BIENNIAL ELECTION TO THE ANDHRA PRADESH LEGISLATIVE COUNCIL FROM LOCAL AUTHORITIES’ CONSTITUENCIES.

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PART V EXTRAORDINARY

No.5 AMARAVATI, THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 16, 2023 G.3497 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 LOCAL AUTHORITIES' CONSTITUENCIES.

[G.O.Ms. No.21, General Administration (Elecs.D) Department, Dt.16.02.2023.]

The following notification will be published in an extraordinary issue of the Andhra Pradesh Gazette, dated 16th February, 2023 / Magha 20, 1944 (Saka):

WHEREAS, the seats of nine (09) members of the Legislative Council of the State of Andhra Pradesh, elected from eight (08) Local Authorities' 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 become vacant, on the dates mentioned in the corresponding entries in column (3) of the TABLE; and

WHEREAS, a biennial election has to be held for the purpose of filling the vacancies so arising; and

WHEREAS, the term of office of the member(s) to be elected to the State Legislative Council from the said Local Authorities' Constituency shall be subject to the decision of the Hon'ble Supreme Court of India in SLP(C) No. 17123/2015 (Election Commission of India Vs Devesh Chandra Thakur & Others);

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 said2 ANDHRA PRADESH GAZETTE EXTRAORDINARY [PART-V Local Authorities' 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 vacancies, in accordance with the provisions of the said Act and of the rules and orders made thereunder:

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By order

BISWABHUSAN HARICHANDAN,

Governor of Andhra Pradesh.

MUKESH KUMAR MEENA, Chief Electoral Officer, Andhra Pradesh.

BIENNIAL ELECTIONS TO ANDHRA PRADESH LEGISLATIVE COUNCIL FROM LOCAL AUTHORITIES' 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.170/Elecs.D/2023-13, Office of the Chief Electoral Officer, Andhra Pradesh,

Dated:16.02.2023)

The following notification of the Election Commission of India, New Delhi, No.322/AP-LC- LAC/2023, Dated: 16th February, 2023 / Magha 27, 1944 (Saka) is published:-

NOTIFICATION

No.322/AP-LC-LAC/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 member(s) specified against that constituency in column (2) of the said TABLE, to the Legislative Council of the State of Andhra Pradesh:-

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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, -

(a) the 23rd February, 2023 (Thursday), as the last date for making nominations;

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

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

(d) the 13th March, 2023 (Monday), as the date on which a poll shall, if necessary, be taken; and (e) the 21st 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.