PIB News Update: There is one casual vacancy in the Andhra Pradesh Legislative Council by the members of Legislative Assembly. The details of the vacancy are as follows:
| Name of Member | Nature of election | Cause of vacancy | Term up to |
| Smt. Pothula Sunitha | By MLAs | Resignation
on 01.11.2020 |
29.03.2023 |
2. The Commission, has decided to hold a bye-election to the Andhra Pradesh Legislative Council by the members of the Legislative Assembly to fill the above mentioned vacancy as per the following schedule: –
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Issue of Notifications | 11th January, 2021 (Monday) |
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Last Date of making nominations | 18th January, 2021 (Monday) |
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Scrutiny of nominations | 19th January, 2021 (Tuesday) |
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Last date for withdrawal of candidatures | 21st January, 2021 (Thursday) |
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Date of Poll | 28th January, 2021 (Thursday) |
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Hours of Poll | 09:00 am to 04:00 pm |
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Counting of Votes | 28th January, 2021 (Thursday) at 05:00 pm |
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Date before which election shall be completed | 01st February, 2021 (Monday) |
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.