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
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EC defers elections to Andhra, Telangana Legislative Councils
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Send The Election Commission on Thursday deferred the biennial elections to the Legislative Councils of Andhra Pradesh and Telangana till the Covid-19 pandemic situation improves.
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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.Â
As per the provisions of Section 16 of the Representation of the People Act, 1951, the seats of a state Legislative Council, which are going to be vacant on expiration of the term of the members, are required to be filled up by holding biennial election before the said expiration of the term.Â
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