PART V EXTRAORDINARY

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BIENNIAL ELECTION TO THE ANDHRA PRADESH LEGISLATIVE COUNCIL FROM

GRADUATES’ AND TEACHERS’ CONSTITUENCIES.

[G.O.Ms. No.20, General Administration (Elecs.D) Department, Dt.16.02.2023.]

The following Notification shall be published in an extraordinary issue of the Andhra

Pradesh Gazette, dated 16^th February, 2023 / Magha 27, 1944 (Saka)

WHEREAS, the seats of five 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 that

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:-

Registered No. HSE-49/2016

No.4

AMARAVATI, THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 16, 2023

G.3495

STATUTORY NOTIFICATIONS OF THE ELECTION COMMISSION OF

INDIA AND OTHER ELECTION NOTIFICATIONS

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NOTIFICATIONS BY GOVERNMENT

GENERAL ADMINISTRATION (ELECTIONS) DEPARTMENT

2

ANDHRA PRADESH GAZETTE EXTRAORDINARY

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TABLE

Name of Constituency

No. of members to

be elected

Date of retirement

(1)

(2)

(3)

Prakasam-Nellore-Chittoor

Graduates’

1

29.03.2023

Kadapa-Anantapur-Kurnool

Graduates’

1

Srikakulam-Vizianagaram-

Visakhapatnam Graduates’

1

Prakasam-Nellore-Chittoor

Teachers’

1

Kadapa-Anantapur-Kurnool

Teachers’

1

By order

BISWABHUSAN HARICHANDAN,

Governor of Andhra Pradesh.

MUKESH KUMAR MEENA,

Chief Electoral Officer,

Andhra Pradesh.

BIENNIAL ELECTION TO ANDHRA PRADESH LEGISLATIVE COUNCIL FROM 3

GRADUATES’ AND 2 TEACHERS’ COUNCIL 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.169/Elecs.D/2023-22, Office of the Chief Electoral Officer, Andhra Pradesh, Dated:15.02.2023)

The following notification of the Election Commission of India, New Delhi, No.322/AP-LC-

G&T/2023, Dated 16^th February, 2023 / Magha 27, 1944 (Saka) is published:-

NOTIFICATION

No.322/AP-LC-G&T/2023:- 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, 2023, 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)

Prakasam-Nellore-Chittoor Graduates’

1

Kadapa-Anantapur-Kurnool Graduates’

1

Srikakulam-Vizianagaram-Visakhapatnam

Graduates’

1

3

ANDHRA PRADESH GAZETTE EXTRAORDINARY

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Prakasam-Nellore-Chittoor Teachers’

1

Kadapa-Anantapur-Kurnool 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 23^rd February, 2023 (Thursday), as the last date for making nominations;

(b) the 24^th February, 2023 (Friday), as the date for the scrutiny of nominations;

(c) the 27^th February, 2023 (Monday), as the last date for the withdrawal of candidatures;

(d) the 13^th March, 2023 (Monday), as the date on which a poll shall, if necessary, be taken;

and

(e) the 21^st March, 2023 (Tuesday), 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.

MUKESH KUMAR MEENA,

Chief Electoral Officer,

Andhra Pradesh.