AP Legislative Council notification released

 SMTV Desk 2017-02-14 17:13:29  Amaravathi,legislative council,21 seats,Vijayanagaram-Visakhapatnam, Prakasam-Nellore-Chittoor ,AP,TDP,YSRCP,congress
AP Legislative Council notification released

Amaravati, February 14: The Election Commission had issued a notification on Monday, for filling up five seats in Andhra Pradesh Legislative Council that fall vacant on March 29.In all, 21 Council seats will fall vacant between March and May this year as the respective members will retire at the end of their six-year term.As per the notification issued, the election will be held on March 9 for three Graduates and two Teachers constituencies in the 58-member Council.The Graduates constituencies are Srikakulam-Vijayanagaram-Visakhapatnam, Prakasam-Nellore-Chittoor and Kadapa-Anantapuramu-Kurnool.The Teachers constituencies are Prakasam-Nellore-Chittoor and Kadapa-Anantapuramu-Kurnool.The ruling Telugu Desam Party has already declared candidates for three of the five constituencies.It has re-nominated sitting MLC B Pullaiah for the Kadapa-Anantapuramu-Kurnool Teachers constituency and K J Reddy for Graduates constituency.The TDP currently has 23 members in the AP Legislative Council and the Congress has eight.But, by May, the Congress tally will fall to just one seat as seven of its members are set to retire.As the incumbent Chairman of the Council, a nominated Congress candidate, will soon be retiring, the TDP will for the first time get to claim the Chair.The YSRC, which is the only opposition party in the state Assembly, has five members in the Council and it can hope to increase its count by three-four seats when elections to the Upper House from Local Authorities and MLAs will be held in the second phase.