Gazette No 849: BIENNIAL ELECTION TO THE ANDHRA PRADESH LEGISLATIVE - 3rd February 2025 - CHIEF ELECTORAL OFFICER (GAD) - Gazette Notification PDF

Registered No. HSE-49/2016 PART V EXTRAORDINARY No.1 AMARAVATI, MONDAY, FEBRUARY 3, 2025 G.849 STATUTORY NOTIFICATIONS OF THE ELECTION COMMISSION OF INDIA AND OTHER ELECTION NOTIFICATIONS --x-- NOTIFICATIONS BY GOVERNMENT GENERAL ADMINISTRATION (ELECTIONS) DEPARTMENT --x-- BIENNIAL ELECTION TO THE ANDHRA PRADESH LEGISLATIVE COUNCIL FROM 02 GRADUATES’ AND 01 TEACHERS’ CONSTITUENCIES. [G.O.Ms. No.22, General Administration (Elecs.D) Department, Dt.03.02.2025.] The following notification shall be published in an extraordinary issue of the Andhra Pradesh Gazette, dated 03rd February, 2025 / Magha 14, 1946 (Saka):- NOTIFICATION WHEREAS, the seats of three members of the Legislative Council of the State of Andhra Pradesh, elected from the Council Constituencies, specified in column (1) of the Table below, as per the numbers shown in the corresponding entries in column (2) of the Table, are going to fall vacant on the retirement of those members, on the dates mentioned in the corresponding entries in column (3) of the Table, on the expiration of their term of office; and WHEREAS, Biennial election has to be held for the purpose of filling the above vacancies so arising; 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 each of the said Council Constituencies, specified in column (1) of the Table below, to elect the number of members, specified against that Constituency in column (2) of the said Table, to the2 ANDHRA PRADESH GAZETTE EXTRAORDINARY [PART-V 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:- TABLE No. of members Date of Name of Constituency to be elected retirement (1) (2) (3) East-West Godavari Graduates’ 1 Krishna-Guntur Graduates’ 1 29.03.2025 Srikakulam-Vizianagaram-Visakhapatnam 1 Teachers’ By order SYED ABDUL NAZEER, Governor of Andhra Pradesh. VIVEK YADAV Chief Electoral Officer, Andhra Pradesh. BIENNIAL ELECTION TO ANDHRA PRADESH LEGISLATIVE COUNCIL FROM 02 GRADUATES’ AND 01 TEACHERS’ CONSTITUENCIES – NOTIFICATION UNDER SECTIONS 30 AND 56 OF THE REPRESENTATION OF THE PEOPLE ACT, 1951 (43 OF 1951) BY THE ELECTION COMMISSION OF INDIA – PUBLISHED. (Memo.No.131/Elecs.D/2025-11, Office of the Chief Electoral Officer, Andhra Pradesh, Dated:03.02.2025) The following notification of the Election Commission of India, New Delhi, No.322/AP-LC- G&T/2025, Dated 03rd February, 2025 / Magha 14, 1946 (Saka) is published:- NOTIFICATION No.322/AP-LC-G&T/2025:- 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 03rd February, 2025, been pleased to call upon each of the Council Constituencies, specified in column (1) of the Table below, to elect the number of members specified against that Constituency in column (2) of the said Table, to the Legislative Council of the State of Andhra Pradesh:- TABLE Name of Constituency No. of members to be elected (1) (2) East-West Godavari Graduates’ 1 Krishna-Guntur Graduates’ 1 Srikakulam-Vizianagaram-Visakhapatnam Teachers’ 13 ANDHRA PRADESH GAZETTE EXTRAORDINARY [PART-V NOW, THEREFORE, in pursuance of Section 30 and Section 56 of the Representation of the People Act, 1951 (43 of 1951), the Election Commission of India hereby – (A) appoints, with respect to the said election in each of the Constituencies, - (a) the 10th February, 2025 (Monday), as the last date for making nominations; (b) the 11th February, 2025 (Tuesday), as the date for the scrutiny of nominations; (c) the 13th February, 2025 (Thursday), as the last date for the withdrawal of candidatures; (d) the 27th February, 2025 (Thursday), as the date on which a poll shall, if necessary, be taken; and (e) the 08th March, 2025 (Saturday), as the date before which the election shall be completed; and (B) fixes the hours from 08:00 am to 04:00 pm, as the hours during which the poll shall, if necessary, be taken on the date specified above for the election. By order, JAYDEB LAHIRI, Secretary to the Election Commission of India. VIVEK YADAV Chief Electoral Officer, Andhra Pradesh. --x--