Organisation : Chief Electoral Officer’s Office of Andhra Pradesh CEO
Facility : Biennial Elections,2015 Teachers Constituencies
Notification : https://www.electionin.in/uploads/323-Biennial%20Elections%20to%20TEAC%27%20-%20NOTIFICATION.pdf
Website : http://ceoandhra.nic.in/home.aspx
Update : Biennial Election to the Andhra Pradesh and Telangana Legislative councils from Graduates’ and Teachers’ Constituencies, poll for which is scheduled to be taken on 22nd March, 2015-Commission’s order regarding Identification of electors.
Biennial Elections,2015 – TEACHERS
Reason for Bye Election:
WHEREAS, the seats of two members of the Legislative Council of the State of Andhra Pradesh, elected from the Council Constituencies, specified in column (1) of the table below, as per the numbers shown in the corresponding entries in column (2) of the table, are due to fall vacant on the retirement of sitting members, on the dates mentioned in the corresponding entries in column (3) of the table, on the expiration of their term of office; and
WHEREAS, biennial election has to be held for the purpose of filling the above said vacancies so arising;
NOW, THEREFORE, as recommended by the Election Commission of India in pursuance of section 16 of the Representation of the People Act, 1951 (43 of 1951), the Governor of the State of Andhra Pradesh is hereby pleased to call upon each of the said Council Constituencies, specified in column (1) of the table below, to elect the number of members, specified against that Constituency in column (2) of the said table, to the Legislative Council of the State, for the purpose offilling the above mentioned vacancies, in accordance with the provisions of the said Act and of the rules and orders made thereunder.
Name of Teachers Constituency | No. of members to be elected | Date of retirement
East-West Godavari TeachersConstituency 1 29.03.2015
Krishna-Guntur TeachersConstituency 1. 29.03.2015
NOW, THEREFORE, in pursuance of sections 30 and 56 of the Representation of the People Act, 1951 (43 of 1951), the Election Commission of India hereby —
(A) appoints, with respect to the said election in each of the constituencies, –
(a) 26th February, 2015 (Thursday), as the last date for making nominations;
(b) 27th February, 2015 (Friday), as the date for the scrutiny of the nominations;
(c) 2nd March, 2015 (Monday), as the last date for the withdrawal of candidatures;
(d) 16th March, 2015 (Monday), as the date on which a poll shall, if necessary, be taken; and
(e) 23rd March, 2015 (Monday), as the date before which the election shall be completed; and
(B) fixes the hours from 8.00A.M. to 4.00 P.M., as the hours during which the poll shall, if necessary, be taken, on the date specified above, for the election.
Re-Schedule Notification :
NOTIFICATION No. 322/AP-LC2015 : WHEREAS, the Commission, vide its Notification No. 322/AP. LC2015 dated 19th February, 2015 published in the Official Gazette of the State on the same day, had notified the schedule for the biennial elections to the Andhra Pradesh Legislative council rom East-West Godavari and Krishna-Guntur Teachers’ Constituencies; and
WHEREAS, the poll for the above elections has been scheduled to be taken up on 16th March, 2015 (Monday) and the date of completion has been fixed as 23rd March, 2015; and
WHEREAS, in the meanwhile, the CEO, Andhra Pradesh has informed that the date of some examinations conducted by the Board of Intermediate Education of the State is coinciding with the date of poll for the above mentioned elections; and
WHEREAS, having considered the above mentioned facts, the Commission has decided to reschedule the date of poll for East-West Godavari and Krishna-Guntur Teachers’ Constituencies from 16th March, 2015 to 22nd March, 2015;
Now, therefore, the Commission, in exercise of its powers conferred under section 30 read with section 153 of the Representation of the People Act, 1951 hereby directs that for the existing sub-clauses at (d) and (e) of Clause (A) of the Commissions Notification No. 322/AP-LC2015 dated 19th February, 2015, the following sub-clauses shall be substituted, namely:
“d) the 22nd March, 2015, Sunday), as the date on which a poll shall, if necessary, be taken; and
(e) the 28th March, 2015 (Saturday), as the date before which the election shall be completed;”