The Andhra Pradesh Legislative Council or Āndhra Pradēś Śāsana Maṇḍali is the upper house of the bicameral legislature of the Indian state, Andhra Pradesh; the lower house being the Andhra Pradesh Legislative Assembly. It is situated in the state capital of Amaravati comprising a total of 58 seats.[2] The Sasana Mandali has been in existence in two spells: from 1958 to 1985, and from 2007 continuing till today.
Andhra Pradesh Legislative Council Āndhra Pradēś Śāsana Maṇḍali | |
|---|---|
 | |
| Type | |
| Type | |
Term limits | 6 years |
| History | |
| Founded | 1 July 1958 – 31 May 1982; 30 March 2007 – present |
| Preceded by | Andhra State Legislative Council |
| Leadership | |
Syed Abdul Nazeer since 24 February 2023 | |
Secretary General | Suryadevara Prasanna Kumar since 15 July 2024 |
| Structure | |
| Seats | 58 (50 elected + 8 nominated) |
 | |
Political groups | Government (10)
Official Opposition (36)
Vacant (6)
|
| Elections | |
| Single transferable vote | |
Last election | 16 August 2024 |
Next election | 2024 |
| Meeting place | |
 | |
| Council Building Amaravati, Andhra Pradesh, India | |
| Website | |
| Andhra Pradesh Legislative Council | |
History
editIn 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.[3] The Vidhan Parishad was formed officially on 1 July 1958 under article 168 of the Constitution of India. The first President of India, Rajendra Prasad inaugurated the Vidhan Parishad on 8 July 1958.[3]
Abolition in 1980
editIn 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.[3][4][5][6] 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.[6] 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.[3][6]
Revival in 2007
editSubsequent attempts were made to revive the Legislative Council under Chief Minister Marri Chenna Reddy, who belonged to the Congress (I), which had won the state elections in 1989.[3][6] A resolution to revive the Legislative Council was passed in the Vidhan Sabha on 22 January 1990.[3] 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.[3] 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.[3] 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.[3] The newly revived Legislative Council was constituted on 30 March 2007 and inaugurated on 2 April by Rameshwar Thakur, the Governor of Andhra Pradesh.[3]
Second abolition proposed in 2020
editThe ruling YSR Congress Party made and passed the resolution for abolition of the Legislative Council in the Andhra Pradesh Legislative Assembly[7] 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.[8][9][10][11]
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[12] and with no response from the Parliament of India regarding the decision to abolish the council.[13][14]
Composition
editThe 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.[15][16]
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) |
N. Chandrababu Naidu (TDP) |
| Leader of the Opposition | Botsa Satyanarayana (YSRCP) |
Members
editElected by Members of the Legislative Assembly (20)
editKeys: YSRCP (10) TDP (6) JSP (1) Vacant (3)
| # | Member | Party | Term start | Term end | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | P. V. V. Suryanarayana Raju | YSRCP | 30 Mar 2023 | 29-Mar-2029 | |
| 2 | Vacant since 28-Aug-2024[17] | 29-Mar-2029 | |||
| 3 | Bommi Israel | YSRCP | 30 Mar 2023 | 29-Mar-2029 | |
| 4 | Jayamangalam Venkata Ramana | YSRCP | 30 Mar 2023 | 29-Mar-2029 | |
| 5 | Chandragiri Yesuratnam | YSRCP | 30 Mar 2023 | 29-Mar-2029 | |
