Andhra Pradesh Legislative Council
Andhra Pradesh Legislative Council | ||
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Chief Minister) | ||
Leader of the Opposition | ||
Structure | ||
Seats | 58 (50 Elected + 8 Nominated) | |
Political groups | Government (46)
Opposition (12)
Vacant (1)
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Elections | ||
Single transferable vote | ||
Last election | 13 March 2023 | |
Next election | March 2025 | |
Meeting place | ||
Council Building Amaravati, Andhra Pradesh, India | ||
Website | ||
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The Andhra Pradesh Legislative Council or Āndhra Pradēś Śāsana Maṇḍali is the upper house of the bicameral legislature of the Indian state, Andhra Pradesh.
It is situated in the state Legislative capital of Amaravati comprising a total of 58 seats.[1] The Sasana Mandali has been in existence in two spells - from 1958 to 1985, and from 2007 continuing till today.
History
In the first years since its creation in post-independence India, the state of Andhra Pradesh worked under a
Abolition in 1980
In the 1980s, Andhra Pradesh became one of the first states to seek the abolition of the upper houses, which were being increasingly criticised as being unnecessary, unrepresentative of the population, a burden on the state budget and causing delays in passing legislation.
Revival in 2007
Subsequent attempts were made to revive the Legislative Council under Chief Minister Dr. Marri Chenna Reddy, who belonged to the Congress (I), which had won the state elections in 1989.[2][5] A resolution to revive the Legislative Council was passed in the Vidhan Sabha on 22 January 1990.[2] The Rajya Sabha, the upper house of the Indian Parliament, passed legislation authorising the revival of the Legislative Council as per the resolution of the state Vidhan Sabha on 28 May 1990, but the legislation stalled in the lower house, the Lok Sabha, primarily due to its dissolution in 1991 before the completion of its five-year term.[2] The subsequent Lok Sabhas did not take any further decision or action.
After its victory in the 2004 state elections, the Congress-led Andhra Pradesh Legislative Assembly passed another resolution on 8 July 2004 calling for the revival of the Legislative Council.
Second abolition proposed in 2020
The ruling YSR Congress Party made and passed the resolution for abolition of the Legislative Council in the Andhra Pradesh Legislative Assembly[6] on 27 January 2020 to make way for the YSRCP-sponsored capital decentralization bill which has been stalled by the opposition TDP which had majority in the council, as the chairman decided to send the two bills pertaining to the decentralization of the capital that are the Andhra Pradesh Decentralisation and Inclusive Development of All Regions Act, 2020 and the Andhra Pradesh Capital Region Development Authority Repeal Act, 2020 to a select committee.[7][8][9][10]
The resolution was later withdrawn by the ruling YSRCP as it gained a majority by then in the council making a way to pass it's sponsored bills[11] and with no response from the Parliament of India regarding the decision to abolish the council.[12][13]
Composition
The chairman, elected by the council, presides over the sessions of the council. The deputy chairman is also elected to preside in the chairman's absence.[14][15]
Presiding officers
Designation | Name |
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Governor
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S. Abdul Nazeer
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Chairman | Koyye Moshenu Raju (YSRCP) |
Deputy Chairman | Zakia Khanam (YSRCP) |
Leader of the House (Chief Minister) |
Y. S. Jagan Mohan Reddy (YSRCP) |
Leader of the Opposition | Yanamala Rama Krishnudu (TDP) |
Members
Party | Members | |
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YSR Congress Party | 43 | |
Telugu Desam Party | 8 | |
Progressive Democratic Front | 2 | |
Independent
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4 | |
Total | 58 |
Members of Legislative Council
The Legislative Council is a permanent house, not subject to dissolution.
Elected by Members of the Legislative Assembly (20)
Keys:
# | District | Member | Party | Term end | |
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1 | YSR Kadapa | D. C. Govinda Reddy | YSRCP | 28-11-2027 | |
2 | Parvathipuram Manyam | Palavalasa Vikranth | YSRCP | 28-11-2027 | |
3 | Nandyal | Isacc Basha | YSRCP | 28-11-2027 | |
4 | Palnadu | Janga Krishna Murthy | TDP | 29-03-2025 | |
