Voting for 6 MLC Seats in Telugu States on Feb 27
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Synopsis
On February 27, elections will be held for three Legislative Council seats each from graduates’ and teachers’ constituencies in Andhra Pradesh and Telangana, as confirmed by the Election Commission. The process includes notifications, nominations, and voting schedules leading up to the event.
Key Takeaways
- Polling for six MLC seats scheduled for February 27.
- Election Commission to issue notifications on February 3.
- Nominations open until February 10; withdrawals by February 13.
- Counting of votes takes place on March 3.
- Model code of conduct in effect immediately.
Hyderabad, Jan 29 (NationPress) Elections for three seats from the graduates’ and teachers’ constituencies in the Legislative Councils of Andhra Pradesh and Telangana will take place on February 27, as announced by the Election Commission of India on Wednesday.
The terms of three members from the Andhra Pradesh Legislative Council (two from Graduates' and one from Teachers' constituency) and three members from the Telangana Legislative Council (one from Graduates' and two from Teachers' constituencies) are set to expire on March 29, 2025, due to the retirement of the current members.
According to the schedule released by the Election Commission, the notification for the polls will be issued on February 3.
Candidates can submit their nominations until February 10, with scrutiny of these nominations scheduled for the following day. The final date for withdrawal of candidatures is February 13.
Voting will occur on February 27 from 8 a.m. to 4 p.m. The counting of votes is set for March 3.
The model code of conduct is now in effect in the relevant constituencies.
In Andhra Pradesh, elections will take place for the East-West Godavari and Krishna-Guntur Graduates’ constituencies, as well as the Srikakulam-Vizianagaram-Visakhapatnam Teachers’ constituency. Members Illa Venkateswara Rao from the Progressive Democratic Front (East-West Godavari), K. S. Lakshamana Rao from the Progressive Democratic Front (Krishna-Guntur), and independent candidate Pakalapati Raghu Varma (Srikakulam-Vizianagaram-Visakhapatnam) are set to retire on March 29.
In Telangana, the elections will cover the Medak-Nizamabad-Adilabad-Karimnagar Graduates’ constituency and the Medak-Nizamabad-Adilabad-Karimnagar and Warangal-Khammam-Nalgonda Teachers’ constituencies.
The Medak-Nizamabad-Adilabad-Karimnagar Graduates' constituency is currently held by the Congress, while the teachers' constituencies are represented by Independents.
The BJP, seeking to bolster its presence in the Telangana Legislative Council, has already put forward candidates for three constituencies. They have nominated C. Anji Reddy, an industrialist, for the Medak-Nizamabad-Adilabad-Karimnagar Graduates' constituency, which is currently held by senior Congress leader and former Minister T. Jeevan Reddy. Moreover, Malka Komaraiah, an educationist, is set to contest for the Medak-Nizamabad-Adilabad-Karimnagar Teachers' constituency, while Puli Sarottham Reddy will run from the Warangal-Khammam-Nalgonda Teachers' constituency.
