PART VII EXTRAORDINARY

A.P. STATE ELECTION COMMISSION

1^st Floor, New HODs Building, M.G. Road, Vijayawada – 520010.

NOTIFICATION

No.35/SEC-B1/2025

Date: 28.01.2026

In exercise of the powers conferred by Sections 200 and 201 of the A.P. Panchayat Raj

Act, 1994 read with Andhra Pradesh Conduct of Election of Member (Co-opted), President and

Vice-Presidents of Mandal Praja Parishads and Members (Co-opted), Chairperson and Vice-

Chairpersons of Zilla Praja Parishad Rules, 2006 issued in G.O.Ms.No. 173, PR & RD (Elections)

Dept., dt.10.05.2006, the State Election Commissioner, hereby, directs any Gazetted Officer of

the Government authorized by the Collectors & District Election Authorities concerned to

conduct elections to the casual vacancies of Presidents & Vice-Presidents of the Mandal Praja

Parishads mentioned below in accordance with the procedure laid down in the said Rules and

specifies the Election Schedule in the Annexure appended to this Notification.

Sl.

No.

ZPP

Jurisdiction

District

Mandal Praja

Parishad

Office

1.

Ananthapuramu

Sri Satya Sai

Rolla

President

2.

Vice-Presidents (2)

3.

Guntur

Palnadu

Muppalla

President

4.

Karempudi

President

5.

West Godavari

Eluru

Buttayigudem

President

6.

Chittoor

Chittoor

Gudipala

President

7.

Annamayya

B.Kothakota

President

8.

Kurnool

Kurnool

Kurnool

President

9.

Visakhapatnam

Anakapalli

Yelamanchili

Vice-President

10.

YSR Kadapa

YSR Kadapa

Muddanur

Vice-President

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ANNEXURE

(Notification No.35/SEC-B1/2025, Date: 28.01.2026)

ELECTION SCHEDULE

1.

Notice to be given in Form-V by the Gazetted Officer

authorized by the District Collector, calling for Special

Meeting for conduct of election of Presidents / Vice-

Presidents of the Mandal Praja Parishad concerned.

(Notice shall be given to all the Members of Mandal Praja

Parishad specified in clauses (i) to (v) of Sec.149 (1) of

A.P. Panchayat Raj Act, 1994)

On or before

31.01.2026

2.

Date & Time of Special Meeting for election of Presidents /

Vice-Presidents of the Mandal Praja Parishad concerned.

At 11.00 AM on

04.02.2026

Note:

1.

Quorum for the election shall be fulfilled as stipulated under Rule 9 (1) of the

Andhra Pradesh Conduct of Election of Member (Co-opted), President and Vice-

Presidents of Mandal Praja Parishads and Members (Co-opted), Chairperson and

Vice-Chairpersons of Zilla Praja Parishad Rules, 2006.

2.

Rule 10 (4) of the said rules stipulates that when an election notice is issued for

conducting election to both the offices of President and Vice-President, no election

to the office of Vice-President shall be conducted, unless the office of the President

is filled up. Only after the completion of election of President, the Presiding Officer

shall conduct election to the office of Vice-Presidents. This is applicable in case

of Rolla MPP in Sri Satya Sai District, where election is notified for both the

President and the Vice-President.

3.

If for any reason, the election is not held on the aforesaid date, i.e., 04.02.2026, it

shall be held at the same time on the next day, i.e., 05.02.2026 at 11:00 AM

whether or not it is a holiday observed by the Mandal Praja Parishad. If the election

could not be held on 05.02.2026 also, the matter shall be reported to the State

Election Commission to fix another date for holding the election.

Vijayawada

NILAM SAWHNEY

28.01.2026

STATE ELECTION COMMISSIONER.

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