PRESS
NOTE
The term of 2 members of Andhra
Pradesh Legislative Council from 2 Local Authorities’ Constituencies is
expiring on 29th March, 2013 and 8 members from 7 Local Authorities’ on 1st
May, 2013 as per details given below:
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Sl. No.
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Name of members
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Name of Constituencies
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Date of Retirement
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Yellareddigari Sivarami Reddy
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Anantapur Local Authorities’
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29.03.2013
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Yalamanchili Venkata Babu Rajendra Prasad
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Krishna Local Authorities’
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29.03.2013
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K.Premsagar Rao
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Adilabad Local Authorities’
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01.05.2013
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China Rajappa Nimmakayala
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East Godavari Local Authorities’
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01.05.2013
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Dr. Rayapati Srinivas
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Guntur Local Authorities’
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01.05.2013
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Thelukutla Gopala Venkata Krishna Reddy
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Vasireddy Varada Rama Rao
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Vizianagaram Local Authorities’
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01.05.2013
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Dadi Veerabhadra Rao
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Vishakhapatnam Local Authorties’
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01.05.2013
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K. Jayachandra Naidu
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Chittoor Local Authorities
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01.05.2013
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M.S. Prabhakar Rao
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Hyderabad Local Authorities’
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01.05.2013
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2. The
Chief Electoral Officer, Andhra Pradesh has informed that out of 9 Local
Authorities, only Hyderabad Local Authorities’ Constituency has the constituent
local bodies and their percentage of electors in existence is more than 75%.
Anantpur Local Authorities’ Constituency has only 1.32% of constituent local
bodies in existence and 1.25% electors are in existence. Other Local
Authorities’ Constituencies have no electors in existence.
3. Also
there are two casual vacancies from Kurnool Local Authorities’ Constituency
occurred on 18th May, 2012 and Warangal Local Authorities’ Constituency
occurred on 30th July, 2012.
4. To
conduct election to Legislative Council from Local Authority Constituency, the
existence of local body as well as percentage of electors should be more than
75%.
5.
The bye-election could not be conducted from these two Constituencies for the
same reason of non existence of constituent local bodies and electors as well.
6. In
view of the above facts, the Commission
has decided to hold Biennial Election only from Hyderabad Local Authorities’
Constituency of Andhra Pradesh Legislative Council in accordance with the following programme:-
7.The Model Code of Conduct will come into
force with immediate effect in the district(s) in which the above Constituency
is comprised.
Election Commission of India
New Delhi, 11 March, 2013
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