Koppula Velama or Koppu Velama is a Telugu Warrior
caste found in Andhra Pradesh, India. They are primarily found in the Uttarandhra region with smaller populations in other districts of the state. They are classified under the Other Backward Classes (OBCs) by the Government of Andhra Pradesh.[2] They are politically well-represented in the Uttarandhra region.[3] Koppula Velama is similar to Velama caste (also known as Padmanayaka Velama or Vemala Dora).[4][5]
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^Central List of OBCs for the state of Andhra Pradesh Archived 30 November 2016 at the Wayback Machine, p. 4 (76 - Koppulavelama)
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^Murty, K. Ramachandra (2001). Parties, Elections, and Mobilisation. Anmol Publications. p. 20. ISBN 978-81-261-0979-1.
KoppulaVelama or Koppu Velama is a Telugu Warrior caste found in Andhra Pradesh, India. They are primarily found in the Uttarandhra region with smaller...
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Parliament for four times. Yerran Naidu was born on 23 February 1957, in a koppulaVelama family in Nimmada, a remote village in the Srikakulam district of Andhra...
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Assembly several times from Narsipatnam Constituency. Patrudu was born in KoppulaVelama family at Narsipatnam in the erstwhile Visakhapatnam district. He earned...
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