No. 192/SEC-B1/2019 Date: 21.06.2019 Ordinary elections to Members of Mandal Praja Parishads (MPTCs) and Members of Zilla Praja Parishads (ZPTCs) are to be held shortly as their term is due to expire on 03.07.2019 and 04.07.2019 respectively.

. 192/SEC-B1/2019 Date: 21.06.2019

Ordinary elections to Members of Mandal Praja Parishads (MPTCs) and

Members of Zilla Praja Parishads (ZPTCs) are to be held shortly as their term is due

to expire on 03.07.2019 and 04.07.2019 respectively. The electoral rolls of MPTCs

and ZPTCs are to be prepared for conduct of said elections as per the provisions of

Sections 151 (2) and 179 (2) of A.P. Panchayat Raj Act, 1994 and Rules 7 and 8 of

A.P. Panchayat Raj (Preparation and Publication of Electoral Rolls) Rules, 2000.

Rules 7 and 8 of the said rules read as under.

Rule 7. Electoral roll of a Mandal Praja Parishad:- (1) For the

purposes of preparation and publication of electoral roll for the election to the

office of Members of Mandal Praja Parishad the provisions of Sections 11 and

12 of the Andhra Pradesh Panchayat Raj Act, 1994 shall apply mutatis

mutandis.

(2) The Electoral roll for the Gram Panchayat prepared and published

under rule 2 shall be arranged Territorial Constituency-wise of the Mandal

Praja Parishad by the Mandal Parishad Development Officer and it shall be

divided into convenient parts which shall be numbered conveniently. The part

of the electoral roll shall be arranged Gram Panchayat-wise in alphabetical

order for each Mandal Parishad Territorial Constituency for the purpose of

conducting elections of Mandal Parishad Territorial Constituency.

(3) A copy of such electoral roll in respect of each Territorial

Constituency of Mandal Praja Parishad shall be kept open for inspection in the

office of the Mandal Praja Parishad concerned.

Rule 8. Electoral roll of a Zilla Praja Parishad:- (1) For the

purposes of preparation and publication of electoral roll for the election of

Members of Zilla Praja Parishad, the provisions of Sections 11 and 12 shall

apply mutatis mutandis.

(2) The electoral roll for the Gram Panchayat prepared and published

under rule 2 shall be arranged for each Mandal which is a Territorial

Constituency of the Zilla Praja Parishad by the Chief Executive Officer, Zilla

Praja Parishad concerned, and it shall be divided into convenient parts which

shall be numbered conveniently. The part of the electoral roll shall be

arranged Gram Panchayat-wise in alphabetical order for each Zilla Parishad

Territorial Constituency, for the purpose of conducting elections of Zilla

Parishad Territorial Constituency.

(3) A copy of such electoral roll in respect of each Territorial

Constituency of Zilla Praja Parishad shall be kept open for inspection in the

office of the Zilla Praja Parishad concerned.