EC cancels Vizianagaram Local Authorities’ Constituency MLC bypoll

Vijayawada: The Election Commission of India (EC) has canceled the bye-election to the Andhra Pradesh Legislative Council from the Vizianagaram Local Authorities’ Constituency. In a release on Thursday, the Election Commission had initially announced the by-election following the disqualification of Indukuri Raghu Raju, which resulted in a vacant seat. A notification was issued on Nov. 4 to conduct the bye-poll on Nov. 28. However, the Andhra Pradesh High Court recently set aside the disqualification order passed by the AP Legislative Council Chairman and restored Raghu Raju’s membership, thereby eliminating the vacancy As a result, the Election Commission has rescinded its notification from Nov. 4.