5 | Srikakulam | Duvvada Srinivas | YSRCP | 29-03-2027 | |
6 | Tirupati | Balli Kalyanachakravarthy | YSRCP | 29-03-2027 | |
7 | Vacant | ||||
8 | NTR | Mohammed Ruhulla | YSRCP | 29-03-2027 | |
9 | Vacant | ||||
10 | Guntur | Chandragiri Yesuratnam | YSRCP | 29-03-2029 | |
11 | Palnadu | Marri Rajashekar | YSRCP | 29-03-2029 | |
12 | Vizianagaram | P. V. V. Suryanarayana Raju | YSRCP | 29-03-2029 | |
13 | Bapatla | Pothula Suneetha | YSRCP | 29-03-2029 | |
14 | Dr B. R. Ambedkar Konaseema | Bommi Israel | YSRCP | 29-03-2029 | |
15 | Eluru | Jayamangalam Venkata Ramana | YSRCP | 29-03-2029 | |
16 | NTR | Panchumarthi Anuradha | TDP | 29-03-2029 | |
17 | Kakinada | Yanamala Rama Krishnudu | TDP | 29-03-2025 | |
18 | Visakhapatnam | Duvvarapu Rama Rao | TDP | 29-03-2025 | |
19 | Kurnool | B. Tirumala Naidu | TDP | 29-03-2025 | |
20 | NTR | Ashok Babu | TDP | 29-03-2025 |
Elected from Local Authorities constituencies (20)
Keys:
# | District | Member | Party | Term end | |
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1 | Vizianagaram | Indukuri Raghu Raju | YSRCP | 07-12-2027 | |
2 | Chittoor | K. R. J. Bharath | YSRCP | 07-12-2027 | |
3 | Alluri Sitharama Raju | Ananta Satya Udaya Bhaskar | YSRCP | 07-12-2027 | |
4 | NTR | Monditoka Arunkumar | YSRCP | 07-12-2027 | |
5 | NTR | Talasila Raghuram | YSRCP | 07-12-2027 | |
6 | Visakhapatnam | Vacant | |||
7 | Visakhapatnam | Varudhu Kalyani | YSRCP | 07-12-2027 | |
8 | Bapatla | Ummareddy Venkateswarlu | YSRCP | 07-12-2027 | |
9 | Guntur | Murugudu Hanumantha Rao | YSRCP | 07-12-2027 | |
10 | Sri Potti Sriramulu Nellore | Tumati Madhava Rao | YSRCP | 07-12-2027 | |
11 | Anantapur | Yellareddygari Sivaramireddy | YSRCP | 07-12-2027 | |
12 | Tirupati | Cipai Subramanyam | YSRCP | 01-05-2029 | |
13 | West Godavari | Kavuru Srinivasa Rao | YSRCP | 01-05-2029 | |
14 | West Godavari | Vanka Raveendranath | YSRCP | 01-05-2029 | |
15 | Dr B. R. Ambedkar Konaseema | Kudupudi Suryanarayana Rao | YSRCP | 01-05-2029 | |
16 | Srikakulam | Narthu Ramarao | YSRCP | 01-05-2029 | |
17 | Kurnool | A. Madhusudhan | YSRCP | 01-05-2029 | |
18 | YSR | Ponnapureddy Rama Subba Reddy | YSRCP | 01-05-2029 | |
19 | Sri Sathya Sai | Sanipalli Mangamma | YSRCP | 01-05-2029 | |
20 | Tirupati | Meriga Muralidhar | YSRCP | 01-05-2029 |
Elected from Graduates constituencies (5)
Keys: TDP (3) PDF (2)
# | Constituency | District | Member | Party | Term end | |
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1 | Srikakulam – Parvathipuram Manyam – Vizianagaram – Visakhapatnam – Alluri Sitharama Raju | Visakhapatnam | V. Chiranjeevi Rao | TDP | 29-03-2029 | |
2 | East Godavari – Kakinada – Dr B. R. Ambedkar Konaseema – West Godavari – Eluru | Dr B. R. Ambedkar Konaseema | I. Venkateswara Rao | 30-03-2025 | ||
3 | Krishna – NTR – Guntur – Bapatla – Palnadu | Guntur | K. S. Lakshmana Rao | 30-03-2025 | ||
4 | Prakasam – Sri Potti Sriramulu Nellore – Tirupati – Chittoor | Sri Potti Sriramulu Nellore | Kancharla Srikanth | TDP | 29-03-2029 | |
5 | Anantapur – Sri Sathya Sai – Kurnool – Nandyal – YSR – Annamayya | YSR | B. Ramgopal Reddy | TDP | 29-03-2029 |
Elected from Teachers constituencies (5)
Keys:
# | Constituency | District | Member | Party | Term end | |
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1 | Srikakulam – Parvathipuram Manyam – Vizianagaram – Visakhapatnam – Alluri Sitharama Raju | Visakhapatnam | P. Raghu Varma | IND | 30-03-2025 | |
2 | East Godavari – Kakinada – Dr B. R. Ambedkar Konaseema – West Godavari – Eluru | Eluru | Vacant | |||
3 | Krishna – NTR – Guntur – Bapatla – Palnadu | Guntur | Tamatam Kalpalatha | IND | 29-03-2027 | |
4 | Prakasam – Sri Potti Sriramulu Nellore – Tirupati – Chittoor | Sri Potti Sriramulu Nellore | P. Chandrasekhar Reddy | IND | 29-03-2029 | |
5 | Anantapur – Sri Sathya Sai – Kurnool – Nandyal – YSR | YSR | M. V. Ramachandra Reddy | IND | 29-03-2029 |
Nominated by Governor (8)
Keys:
# | District | Member | Party | Term end | |
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1 | Guntur | Lella Appi Reddy | YSRCP | 13-06-2027 | |
2 | Dr B. R. Ambedkar Konaseema | Thota Trimurthulu | YSRCP | 13-06-2027 | |
3 | YSR | R. V. Ramesh Yadav | YSRCP | 13-06-2027 | |
4 | West Godavari | Koyye Moshenu Raju | YSRCP | 13-06-2027 | |
5 | Dr B. R. Ambedkar Konaseema | Pandula Ravindra Babu | YSRCP | 27-07-2026 | |
6 | Annamayya | Zakia Khanam | YSRCP | 27-07-2026 | |
7 | Vizianagaram | Kumba Ravibabu | YSRCP | 09-08-2029 | |
8 | Kakinda | Karri Padmasree | YSRCP | 09-08-2029 |
See also
References
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