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No. ECI/PN/01/2021
Dated: 06th January, 2021
PRESS NOTE
Sub:- Bye Election to the Andhra Pradesh Legislative Council by the members of Legislative Assembly (MLAs) – reg.
There is one casual vacancy in the Andhra Pradesh Legislative Council by the members of Legislative Assembly. The details of the vacancy are as follows:
Name of Member |
Nature of election |
Cause of vacancy |
Term up to |
Smt. Pothula Sunitha |
By MLAs |
Resignation on 01.11.2020 |
29.03.2023 |
2. The Commission, has decided to hold a bye-election to the Andhra Pradesh Legislative Council by the members of the Legislative Assembly to fill the above mentioned vacancy as per the following schedule: -
S.No. |
Events |
Dates |
1. |
Issue of Notifications |
11th January, 2021 (Monday) |
2. |
Last Date of making nominations |
18th January, 2021 (Monday) |
3. |
Scrutiny of nominations |
19th January, 2021 (Tuesday) |
4. |
Last date for withdrawal of candidatures |
21st January, 2021 (Thursday) |
5. |
Date of Poll |
28th January, 2021 (Thursday) |
6. |
Hours of Poll |
09:00 am to 04:00 pm |
7. |
Counting of Votes |
28th January, 2021 (Thursday) at 05:00 pm |
8. |
Date before which election shall be completed |
01st February, 2021 (Monday) |
3. Broad Guidelines to be followed during entire election process for all persons: -
- Every person shall wear face mask during every election related activity
-
At the entry of hall/ room/ premises used for election purposes:
- Thermal Scanning of all persons shall be carried out
- Sanitizer shall be made available at all locations
- Social distancing shall be maintained as per the extant COVID-19 guidelines of the State Govt. and Ministry of Home Affairs.
4. The Chief Secretary, Andhra Pradesh is being directed to depute a senior officer from the State to ensure that the extant instructions regarding COVID-19 containment measures are complied with while making arrangements for conducting the election.
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