Bye Election to the Andhra Pradesh Legislative Council by the members of Legislative Assembly (MLAs)
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:
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: -
3. Broad Guidelines to be followed during entire election process for all persons: -
I. Every person shall wear face mask during every election related activity
II. At the entry of hall/ room/ premises used for election purposes:
(a) Thermal Scanning of all persons shall be carried out
(b) Sanitizer shall be made available at all locations
III. 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.
The details of the vacancy are as follows:
| Name of Member | Nature of election | Cause of vacancy | Term up to |
| 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: -
I. Every person shall wear face mask during every election related activity
II. At the entry of hall/ room/ premises used for election purposes:
(a) Thermal Scanning of all persons shall be carried out
(b) Sanitizer shall be made available at all locations
III. 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.