Andhra Pradesh Legislative Council

Andhra Pradesh Legislative Council
Andhra Pradesh Legislative Council
Type
Type	Upper house of the Andhra Pradesh Legislature
Term limits	6 years
Leadership
Chairman	Vacant
Leader of the House	Vacant
Leader of the Opposition	Yanamala Rama Krishnudu, TDP
Structure
Seats	58 (50 Elected + 8 Nominated)
Political groups	Government (27) YSRCP (19); PDF (4); UTF (1); IND (3); Opposition (15) TDP (15); Others (2) BJP (2); Vacant (14) Vacant (14);
Elections
Voting system	Single transferable vote
Meeting place
	Council Building; Amaravati, Andhra Pradesh, India
Website
	http://www.aplegislature.org/web/legislative-council

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The Legislative Council of Andhra Pradesh or Andhra Pradesh Śāsana Manḍali is the upper house of the legislature of the Indian state of Andhra Pradesh and the lower house being the Andhra Pradesh Legislative Assembly It is situated in the state Legislative capital of Amaravati, and has 58 members.

The Vidhan Parishad has been in existence in two spells - from 1958 to 1985, and from 2007 continuing till today. A resolution has been passed by AP government for dissolution of the house which awaits parliament ratification.

History[edit]

In the first years since its creation in post-independence India, the state of Andhra Pradesh worked under a unicameral parliamentary system. On 5 December 1956, the Andhra Pradesh Vidhana Sabha passed a resolution calling for the creation of an upper house, the Vidhan Parishad, to transition to a bicameral system. The members of the majority party/coalition in the lower house would be the ruling party of the upper house, regardless of number. The house will have a chairman who conducts day-to-day affairs, rather than a speaker.^[1] The Vidhan Parishad was formed officially on 1 July 1958 under article 168 of the Constitution of India. The first President of India, Dr. Rajendra Prasad inaugurated the Vidhan Parishad on 8 July 1958.^[1]

Abolition in 1980[edit]

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.^[1]^[2]^[3]^[4] However, the move was criticised as an attempt by the then-ruling party, the Telugu Desam Party (TDP), to deny their main political opposition, the Indian National Congress (then Congress (I)) of influence in the state government and the control of the upper house, which could delay TDP-sponsored legislation and where the TDP held no seats.^[4] In accordance with a resolution passed by the Andhra Pradesh Vidhan Sabha, the Indian Parliament abolished the Vidhan Parishad through the Andhra Pradesh Legislative Council (Abolition) Act in 1985, after the Congress (I) suffered a major defeat in the state elections in Andhra Pradesh.^[1]^[4]

Revival in 1989[edit]

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.^[1]^[4] A resolution to revive the Legislative Council was passed in the Vidhan Sabha on 22 January 1990.^[1] 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.^[1] The subsequent Lok Sabhas (1991–1996, 1996–1998, 1998–2004) did not take any further 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.^[1] This time it was introduced in the Lok Sabha as the Andhra Pradesh Council Bill on 16 December 2004. On 15 December 2006 the Lok Sabha passed the legislation, which was quickly passed by the Rajya Sabha on 20 December, and received the assent of the President on 10 January 2007.^[1] The newly revived Legislative Council was constituted on 30 March 2007 and inaugurated on 2 April by Rameshwar Thakur, the Governor of Andhra Pradesh.^[1]

Second abolition proposed in 2020[edit]

Andhra Pradesh Legislative Assembly made and passed the resolution for abolition of the Legislative Council on 27 Jan 2020. This resolution is yet to be cleared by the Parliament of India to finally abolish the council.

