PNS|Vijayawada
The ruling YSR Congress Party (YSRCP) on Monday announced its list of 18 candidates for the upcoming MLC elections scheduled to be held on March 13, 2023, under various quotas.
YSRCP general secretary and Advisor to the Government (Public Affairs) Sajjala Ramakrishna Reddy announced the names of the YSRCP candidates here. Out of the 18 candidates for MLC elections, the YSRCP is fielding 11 BCs, four OCs, two SCs, and one ST candidate.
Sajjala said that the names of the candidates were finalised by Chief Minister YS Jagan Mohan Reddy by proving that the YSRCP government is committed to social justice and economic empowerment by giving top priority to the BC, SC, and ST candidates.
The Chief Minister’s idea is not only to give positions but also to give power to all the sections. The names of the candidates were selected in the true spirit of this endeavour of social justice and empowerment which the YSRCP-led government was following in all aspects including appointing candidates for the AP Cabinet, Deputy Chief Ministers posts, in the Local Elections, MLA candidates and now the MLC candidates, he said.
The Election Commission of India (ECI) released the schedule for biennial elections to the Andhra Pradesh Legislative Council from eight Local Authorities constituencies and also for three Graduates and two Teachers constituencies.
The names of the candidates under the Governor’s Quota are Kumbha Ravi Babu – Alluri Seetharamaraju district – ST and Karri Padmasri- Kakinada – BC Vadabalija.
The seven candidates Under MLA quota are Penumatsa Subba Raju – OC Kshatriya community- Vizianagaram, Pothula Sunitha- BC Padmashali community- Prakasam, Bommi Isreal- SC Madiga- East Godavari, Kola Guruvulu- Fisheries Corporation Chairman- Visakhapatnam, Yesu Rathnam -BC Vaddera community- Guntur, Marri Rajasekhar -OC Kamma community – Guntur and Vanka Ravindranath- OC – Kapu community.
Candidates for the Local Authorities Constituencies are Anantapur- Mangamma BC – Boya community, YSR Kadapa-Ponnapureddy Ramasubba Reddy- OC – Reddy community, Kurnool – Dr. Madhusudhan – BC – Boya community, Chittoor -Dr Sipayi Subramanyam- BC Vanyakula Kshathriya, Nellore -Meruga Muralidhar- SC – Mala, West Godavari -Jayamangala Venkataramana- Vadde community, West Godavari- Vanka Ravindranath- Industrialist, West Godavari – Kavuru Srinivas- BC Setti Balija, East Godavari – Kudupudi Suryanarayana BC- Setti Balija and Srikakulam – Nathu Rama Rao – BC Yadava.
The poll schedule for MLCs in AP
Last Date of filing nominations: February 23, 2023 (Thursday)
Scrutiny of nominations: February 24, 2023 (Friday)
Last date for withdrawal of candidatures: February 27, 2023 (Monday)
Date of polling: March 13, 2023 (Monday)
Counting of votes: March 16, 2023 (Thursday).
Date before which election shall be completed: March 21, 2023 (Tuesday)
Earlier the YSRCP announced the names of Seethamraju Sudhakar, Pernati Shyam Prasad Reddy, and Vennapusa Ravindranath Reddy as candidates for the Graduates’ Constituencies of North Andhra (Srikakulam-Vizianagaram-Visakhapatnam), East Rayalaseema (Prakasam-Nellore-Chittoor) and West Rayalaseema (Kadapa-Anantapur-Kurnool) districts respectively. While Parvatareddy Chandrasekhara Reddy and MV Ramachandra Reddy are contesting as Party -supported candidates from the Teachers’ constituencies of East Rayalaseema and West Rayalaseema respectively.
