The term of office of following sitting members of the Andhra Pradesh & Telangana Legislative Council are due to expire as per the details given below:
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ANDHRA PRADESH
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Name of Constituency
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Name of the Member
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Date of retirement
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1. East –West Godavari Graduates’
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Kalidindi Ravi Kiran Varma
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29.03.2019
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2. Krishna-Guntur Graduates’
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Boddu Nageswara Rao
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3. Srikakulam-Vizianagaram-Visakhapatnam Teachers’
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Gade Srinivasulu Naidu
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TELANGANA
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1. Medak-Nizamabad-Adilabad-Karimnagar Graduates’
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K. Swamy Goud
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29.03.2019
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2. Medak-Nizamabad-Adilabad-Karimnagar Teachers’
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Paturi Sudhakar Reddy
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3. Warangal-Khammam-Nalgonda Teachers’
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Poola Ravinder
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4. Hyderabad Local Authorities’
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M.S. Prabhakar Rao
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01.05.2019
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Also, one vacancy in Andhra Pradesh Legislative Council has occurred on 3rdOctober, 2018 due to death of sitting member, Dr. M.V.V.S. Murthi from Visakhapatnam Local Authorities’ Constituency. The term of Dr. M.V.V.S. Murthi is up to and including 11.08.2021.
Amendment of Delimitation Order of Council Constituencies in Telangana is under process; however, the Commission has decided to conduct the aforesaid elections as per the existing delimitation.
Now, the Commission has decided to hold above mentioned Biennial Election to Andhra Pradesh and Telangana Legislative Councils and bye election to the Andhra Pradesh Legislative Council from Visakhapatnam Local Authorities’ Constituency, in accordance with the following schedule:
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EVENTS
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DATES & DAYS
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1
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Issue of Notifications
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25th February, 2019 (Monday)
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2
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Last date of making nominations
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5th March, 2019 (Tuesday)
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3
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Scrutiny of nominations
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6th March, 2019 (Wednesday)
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5
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Last date for withdrawal of candidatures
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8th March, 2019 (Friday)
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6
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Date of poll
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22nd March, 2019 (Friday)
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7
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Hours of poll
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8.00 a.m. to 4.00 p.m.
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8
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Counting of Votes
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26th March, 2019 (Tuesday)
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9
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Date before which election shall be completed
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28th March, 2019 (Thursday)
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The Model Code of Conduct concerning these elections will come into force with immediate effect in the concerned Constituencies. Please see the details in Commission’s website under https://eci.gov.in/files/file/4070-biennial-bye-elections-to-the-legislative-councils-from-council-constituencies-by-graduates%E2%80%99-and-teachers%E2%80%99-and-local-authorities%E2%80%99-constituencies-%E2%80%93-mcc-instructions-%E2%80%93-regarding/
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