ECI puts on hold Council election
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Term of three members to conclude on May 31
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Term of three members to conclude on May 31
The Election Commission of India (ECI) has decided to keep on hold the biennial election to fill the vacancies in the Andhra Pradesh Legislative Council arising from the retirement of three members from the MLA quota on May 31, due to the COVID-19 pandemic, according to a press release issued by State Chief Electoral officer (CEO) K. Vijayanand.
“As per Section16 of the Representation of People Act, 1951, the seats of the Legislative Councils going to be vacant on expiration of the term of the members are to be filled before the date of retirement of the sitting MLCs, but the ECI has resolved not to hold the election due to the second wave of the pandemic,” he said.
: Thursday, May 13, 2021, 5:52 PM IST
Biennial Elections to the Legislative Councils of Andhra Pradesh and Telangana deferred due to second wave of COVID-19
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Owing to the emergence of the second wave of COVID-19, the biennial elections to the Legislative Councils of Andhra Pradesh and Telangana have been deferred. The term of office of three members of Andhra Pradesh Legislative Council and six members of Telangana Legislative Council elected by the members of respective Legislative Assemblies (MLAs) are expiring on 31st May 2021 and 3rd June respectively.
The Election Commission today reviewed the matter and decided that due to outbreak of the second wave of COVID-19 in the country and said that it would not be appropriate to hold biennial election to the Legislative Councils of Andhra Pradesh and Telangana respectively till the pandemic situation significantly improves and conditions become conducive to hold these biennial elections.
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The term of office of three members of the Andhra Pradesh Legislative Council and six members of the Telangana Legislative Council elected by the members of respective Legislative Assemblies are expiring on May 31 and June 3, respectively.
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New Delhi [India], May 13 (ANI): In view of the ongoing second wave of COVID-19 pandemic in the country, the Election Commission of India (ECI) on Thursday postponed the biennial election to Legislative Councils of Andhra Pradesh and Telangana till the pandemic situation significantly improves.
Notably, the term of office of three members of the Andhra Pradesh Legislative Council and six members of Telangana Legislative Council elected by the members of respective Legislative Assemblies (MLAs) are expiring on May 31 and June 6 respectively.
The ECI said it has reviewed the matter and decided that due to the outbreak of the second wave of COVID-19 in the country, it would not be appropriate to hold the biennial election to the Legislative Councils of Andhra Pradesh and Telangana respectively till the pandemic si