MLCs by the State Legislative Assembly

Gazette notification for the election of 11 MLCs by the State Legislative Assembly was issued today. The election will be held on February 6 and before February 9 the process would be completed. January 27 is the last date for making nominations and on January 28 nominations will be scrutinised and January 30 will be the last date for the withdrawl of nominations.

The 11 Legislative Council seats became vacant following completion of the two-year term of all the members and all of them belong to the Congress.They include, G Thippe Swamy, K R Amos, Mohammed Sultan Ahmed, N Rajalingam, R Padma Raju, Kanumuri Bapiraju, M Manik Rao, P Goverdhan Reddy, Singam Basavapunnaiah, K Yadava Reddy and Peer Shabbir
Ahmed.Meanwhile, a total of ten candidates have filed their nomination papers for the election to be held to the Andhra Pradesh Legislative Council in Mahaboobnagar- Rangareddy-Hyderabad Graduates Constituency.

Today is the last date of filing the nominations.The election would be held on February 6 from 8 a.m to 4 p.m.The candidates who filed the nominations are : N.Rama Chandra Rao (BJP), K.Nageshwar, Arakala Krishna Goud, Golla Manaiah, K. Sanjeeva Yadav, K.Krishnamurthy, Mohd. Hyderali Khan, S. Sreenivas Reddy Cast Your First preferentioal Vote On serial No 9, S J.N.V.L.N. Venugopal, Sama Narsi Reddy, all Independent candidates.

Hectic lobbying on for MLC seats

HYDERABAD: Hectic lobbying is on in the Congress for the vacant MLC posts for which the election is scheduled on February 6. The process of identifying the candidates to fill up the 11 vacancies in the Legislative Council is on in all the political parties concerned. Congress has the chance to bag eight MLC seats, while the Telugu Desam Party and its allies can win two seats. The ruling party will try to win the 11th seat through preferential vote.Prominent among those in the race from ruling Congress include sitt ing MLCs KR Amos, P Govardhan Reddy, S Basava Punnaiah, M Manik Rao, N Rajalingam, R Padma Raju, Hafiz Peer Shabbir Ahmed and B Kamalakar Rao. Other MLCs (whose term also ends by March) like K Bapi Raju, K Yadava Reddy and G Thippe Swamy are keen to contest theLok Sabha elections slated for April this year.The Rajasekhara Reddy Government had already announced to field Finance Minister K Rosaiah for the MLC seat keeping his health condition in view. Besides, the party is of the view to give another term for Hafiz Peer Shabbir Ahmed, leader of Jamiat Ulema, as he was elected in the last byelections held few months ago.It is learnt that the Congress which has an `understanding’ with the MIM during every elections, is intending to offer one seat to the party to keep its relations intact. The party is in the process to fill up the remaining six seats keeping `social justice’ in view. There is scope that the party may give one seat each to persons belonging to SC and BC communities. The support of minimum 25 legislators is required to win an MLC seat.

Salaries and Allowances to Elected MLCs

Its surprise to know that the salaries and allowances of MLCs are on par with Elected MLAs. Elected MLCs can become Chief Minister or cabinet Ministers or Chief Wips. Thefollowing beniefits are available for elected MLCs.

- 30,000 km Train Travel Free across India
- Base Salary Rs. 2500
- Constituency Allowance: Rs.5000
- Travel Convenience Allowance: 5000
- Contingance Allowance: 1500
- Telephone allowance: 8000
- Security Car Allowance: 15000
- Accommodation Allowance: 3000
- Medial allowance: 3000
- Daily allowance Rs. 300 if MLC attends council meetings or official meetings
- Advance to buy Vehicle: 2.5 Lakhs
- Computer/Laptop Allowance: Rs.89000 provided if u pay 17,250 intial payment.
- Upto 1 Lakh rupees reimbursement if MLC goes for a heart/kidney/cancer/neuro surgery
- Free Stationery
- Personal Assistant(PA)
- Rs.10000 for furniture allowance if you stay in MLA/MLC quarters
- Gun Met facility upto 8 people depending on security threat.
- Retirement benifits after MLC Tunure expires

MLC Elections: Check Voter List for your Voter Registration Serial Number & Polling Station

http://203.199.178.91/ ( you can search for voter name)

http://ceo.ap.gov.in/

Atlast Election commission has updated the latest voter list according to polling booth wise and ward wise at the following links. I would request everyone to check their names in the graduates voter list(whoever enrolled for Graduates MLC Votes) published by the Election Commission at the following links.

MLC VOTER LIST LINKS

Mark One On Serial No.9 on Ballet Paper

AP legislative council

The Andhra Pradesh legislative council has come into existence once again after a gap of 22 years. The council was abolished way back in 1985. At a simple function at Raj Bhavan, Governor Rameshwar Thakur administered the oath of office to pro-tem legislative council chairman Puvvada Nageswara Rao on Monday morning.

Soon after, the Governor inaugurated the renovated council building located in the magnificent Jubilee Hall complex in the Public Gardens premises. The pro-tem chairman later administered the oath of office to the other members of the newly-constituted council. Though the council has a total strength of 90 members, only 64 members took the oath on Monday. Elections were conducted for 75 out of the 78 elected seats.

The results of polls to 31 seats from the legislative assembly quota, eight seats each for graduates and teachers and five out of 28 local authorities' constituencies were announced. However, the counting of votes for the remaining 26 local authorities' seats has been put on hold following an inquiry by the Election Commission into alleged irregularities in polling by the ruling Congress supporters in eight districts.