The newly formed Nandyal district is larger than the residual Kurnool. The new district has 29 mandal when compared to 26 in the residual one. Of the five mandals in Panyam Assembly constituency, two—Panyam and Gudivemula — have gone to Nandyal district while the rest remain with Kurnool.
Manazir Jeelani Samoon, a 2012 IAS batch officer who was working as the Joint Collector (Development) in Kurnool, has been appointed the first Collector of Nandyal district. Similarly, 2018 IAS batch officer Narapureddy Mourya who was working as Kurnool Joint Collector (Housing) has been appointed Joint Collector of Nandyal.
Kurnool Collector P. Koteswar Rao, Joint Collector S. Ramsundar Reddy and Superintendent of Police Ch. Sudheer Kumar Reddy have been retained.
