MS-108: Municipal Administration & Urban Development Department – Municipalities – Appointment of Special Officer to the Hindupur Municipal Council where it is not possible to hold elections to the Municipalities under Section 62-A of Andhra Pradesh Municipalities Act, 1965 – Orders – Issued.

GOVERNMENT OF ANDHRA PRADESH ABSTRACT Municipal Administration & Urban Development Department – Municipalities – Appointment of Special Officer to the Hindupur Municipal Council where it is not possible to hold elections to the Municipalities under Section 62-A of Andhra Pradesh Municipalities Act, 1965 – Orders – Issued. MUNICIPAL ADMINISTRATION & URBAN DEVELOPMENT (ELEC.II) DEPARTMENT G.O.Ms.No. 108 Date:25.02.2012 Read the following:- From the Commissioner &Director of Municipal Administration, A.P., Hyderabad, Letter Roc.No.16051/Elec.I/2010, dated:04.02.2012. * * * ORDER: The appended notification will be published in an Extra-Ordinary issue of the Andhra Pradesh Gazette, dated:25.02.2012. 2. The Commissioner of Printing, Stationary and Stores Purchase, Andhra Pradesh, Hyderabad is requested to furnish (100) copies of the Gazette notification to the Government. (BY ORDER AND IN THE NAME OF THE GOVERNOR OF ANDHRA PRADESH) B. SAM BOB PRINICIPAL SECRETARY TO GOVERNMENT To The Commissioner of Printing, Stationary and Stores, Purchase, A.P., Hyderabad. All the Special Officers of the Municipalities through D.M.A, A.P., Hyderabad The Director of Municipal Administration, A.P., Hyderabad. The Director of Town & Country Planning, Hyderabad. The Engineer-in-Chief (Pubic Health), Hyderabad. The Managing Director, A.P.U.F.I.D.C The Collector and District Magistrate, Ananthapur District – through D.M.A, A.P., Hyderabad The Municipal Commissioner, Hindupur Municipality – through D.M.A, A.P., Hyderabad The Regional Directors-cum-Appellate Commissioners of Municipal Administration, Ananthapur The Commissioner for Information and Public Relations, Hyderabad The Director of Local Fund Audit, Hyderabad. The District Treasury Officer, Ananthapur District Copy to: The Special Secretary to C.M. The P.S to Chief Secretary to Government The P.S. to M (MA & UD Department) The P.S to Principal Secretary (MA) The P.S to Principal Secretary (UD) The P.S to Principal Secretary to Government, Revenue Department. The P.S to Principal Secretary to Government Panchayat Raj Department The General Administration Department. The P.S to Secretary to Govt., Law Department. Sf/Sc //FORWARDED :: BY ORDER// SECTION OFFICER P.T.O::2:: NOTIFICATION Whereas the term of the Chairperson of Hindupur Municipal Council is going to expiry by 25.02.2012 as per clause (a) of sub-section (1) of Section 20 and Sub- section (2) of section 23 of the Andhra Pradesh Municipalities Act, 1965. And whereas, according to sub-section (2) of Section 20 and sub-section (2) of Section 23 of the Andhra Pradesh Municipalities Act, 1965, ordinary vacancies in the office of the members and Chairpersons shall be filled at Ordinary Elections which shall be completed before the expiry of the term of office of the members. And whereas, Government is of the opinion that it is not possible to hold ordinary elections to the said Municipalities in accordance with the provisions of this Act due to the following reasons: (i) Upgradation of certain Gram Panchayats into Nagar Panchayats / Municipalities, Upgradation of Municipality into Municipal Corporation, inclusion of certain Gram Panchayats into Urban Local Bodies; (ii) Identification of Backward Class voters as per 2012 Electoral Rolls published is underway for reservation of seats for Backward classes; and (iii) Final Publication of Census 2011 data yet to be done by the Registrar General of Census, Government of India which is required for reservation of seats for Scheduled Castes and Schedule Tribes. Now, therefore, in exercise of the powers conferred by sub-section (1) read with sub-section (3) of Section 62-A of the Andhra Pradesh Municipalities Act, 1965 (Andhra Pradesh Act No. 6 of 1965), the Government of Andhra Pradesh hereby appoint Joint Collector, Ananthapur District as Special Officer to the Hindupur Municipal Council with effect from 26.02.2012 to exercise the powers, perform the duties and dis-charge the functions of the Council, the Chairperson and the committees referred to under Section 43 and 74 of the said Act, for a period of 6 (six) months or until the elected members come into office, a Chairman is elected or Committees are constituted, whichever may be earlier. B. SAM BOB PRINICIPAL SECRETARY TO GOVERNMENT SECTION OFFICER