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SSC CGL 2022 PYQ — Question 36

SSC CGL - 05 Dec 2022 - Shift 3 • General Awareness • Q36

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The elections to the Panchayati Raj institutions are conducted by the ________.

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Correct answer: C

Explanation

The correct answer is option 3 i.e.  State election commission.

  • The State Election Commission is an autonomous constitutional authority responsible for administering elections to the 3rd tier of governance i.e. the Local Self Government, which includes the Panchayati Raj Institutions and the Urban Local Bodies.

  • State Election Commission consists of a State Election Commissioner, who is appointed by the Governor for a fixed tenure of 5 years and cannot be removed from his office except in like manner and on the like grounds as a Judge of a High Court.

  • As per the constitutional provision, 'superintendence, direction and control of the conduct of Elections to Urban & Rural Local bodies vest in State Election Commission.