Designations and present members[edit]

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.^{[citation needed]}

Presiding Officers[edit]

Designation	Name
Governor	Biswabhusan Harichandan
Chairman (Protem)	Vitapu Balasubrahmanyam, PDF
Deputy Chairman	Vacant
Leader of the House	Vacant
Leader of the Opposition	Yanamala Rama Krishnudu, TDP
Secretary of Legislative Council

Members[edit]

No	Party	Members
1	YSR Congress Party	19
2	Telugu Desam Party	15
3	Progressive Democratic Front	4
4	Bharatiya Janata Party	2
5	United Teachers Federation	1
6	Independent	3
7	Vacant	14
8	Total	58

Membership and tenure[edit]

The Legislative Council is a permanent house, not subject to dissolution.^[1] Its 58 members serves six-year term, and every two years, one-third of the total number of members "retire" in rotation, and undergo the re-election process.^[1] To become a member, the individual must be a citizen of India and at least 30 years of age. 8 members of the Council are nominated by the Governor of Andhra Pradesh. 40 members are elected by an electoral college of the Legislative Assembly and local governing bodies. The 10 remaining members would be elected from constituencies of college graduates and teachers.^[5]

Elected By Members Of Legislative Assembly[edit]

Keys: YSRCP (11) TDP (6) Vacant (3)

#	Member		Term end
1.	C. Ramachandraiah	YSR Congress Party	29-03-2027
2.	Duvvada Srinivas	YSR Congress Party	29-03-2027
3.	Balli Kalyanachakravarthy	YSR Congress Party	29-03-2027
4.	Mohammed Iqbal	YSR Congress Party	29-03-2027
5.	Mohmmed Karimunneesa	YSR Congress Party	29-03-2027
6.	Janga Krishna Murthy	YSR Congress Party	29-03-2025
7.	Gangula Prabhakar Reddy	YSR Congress Party	29-03-2023
8.	Dokka Manikya Vara Prasad	YSR Congress Party	29-03-2023
9.	P.V.V.Suryanarayana Raju	YSR Congress Party	29-03-2023
10.	Pothula Suneetha	YSR Congress Party	29-03-2023
11.	Challa Bhageerath Reddy	YSR Congress Party	29-03-2023
12.	Yanamala Ramakrishnudu	Telugu Desam Party	29-03-2025
13.	Parchuri Ashok Babu	Telugu Desam Party	29-03-2025
14.	Duvvarapu Rama Rao	Telugu Desam Party	29-03-2025
15.	B Tirumala Naidu	Telugu Desam Party	29-03-2025
16.	Nara Lokesh	Telugu Desam Party	29-03-2023
17.	Batchula Arjunudu	Telugu Desam Party	29-03-2023
18.	Vacant
19.	Vacant
20.	Vacant

Elected from Local Authorities constituencies[edit]

YSRCP (0) TDP (8) BJP (1) Vacant (11)

#	Constituency	Member		Term end
1.	Chittoor	B.N. Rajasimhulu	Telugu Desam Party	01-05-2023
2.	West Godavari	Angara Ramamohan	Telugu Desam Party	01-05-2023
3.	West Godavari	Manthena Venkata Satyanarayana Raju	Telugu Desam Party	01-05-2023
4.	East Godavari	Chikkala Ramachandra	Telugu Desam Party	01-05-2023
5.	Srikakulam	Satrucharla Vijaya Rama Raju	Telugu Desam Party	01-05-2023
6.	Nellore	Vakati Narayana Reddy	Bharatiya Janata Party	01-05-2023
7.	Kurnool	K.E. Prabhakar	Telugu Desam Party	01-05-2023
8.	Kadapa	Mareddy Ravindranatha Reddy (B.Tech Ravi)	Telugu Desam Party	29-03-2023
9.	Anantapur	Gunapati Deepak Reddy	Telugu Desam Party	29-03-2023
10.	Vizianagaram	Vacant
11.	Chittoor	Vacant
12.	East Godavari	Vacant
13.	Krishna	Vacant
14.	Krishna	Vacant
15.	Visakhapatnam	Vacant
16.	Visakhapatnam	Vacant
17.	Guntur	Vacant
18.	Guntur	Vacant
19.	Prakasam	Vacant
20.	Anantapur	Vacant

Elected from Graduates constituencies[edit]

PDF (3) YSRCP (1) BJP (1)

