Andhra Pradesh Legislative Council

This article is about the upper house of Andhra Pradesh Legislature. For the lower house, see Andhra Pradesh Legislative Assembly.

Andhra Pradesh Legislative Council
Coat of arms or logo
Type
Type
Term limits
6 years
History
Founded1 July 1958 – 31 May 1982;
30 March 2007 – present
Preceded byAndhra State Legislative Council
Leadership
Deputy Chairman
Leader of the House (Chief Minister)
Leader of the Opposition
Structure
Seats58 (50 Elected + 8 Nominated)
Political groups
Government (46)
  •   YSRCP (39)
  •   IND (4)

Opposition (12)

  •   TDP (10)
  •   PDF (2)

Vacant (1)

Elections
Single transferable vote
Last election
13 March 2023
Next election
March 2025
Meeting place
Council Building
Amaravati, Andhra Pradesh, India
Website
www.aplegislature.org/web/legislative-council

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[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.[2] 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.[2]

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.[2][3][4][5] However, the move was criticised by the opposition's as an attempt by the then-ruling party, the Telugu Desam Party (TDP), to deny their main political opposition, the Indian National 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.[5] 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.[2][5]

Revival in 2007[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.[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.[2] 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.[2] The newly revived Legislative Council was constituted on 30 March 2007 and inaugurated on 2 April by Rameshwar Thakur, the Governor of Andhra Pradesh.[2]

Second abolition proposed in 2020[edit]

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[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.[14][15]

Presiding officers[edit]

Designation Name
Governor S. Abdul Nazeer
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[edit]

Party Members
YSR Congress Party 43
Telugu Desam Party 8
Progressive Democratic Front 2
Independent 4
Total 58

Members of Legislative Council[edit]

The Legislative Council is a permanent house, not subject to dissolution.[16] Its 58 members serve six-year terms, and every two years, one-third of the total number of members "retire" in rotation, and undergo the re-election process. 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.[17]

Elected by Members of the Legislative Assembly (20)[edit]

Keys:   YSRCP (15)   TDP (6)

# District Member Party Term end
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)[edit]

Keys:   YSRCP (20)

# District Member Party Term end
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)[edit]

Keys:   TDP (3)   PDF (2)

# Constituency District Member Party Term end
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 PDF 30-03-2025
3 Krishna – NTR – Guntur – Bapatla – Palnadu Guntur K. S. Lakshmana Rao PDF 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)[edit]

Keys:   IND (4)

# Constituency District Member Party Term end
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)[edit]

Keys:   YSRCP (8)

# District Member Party Term end
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[edit]

References[edit]

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  8. ^ "Andhra Pradesh assembly passes resolution to abolish Legislative Council". The Economic Times. 28 January 2020. ISSN 0013-0389. Retrieved 18 March 2023.
  9. ^ Lasania, Yunus Y. (23 January 2020). "YSR Congress may check opposition to Andhra's decentralization plan next week". mint. Retrieved 18 March 2023.
  10. ^ "Andhra Pradesh moves to scrap Vidhan Parishad — why some states have Legislative Council". The Indian Express. 27 January 2020. Retrieved 18 March 2023.
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  12. ^ "CM Jaganmohan Reddy withdraws decision to scrap Andhra Pradesh legislative council". Deccan Herald. 23 November 2021. Retrieved 18 March 2023.
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