PIB News Update: The term of 05 members of Andhra Pradesh Legislative Council elected by the members of Legislative Assembly (MLAs) is expiring on 29.03.2021. Details are given as under: –
| S. No | Name of Member | Date of Retirement
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1. |
Gundumala Thippe Swamy |
29.03.2021
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2. |
Gummidi Sandhya Rani | |
3. |
Vattikuti Veera Venkanna Chowdary | |
4. |
Shaik Mohammed Iqbal | |
5. |
Subhaschandra Bose Pilli
(Vacant w.e.f 01.07.2020 due to resignation of the sitting member) |
2. The Commission has decided to conduct above mentioned biennial election to the Andhra Pradesh Legislative Council by members of Legislative Assembly in accordance with the following programme:-
| S. No. | Events | Dates |
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Issue of Notification | 25th February, 2021 (Thursday) |
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Last Date of making nominations | 04th March, 2021 (Thursday) |
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Scrutiny of nominations | 05th March, 2021 (Friday) |
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Last date for withdrawal of candidatures | 08th March, 2021 (Monday) |
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Date of Poll | 15th March, 2021 (Monday) |
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Hours of Poll | 09:00 am to 04:00 pm |
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Counting of Votes | 15th March, 2021 (Monday) at 05:00 pm |
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Date before which election shall be completed | 18th March, 2021 (Thursday) |
3. Broad Guidelines to be followed during entire election process for all persons: –
I. Every person shall wear face mask during every election related activity
II. At the entry of hall/ room/ premises used for election purposes:
(a) Thermal Scanning of all persons shall be carried out
(b) Sanitizer shall be made available at all locations
III. Social distancing shall be maintained as per the extant COVID-19 guidelines of the State Govt. and Ministry of Home Affairs.
4. The Chief Secretary, Andhra Pradesh is being directed to depute a senior officer from the State to ensure that the extant instructions regarding COVID-19 containment measures are complied with while making arrangements for conducting the election.