| 6 | Marri Rajashekar | YSRCP | 30 Mar 2023 | 29-Mar-2029 | |
| 7 | D. C. Govinda Reddy | YSRCP | 29-Nov-2021 | 28-Nov-2027 | |
| 8 | Palavalasa Vikranth | YSRCP | 29-Nov-2021 | 28-Nov-2027 | |
| 9 | Isacc Basha | YSRCP | 29-Nov-2021 | 28-Nov-2027 | |
| 10 | Vacant since 30-Aug-2024[18] | 29-Mar-2027 | |||
| 11 | Duvvada Srinivas | YSRCP | 30-Mar-2021 | 29-Mar-2027 | |
| 12 | Mohammed Ruhulla | YSRCP | 21-Mar-2022 | 29-Mar-2027 | |
| 13 | Panchumarthi Anuradha | TDP | 30 Mar 2023 | 29-Mar-2029 | |
| 14 | Chennamsetty Ramachandraiah | TDP | 08-July-2024 | 29-Mar-2027 | |
| 15 | Yanamala Rama Krishnudu | TDP | 30-Mar-2019 | 29-Mar-2025 | |
| 16 | Ashok Babu | TDP | 30-Mar-2019 | 29-Mar-2025 | |
| 17 | B. Tirumala Naidu | TDP | 30-Mar-2019 | 29-Mar-2025 | |
| 18 | Duvvarapu Rama Rao | TDP | 30-Mar-2019 | 29-Mar-2025 | |
| 19 | Pidugu Hariprasad | JSP | 08-July-2024 | 29-Mar-2027 | |
| 20 | Vacant since 17-May-2024[19] | 29-Mar-2025 | |||
Elected from Local Authorities constituencies (20)
edit| # | Constituency | Member | Party | Term start | Term end | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Chitoor | Cipai Subramanyam | YSRCP | 02-May-2023 | 01-May-2029 | |
| 2 | East Godavari | Kudupudi Suryanarayana Rao | YSRCP | 02-May-2023 | 01-May-2029 | |
| 3 | Kurnool | A. Madhusudhan | YSRCP | 02-May-2023 | 01-May-2029 | |
| 4 | Srikakulam | Narthu Ramarao | YSRCP | 02-May-2023 | 01-May-2029 | |
| 5 | Nellore | Meriga Muralidhar | YSRCP | 02-May-2023 | 01-May-2029 | |
| 6 | West Godavari | Kavuru Srinivasa Rao | YSRCP | 02-May-2023 | 01-May-2029 | |
| 7 | West Godavari | Vanka Raveendranath | YSRCP | 02-May-2023 | 01-May-2029 | |
| 8 | Anantpuram | Sanipalli Mangamma | YSRCP | 30 Mar 2023 | 29-Mar-2029 | |
| 9 | Kadapa | Ponnapureddy Rama Subba Reddy | YSRCP | 30 Mar 2023 | 29-Mar-2029 | |
| 10 | Anantapuram | Yellareddygari Sivaramireddy | YSRCP | 2-Dec-2021 | 1-Dec-2027 | |
| 11 | Chitoor | K. R. J. Bharath | YSRCP | 2-Dec-2021 | 1-Dec-2027 | |
| 12 | East Godavari | Ananta Satya Udaya Bhaskar | YSRCP | 2-Dec-2021 | 1-Dec-2027 | |
| 13 | Guntur | Murugudu Hanumantha Rao | YSRCP | 2-Dec-2021 | 1-Dec-2027 | |
| 14 | Guntur | Ummareddy Venkateswarlu | YSRCP | 2-Dec-2021 | 1-Dec-2027 | |
| 15 | Krishna | Monditoka Arunkumar | YSRCP | 2-Dec-2021 | 1-Dec-2027 | |
| 16 | Krishna | Talasila Raghuram | YSRCP | 2-Dec-2021 | 1-Dec-2027 | |
| 17 | Prakasam | Tumati Madhava Rao | YSRCP | 2-Dec-2021 | 1-Dec-2027 | |
| 18 | Visakhapatnam | Varudu Kalyani | YSRCP | 2-Dec-2021 | 1-Dec-2027 | |
| 19 | Visakhapatnam | Botsa Satyanarayana | YSRCP | 21-Aug-2024 | 1-Dec-2027 | |
| 20 | Vizianagaram | Vacant since 3-Jun-2024[20] | 1-Dec-2027 | |||
Elected from Graduates constituencies (5)
editKeys: TDP (3) PDF (2)
| # | Constituency | Member | Party | Term start | Term end | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Srikakulam-Visakhapatnam-Vizianagaram | Vepada Chiranjeevi Rao | TDP | 30 Mar 2023 | 29-Mar-2029 | |
| 2 | Prakasam-Nellore-Chittoor | Kancharla Srikanth | TDP | 30 Mar 2023 | 29-Mar-2029 | |
| 3 | Kadapa-Anantapuram-Kurnool | Bhumireddy Ramagopal Reddy | TDP | 30 Mar 2023 | 29-Mar-2029 | |
| 4 | East Godavari-West Godavari | Illa Venkateswara Rao | 30-Mar-2019 | 29-Mar-2025 | ||
| 5 | Krishna-Guntur | K. S. Lakshmana Rao | 30-Mar-2019 | 29-Mar-2025 | ||
Elected from Teachers constituencies (5)
edit| # | Constituency | Member | Party | Term start | Term end | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Prakasam-Nellore-Chittoor | Parvathareddy Chandra Sekhar Reddy | IND | 30 Mar 2023 | 29-Mar-2029 | |
