PART V EXTRAORDINARY

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BIENNIAL ELECTION TO THE ANDHRA PRADESH LEGISLATIVE COUNCIL BY THE

MEMBERS OF LEGISLATIVE ASSEMBLY (By MLAs), 2023.

[G.O.Ms. No.31, General Administration (Elecs.D) Department, Dt.06.03.2023.]

The following notification will be published in an extraordinary issue of the Andhra Pradesh

Gazette, dated 06^th March, 2023 / Phalguna 15, 1944 (Saka):

NOTIFICATION

WHEREAS, the seats of 07(seven) members of the Legislative Council of the State of

Andhra Pradesh, elected by the Members of Legislative Assembly of the State are due to fall

vacant on 29^th March, 2023 on retirement of those members, on the expiration of their term of

office as detailed below;

S. No

Name of Member

Date of

Retirement

1.

Challa Bhageerath Reddy

29.03.2023

2.

Nara Lokesh

3.

Pothula Suneetha

4.

Batchula Arjunudu

5.

Dokka Manikya Varaprasada Rao

6.

Varaha Venkata Suryanarayana Raju Penumatsa

7.

Gangula Prabhakar Reddy

WHEREAS, a Biennial election has to be held for the purpose of filling the above vacancies

so arising;

Registered No. HSE-49/2016

No.8

AMARAVATI, MONDAY, MARCH 6, 2023

G.3637

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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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 the Members of the Legislative Assembly

of the State, to elect seven members 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.

By Order

SYED ABDUL NAZEER,

Governor of Andhra Pradesh

MUKESH KUMAR MEENA,

Chief Electoral Officer,

Andhra Pradesh.

BIENNIAL ELECTION TO THE ANDHRA PRADESH LEGISLATIVE COUNCIL BY THE

MEMBERS OF LEGISLATIVE ASSEMBLY, 2023 – NOTIFICATION UNDER SUB-SECTION (1)

OF SECTION 39 AND SECTION 56 OF THE REPRESENTATION OF THE PEOPLE ACT, 1951

(43 OF 1951) BY THE ELECTION COMMISSION OF INDIA – PUBLISHED.

(Memo.No.477/Elecs.D/2023-15, Office of the Chief Electoral Officer, Andhra Pradesh, Dated:06.03.2023)

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

LC/2023 (MLAs) (1), dated 06^th March, 2023 / Phalguna 15, 1944 (Saka) is published:-

NOTIFICATION

No.322/AP-LC/2023 (MLAs) (1): - 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 06^th March, 2023 been

pleased to call upon the members of the Legislative Assembly of the State, to elect seven

members to the Legislative Council of the State: -

Now, therefore, in pursuance of sub-section (1) of Section 39 and Section 56 of the said

Act, the Election Commission of India hereby –

(A) appoints, with respect to the said election –

(a) the 13^th March, 2023 (Monday), as the last date for making nominations;

(b) the 14^th March, 2023 (Tuesday), as the date for the scrutiny of the nominations;

(c) the 16^th March, 2023 (Thursday), as the last date for the withdrawal of candidatures;

(d) the 23^rd March, 2023 (Thursday), as the date on which a poll shall, if necessary, be taken;

and

(e) the 25^th March, 2023 (Saturday), as the date before which the election shall be completed;

and

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(B) fixes the hours from 09:00 am to 04:00 pm, as the hours during which the poll shall, if

necessary, be taken in the State on the date specified above, for the election.

By order,

SUMAN KUMAR DAS,

Secretary to the

Election Commission of India.

MUKSH KUMAR MEENA,

Chief Electoral Officer,

Andhra Pradesh.

APPOINTMENT OF RETURNING OFFICER AND ASSISTANT RETURNING OFFICER FOR

BIENNIAL ELECTION TO THE ANDHRA PRADESH LEGISLATIVE COUNCIL BY THE

MEMBERS OF LEGISLATIVE ASSEMBLY, 2023.

(Memo.No.477/Elecs.D/2023-15, Office of the Chief Electoral Officer, Andhra Pradesh, Dated:06.03.2023)

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

LC/2023 (MLAs) (2), dated 06^th March, 2023 / Phalguna 15, 1944 (Saka) is published:-

NOTIFICATION

No.322/AP-LC/2023 (MLAs) (2): - In pursuance of Section 21, and in exercise of the

powers conferred by sub-section (1) of Section 22, of the Representation of the People Act, 1951

(43 of 1951), the Election Commission of India, in consultation with the Government of Andhra

Pradesh, hereby:–

(i)

designates the officer, specified in column (1) of the TABLE below, to be the

Returning Officer; and

(ii)

appoints the officer, specified in column (2) of the said Table, to be the Assistant

Returning Officer to assist the Returning Officer in the performance of his functions;

in respect of the biennial election to the Legislative Council of the State of Andhra Pradesh,

by the members of Legislative Assembly of the State, to be held in pursuance of the Governor’s

notification published in the official Gazette of the State on 06^th March, 2023:-

TABLE

Officer Designated as Returning Officer

Officer Appointed as

Assistant Returning Officer

1.

2.

Sri. P.V. Subba Reddy, Joint Secretary,

Andhra Pradesh Legislature Secretariat

Ms. R. Vanitha Rani, Deputy Secretary,

Andhra Pradesh Legislature Secretariat

By order,

SUMAN KUMAR DAS,

Secretary to the

Election Commission of India.

MUKESH KUMAR MEENA,

Chief Electoral Officer,

Andhra Pradesh.