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Election Commission of India Nirvachan Sadan, Ashoka Road, New Delhi-110 001

The Election Commission of India announced biennial and bye elections for several seats in the Andhra Pradesh and Telangana Legislative Councils. The terms for 9 sitting members across both states were expiring on March 29, 2019 and May 1, 2019. Additionally, one vacancy occurred in Andhra Pradesh on October 3, 2018 due to a death. The Commission scheduled the elections between February 25 and March 28, 2019, with voting on March 22. The Model Code of Conduct came into force immediately for the affected constituencies.

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Election Commission of India Nirvachan Sadan, Ashoka Road, New Delhi-110 001

The Election Commission of India announced biennial and bye elections for several seats in the Andhra Pradesh and Telangana Legislative Councils. The terms for 9 sitting members across both states were expiring on March 29, 2019 and May 1, 2019. Additionally, one vacancy occurred in Andhra Pradesh on October 3, 2018 due to a death. The Commission scheduled the elections between February 25 and March 28, 2019, with voting on March 22. The Model Code of Conduct came into force immediately for the affected constituencies.

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ELECTION COMMISSION OF INDIA


Nirvachan Sadan, Ashoka Road, New Delhi-110 001
PRESS NOTE
 
 
No. ECI/PN/21/2019 Dated: 24nd February, 2019
 

Subject: Biennial/Bye Elections to the Andhra Pradesh and Telangana


Legislative Council –reg.

The term of office of following sitting members of the Andhra Pradesh


& Telangana Legislative Council are due to expire as per the details given
below:
 

ANDHRA PRADESH

Sl. Name of Constituency Name of the Date of


No. Member retirement

1.
East –West Godavari Kalidindi Ravi Kiran
Graduates’ Varma 29.03.2019
2.
Krishna-Guntur Graduates’ Boddu Nageswara
Rao
3.
Srikakulam-Vizianagaram- Gade Srinivasulu
Visakhapatnam Teachers’ Naidu

TELANGANA
1.
Medak-Nizamabad-Adilabad- K. Swamy Goud
Karimnagar Graduates’
2.
Medak-Nizamabad-Adilabad- Paturi Sudhakar 29.03.2019
Karimnagar Teachers’ Reddy
3.
Warangal-Khammam- Poola Ravinder
Nalgonda Teachers’
4.
Hyderabad Local Authorities’ M.S. Prabhakar Rao 01.05.2019

2. Also, one vacancy in Andhra Pradesh Legislative Council has occurred on


3rd October, 2018 due to death of sitting member, Dr. M.V.V.S. Murthi from
Visakhapatnam Local Authorities’ Constituency. The term of Dr. M.V.V.S.
Murthi is up to and including 11.08.2021.
3. Amendment of Delimitation Order of Council Constituencies in Telangana
is under process; however, the Commission has decided to conduct the
aforesaid elections as per the existing delimitation.

4. Now, the Commission has decided to hold above mentioned Biennial


Election to Andhra Pradesh and Telangana Legislative Councils and bye
election to the Andhra Pradesh Legislative Council from Visakhapatnam Local
Authorities’ Constituency, in accordance with the following schedule:

EVENTS DATES & DAYS


1 Issue of Notifications 25th February, 2019 (Monday)
2 Last date of making nominations 5th March, 2019 (Tuesday)
3 Scrutiny of nominations 6th March, 2019 (Wednesday)
5 Last date for withdrawal of 8th March, 2019 (Friday)
candidatures
6 Date of poll 22nd March, 2019 (Friday)
7 Hours of poll 8.00 a.m. to 4.00 p.m.
8 Counting of Votes 26th March, 2019 (Tuesday)
9 Date before which election shall be 28th March, 2019 (Thursday)
completed

5. The Model Code of Conduct concerning these elections will come into
force with immediate effect in the concerned Constituencies. Please see the
details in Commission’s website under https://eci.gov.in/files/file/4070-
biennial-bye-elections-to-the-legislative-councils-from-council-constituencies-
by-graduates%E2%80%99-and-teachers%E2%80%99-and-local-
authorities%E2%80%99-constituencies-%E2%80%93-mcc-instructions-
%E2%80%93-regarding/

(PAWAN DIWAN)
UNDER SECRETARY  

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