held many important positions in his lifetime. He served in the capacities of the Union Minister of State for Home & Parliamentary Affairs (1980–84), the Governor of Bihar and later, of Karnataka. Sri Pendekanti Venkatasubbaiah was born in an affluent family of agriculturists on 18 June 1921 at Sanjamala, a village in the erstwhile Princely State of Banaganapalli in Kurnool District of Andhra Pradesh. He took keen interest in the national movement while he was a student in Nandyal which constituency he represented subsequently for 27 years in Lok Sabha. He dedicated himself to the national movement and fought against oppression, braving imprisonment. Sri Venkatasubbaiah was secular in his outlook throughout his life and fought firmly against all kinds of inequalities and oppression. His vision for an egalitarian and progressive future reflects in the institutions that he founded and inspired. A Gandhian as he was, he had passionate interest in Education, Khadi and Co-operation. He started several educational institutions, poor Boys' Hostels and Co-operative Societies.

Sri Karnati Venkata Sivaramaiah,one of the educationalist and landlord in Sanjamala. He served as a headmaster in various schools.

Here there is one famous temple that is lord balaji,it is established by sri krishnadevarayalu.

References

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