| 2 | Kadapa-Kurnool-Anantapur | M. V. Ramachandra Reddy | IND | 30 Mar 2023 | 29-Mar-2029 | |
| 3 | East Godavari-West Godavari | Vacant since 15-Dec-2023[21] | 29-Mar-2027 | |||
| 4 | Krishna-Guntur | Tamatam Kalpalatha | IND | 30-Mar-2021 | 29-Mar-2027 | |
| 5 | Vizianagaram-Visakhapatnam-Srikakulam | Pakalapati Raghu Varma | IND | 30-Mar-2019 | 29-Mar-2025 | |
Nominated by Governor (8)
edit| # | Member | Party | Term start | Term end | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Kumbha Ravibabu | YSRCP | 10-Aug-2023 | 09-Aug-2029 | |
| 2 | Vacant since 30-Aug-2024[18] | 09-Aug-2029 | |||
| 3 | Rajagolla Ramesh Yadav | YSRCP | 16-Jun-2021 | 15-Jun-2027 | |
| 4 | Koyye Moshenu Raju | YSRCP | 16-Jun-2021 | 15-Jun-2027 | |
| 5 | Lella Appi Reddy | YSRCP | 16-Jun-2021 | 15-Jun-2027 | |
| 6 | Thota Thrimurthulu | YSRCP | 16-Jun-2021 | 15-Jun-2027 | |
| 7 | Pandula Ravindra Babu | YSRCP | 28-Jul-2020 | 27-Jul-2026 | |
| 8 | Mayana Zakia Khanam | YSRCP | 28-Jul-2020 | 27-Jul-2026 | |
See also
editReferences
edit- ^ "ANDHRA PRADESH LEGISLATIVE COUNCIL - Recognition as Leader of Opposition in the Council - Notified" (PDF). 22 August 2024.
- ^ "YSRCP all set to capture 23 Upper House seats this year". Hindustan Times. 6 January 2023. Retrieved 19 March 2023.
- ^ a b c d e f g h i j "Andhra Pradesh Legislative Council History". National Informatics Centre. Retrieved 3 September 2010.
- ^ Sharma (2009). 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.
- ^ a b c d 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.
- ^ "Andhra Assembly withdraws resolution to abolish Legislative Council". The Indian Express. 23 November 2021. Retrieved 18 May 2022.
- ^ Standard, Business (23 January 2020). "YSRCP leaders stage protest against Chandrababu Naidu in Visakhapatnam". www.business-standard.com. Retrieved 26 March 2023.
{{cite web}}:|first=has generic name (help) - ^ "Andhra Pradesh assembly passes resolution to abolish Legislative Council". The Economic Times. 28 January 2020. ISSN 0013-0389. Retrieved 18 March 2023.
- ^ Lasania, Yunus Y. (23 January 2020). "YSR Congress may check opposition to Andhra's decentralization plan next week". mint. Retrieved 18 March 2023.
- ^ "Andhra Pradesh moves to scrap Vidhan Parishad — why some states have Legislative Council". The Indian Express. 27 January 2020. Retrieved 18 March 2023.
- ^ "Andhra Pradesh passes resolution to keep legislative council". Hindustan Times. 24 November 2021. Retrieved 18 March 2023.
- ^ "CM Jaganmohan Reddy withdraws decision to scrap Andhra Pradesh legislative council". Deccan Herald. 23 November 2021. Retrieved 18 March 2023.
- ^ "Andhra Assembly withdraws resolution to abolish Legislative Council". The Indian Express. 23 November 2021. Retrieved 18 March 2023.
- ^ "Member's Information - Legislative Council - Liferay DXP". aplegislature.org. Retrieved 18 March 2023.
- ^ "WHAT IS LEGISLATIVE COUNCIL". Business Standard India. Retrieved 18 March 2023.
- ^ "Another jolt to YSRCP as MLC Pothula Suneetha quits party". ap7am. 28 August 2024.
- ^ a b Service, Express News (31 August 2024). "Andhra Pradesh: Two more YSRC MLCs submit resignation". The New Indian Express. Retrieved 22 October 2024.
- ^ "MLC Janga Krishna Murthy disqualified". The New Indian Express. 17 May 2024.
- ^ "YSRC rebel MLC Indukuri disqualified". Deccan Chronicle. 3 June 2024.
- ^ "Andhra Pradesh MLC Shaik Sabjee dies in car accident". Deccan Herald.