#	Constituency	Member		Term end
1.	East Godavari,West Godavari	Illa Venkateswara Rao	Progressive Democratic Front	30-03-2025
2.	Krishna,Guntur	Kalagara Sai Lakshmana Rao	Progressive Democratic Front	30-03-2025
3.	Chittoor, Nellore,Prakasam	Yandapalli Srinivasulu Reddy	Progressive Democratic Front	29-03-2023
4.	Anantapur,Kurnool,Kadapa	Vennapusa Gopal Reddy	YSR Congress Party	29-03-2023
5.	Srikakulam,Vizianagaram,Visakapatnam	P. V. N. Madhav	Bharatiya Janata Party	29-03-2023

Elected from Teachers constituencies[edit]

PDF (1) UTF (1) Independent (3)

#	Constituency	Member		Term end
1	Srikakulam,Vizianagaram,Visakhapatnam	Pakalapati Raghu Varma	Independent	30-03-2025
2	Chittoor,Nellore,Prakasam	Vitapu Balasubrahmanyam	Progressive Democratic Front	29-03-2023
3	Anantapur,Kurnool,Kadapa	Katti Narasimha Reddy	Independent	29-03-2023
4	East Godavari,West Godavari	Shaik Sabji	United Teachers Federation	29-03-2027
5	Krishna,Guntur	Tamatam Kalpalatha	Independent	29-03-2027

Nominated Members[edit]

YSRCP (7) TDP (1)

#	Member		Term start	Term end
1.	Lella Appi Reddy	YSR Congress Party	14-06-2021	13-06-2027
2.	Thota Trimurthulu	YSR Congress Party	14-06-2021	13-06-2027
3.	R.V.Ramesh Yadav	YSR Congress Party	14-06-2021	13-06-2027
4.	Moshen Raju	YSR Congress Party	14-06-2021	13-06-2027
5.	Pandula Ravindra Babu	YSR Congress Party	28-07-2020	27-07-2026
6.	Zakia Khanum	YSR Congress Party	28-07-2020	27-07-2026
7.	Chadipiralla Sivanatha Reddy	YSR Congress Party	08-03-2019	20-07-2023
8.	N. M. D. Farooq	Telugu Desam Party	21-07-2017	20-07-2023

References[edit]

↑ ^1.00 ^1.01 ^1.02 ^1.03 ^1.04 ^1.05 ^1.06 ^1.07 ^1.08 ^1.09 ^1.10 ^1.11 "Andhra Pradesh Legislative Council History". National Informatics Centre. Retrieved 3 September 2010.
↑ Sharma. Introduction to the Constitution of India, Fifth Edition. PHI Learning Pvt. Ltd. pp. 212–13. ISBN 978-81-203-3674-2.
↑ Laxmikanth (2010). Indian Polity For UPSC 3E. Tata McGraw-Hill. pp. 27–1. ISBN 978-0-07-015316-5.
↑ ^4.0 ^4.1 ^4.2 ^4.3 Agarala Easwara Reddy (1994). State politics in India: reflections on Andhra Pradesh. M.D. Publications Pvt. Ltd. pp. 97–110. ISBN 978-81-85880-51-8.
↑ TMH General Knowledge Manual. Tata McGraw. 2007. p. 176. ISBN 978-0-07-061999-9.

[A-1] 1.00 ^1.01 ^1.02 ^1.03 ^1.04 ^1.05 ^1.06 ^1.07 ^1.08 ^1.09 ^1.10 ^1.11 "Andhra Pradesh Legislative Council History". National Informatics Centre. Retrieved 3 September 2010.

[B-2] Sharma. Introduction to the Constitution of India, Fifth Edition. PHI Learning Pvt. Ltd. pp. 212–13. ISBN 978-81-203-3674-2.

[C-3] Laxmikanth (2010). Indian Polity For UPSC 3E. Tata McGraw-Hill. pp. 27–1. ISBN 978-0-07-015316-5.

[D-4] 4.0 ^4.1 ^4.2 ^4.3 Agarala Easwara Reddy (1994). State politics in India: reflections on Andhra Pradesh. M.D. Publications Pvt. Ltd. pp. 97–110. ISBN 978-81-85880-51-8.

[E-5] TMH General Knowledge Manual. Tata McGraw. 2007. p. 176. ISBN 978-0-07-061999-9.

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