Election Commission Releases Schedule For MLC Elections In Andhra Pradesh, Telangana

A notification will be released on February 16 and nominations can be filled till February 23.

Election Commission of India

The Election Commission of India released the schedule for the MLC elections of local bodies, teachers, and graduate constituencies on Thursday. The elections will be held for Five MLC constituencies of local bodies in Andhra Pradesh and one constituency in Telangana.

The Election Commission announced that the notification for these biennial elections will be issued on February 16 and nominations can be filled till February 23. While the polling will be held on March 13 followed by counting and announcements of results on March 16.

The election will be held for local bodies in the constituencies of Anantapur, Kadapa, Prakasam, Nellore, Srikakulam, Chittoor, Kurnool, Vizianagaram, Visakhapatnam in Andhra Pradesh, and Hyderabad in Telangana.

While five MLC seats are falling vacant in the Andhra Pradesh state legislative council, three under graduates’ constituencies and two in teachers’ constituencies, one seat under the teachers’ constituencies will be vacant by March 29 due to the retirement of the sitting members.

In Andhra Pradesh, Yendapalli Srinivasulu Reddy from Prakasam, Nellore, and Chittoor graduates’ constituencies; Vennapusa Gopal Reddy from Kadapa-Anantapur-Kurnool constituency; and P V N Madhav from Srikakulam-Vizianagaram-Visakhapatnam constituency are going to retire by March 29.

Similarly, under the teachers’ constituencies, the seats of Vitapu Balasubrahmnyam for Prakasam-Nellore and Chittoor districts and Katti Narasimha Reddy for Kadapa-Anantapur and Kurnool districts are going to fall vacant.

In Telangana, there will be elections for only one seat under the teachers’ constituency because Katepalli Janardhan Reddy is going to retire from Mahabubnagar-Ranga Reddy and Hyderabad constituencies.

(With inputs from ABP Desam — It is a Telugu platform of ABP News. For more news, commentary and latest happenings from two Telugu states, follow https://telugu.abplive.com/)