Registered No. HSE-49/2016
PART V EXTRAORDINARY
No.7 AMARAVATI, TUESDAY, FEBRUARY 16, 2021 G.718 STATUTORY NOTIFICATIONS OF THE ELECTION COMMISSION OF INDIA AND OTHER ELECTION NOTIFICATIONS
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NOTIFICATIONS BY GOVERNMENT
GENERAL ADMINISTRATION (ELECTIONS) DEPARTMENT
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BIENNIAL ELECTION TO THE ANDHRA PRADESH LEGISLATIVE COUNCIL FROM TEACHERS' CONSTITUENCIES.
[G.O.Ms. No.14, General Administration (Elecs.D) Department, Dt.16.02.2021.]
The following notification shall be published in an extraordinary issue of the Andhra Pradesh Gazette, dated 16th February, 2021 / Magha 27, 1942 (Saka):-
NOTIFICATION
WHEREAS, the seat of two members of the Legislative Council of the State of Andhra Pradesh, elected from the Council Constituencies, specified in column (1) of the Table below, as per the numbers shown in the corresponding entries in column (2) of the Table, are going to fall vacant on the retirement of those members, on the dates mentioned in the corresponding entries in column (3) of the Table, on the expiration of their term of office; and
WHEREAS, Biennial election has to be held for the purpose of filling the above vacancies so arising;
NOW, THEREFORE, as recommended by the Election Commission of India in pursuance of Section 16 of the Representation of the People Act, 1951 (43 of 1951), the Governor of the State of Andhra Pradesh is hereby pleased to call upon each of the said Council Constituencies, specified in column (1) of the Table below, to elect the number of members, specified against that2 ANDHRA PRADESH GAZETTE EXTRAORDINARY [PART-V Constituency in column (2) of the said Table, to the Legislative Council of the State, for the purpose of filling the above said vacancies, in accordance with the provisions of the said Act and of the rules and orders made thereunder:-
TABLE
| Name of Constituency | No. of members to be elected | Date of retirement |
| (1) | (2) | (3) |
| East-West Godavari Teachers' | 1 | 29.03.2021 |
| Krishna-Guntur Teachers' | 1 |
By order
BISWABHUSAN HARICHANDAN, Governor of Andhra Pradesh.
K.VIJAYANAND, Chief Electoral Officer, Andhra Pradesh.
BIENNIAL ELECTION TO ANDHRA PRADESH LEGISLATIVE COUNCIL FROM TEACHERS' CONSTITUENCIES – NOTIFICATION UNDER SECTIONS 30 AND 56 OF THE REPRESENTATION OF THE PEOPLE ACT, 1951 (43 OF 1951) BY THE ELECTION COMMISSION OF INDIA – PUBLISHED.
(Memo.No.296/Elecs.D/2021-18, Office of the Chief Electoral Officer, Andhra Pradesh, Dated:16.02.2021)
The following notification of the Election Commission of India, New Delhi, No.322/AP-LC- G&T/2021, Dated 16th February, 2021 / Magha 27, 1942 (Saka) is published:-
NOTIFICATION
No.322/AP-LC-G&T/2021:- WHEREAS, the Governor of the State of Andhra Pradesh has, by notification issued under Section 16 of the Representation of the People Act, 1951 (43 of 1951) and published in the official Gazette of the State on 16th February, 2021, been pleased to call upon each of the Council Constituencies, specified in column (1) of the Table below, to elect the number of members specified against that Constituency in column (2) of the said Table, to the Legislative Council of the State of Andhra Pradesh:-
TABLE
| Name of Constituency | No. of members to be elected |
| (1) | (2) |
| East-West Godavari Teachers' | 1 |
| Krishna-Guntur Teachers' | 1 |
NOW, THEREFORE, in pursuance of Section 30 and Section 56 of the Representation of the People Act, 1951 (43 of 1951), the Election Commission of India hereby –
(A) appoints, with respect to the said election in each of the Constituencies, -
(a) the 23rd February, 2021 (Tuesday), as the last date for making nominations;
(b) the 24th February, 2021 (Wednesday), as the date for the scrutiny of nominations;
(c) the 26th February, 2021 (Friday), as the last date for the withdrawal of candidatures;
(d) the 14th March, 2021 (Sunday), as the date on which a poll shall, if necessary, be taken; and (e) the 22nd March, 2021 (Monday), as the date before which the election shall be completed;
and
(B) fixes the hours from 08:00 am to 04:00 pm, as the hours during which the poll shall, if necessary, be taken on the date specified above for the election.
By order,
SUMAN KUMAR DAS, Secretary to the Election Commission of India.
K.VIJAYANAND, Chief Electoral Officer, Andhra Pradesh.