ONGOLE: The State government has moved swiftly to form the new Markapur district after receiving approval from Chief Minister Chandrababu Naidu. The proposed district will comprise four Assembly segments and two revenue divisions carved out of the existing Prakasam district. At the same time, the government is reorganising Prakasam district by reuniting the Addanki and Kandukur Assembly segments, which currently fall under the neighbouring Bapatla and Nellore districts.
As part of the restructuring, Addanki will become a new revenue divisional headquarters, covering 10 mandals across the Addanki and Darsi Assembly segments.
The new Kandukur Revenue Division will consist of five mandals along with Ponnaluru and Marripudi mandals from the Kondapi segment, currently under the Kanigiri Revenue Division. Following these changes, Prakasam district will comprise six Assembly constituencies—Ongole, SN Padu, Darsi, Kandukur, Kondapi and Addanki—and three Revenue divisions: Ongole, Kandukur and Addanki.
The new Markapur district will consist of four Assembly seats—Markapur, Giddaluru, Kanigiri and Yerragondapalem—along with the Markapur and Kanigiri Revenue divisions.
The Government issued a preliminary notification on Thursday through GO Rt No. 1497 of the Revenue (Lands-IV) Department, dated 27 November 2025, under Section 3(5) of the AP Districts Formation Act, 1974.
Markapur has been designated as the headquarters of the new district. The detailed notification was also published in AP Gazette Nos. 187 and 188 on the same day.
The Prakasam District Collector has invited objections and suggestions from the public regarding the formation of the new Markapur district and the re-merging of Kandukur and Addanki segments into Prakasam district. Submissions may be made in English or Telugu at the Collector’s office within 30 days. An objections box has also been placed on the first floor of the Collectorate.
Ongole MP Magunta Srinivasulu Reddy welcomed the notification, thanking the Chief Minister and the TDP-led NDA Government for fulfilling their election promise. He said the people of western Prakasam had long faced difficulties due to the distance from Ongole and expressed happiness that their demand for a separate district was being honoured.
Dr Gottipati Lakshmi, TDP in-charge for the Darsi segment, also expressed delight at the move.