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To continue in the ministry, Mahmood Ali will have to get re-elected as an MLC. HYDERABAD/VIJAYAWADA: The Election Commission of India on Monday announced the schedule for the biennial election to the legislative councils in Telangana and Andhra Pradesh . The election will be held on March 12.Five MLC seats each in Telangana and AP will be filled through voting by MLAs. In the earlier ministry, Ali was deputy chief minister holding the revenue portfolio. In Telangana, MLCs Ponguleti Sudhakar Reddy, Mohammed Ali Shabbir, Thiruvaragarm Santosh Kumar, Mohammed Saleem and Mohammed Mahmood Ali will retire, while in AP Ponguru Narayana, Lakshmi Siva Kumari Anguri, Pamidi Samanthakamani, Yanamala Ramakrishnudu and Appa Rao Adireddy will retire on March 29.Mahmood Ali was sworn in as minister along with Telangana chief minister K Chandrasekhar Rao on Dec 13, 2018..