EC puts off Telangana MLC elections

Cites the second wave of Covid; term of office of six members of the Telangana Council elected by MLAs ends on June 3

Hyderabad: The Election Commission of India (ECI) has decided not to hold the biennial election to the Legislative Council of Telangana by the Members of Legislative Assembly (MLAs) due to the second wave of Covid-19 in the country.

The term of office of six members of the Telangana Legislative Council elected by MLAs ends on June 3. As per the provisions of Section 16 of the Representation of the People Act-1951, the seats of the Council which fall vacant on expiry of the term of the members are required to be filled by holding a biennial election before the term expires.

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The ECI reviewed the matter on Thursday and decided that due to the second wave of Covid-19 in the country, it would not be appropriate to hold the biennial election to the Council till the pandemic situation significantly improves and conditions become conducive for such process.

The ECI will take a decision at an appropriate time after taking inputs from the States concerned and assessing the pandemic situation from mandated authorities like the National Disaster Management Authority (NDMA) and the State Disaster Management Authority (SDMA).

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