AP legislative council bypoll to be held on July 6

Vijayawada: The Election Commission issued a notification on Monday to fill the vacancy in

legislative

council that fell vacant after TDP MLC and former minister Dokka Manikya Varaprasad quit the party on March 9 and joined YSRC. The election to the seat will take place on July 6 and counting of votes will be done on the same day. Nominations for the seat will be accepted till June 25 and the term is scheduled to expire on March 29, 2023.

In the 58-member legislative council, there are three vacancies in the local bodies quota, two in nominated quota and one in the assembly quota. The Election Commission is yet to announce elections to them.

It must be mentioned here that the assembly had passed a resolution seeking the abolition of the legislative council. The resolution is pending approval from the Parliament.