The Elections Act 2017
Any amendments, alterations or modifications in the preliminary list of constituencies made by the Commission (as per received representations) shall, within a period of ___ days from the last date fixed for making representation, publish in the official Gazette and on its website, the final report and list of constituencies showing the areas included in each constituency.
Fifteen
Twenty
Thirty
Sixty
Thirty
As per section 21 subsection 4, โThe Commission shall, after hearing and considering the representations, if any, received by it, make such amendments, alterations or modifications in the preliminary list of constituencies published under sub-section (1) as it thinks fit or necessary, and shall, within a period of thirty days โฆโ. Hence, option ‘C’ is correct.
Thirty As per section 21 subsection 4, โThe Commission shall, after hearing and considering the representations, if any, received by it, make such amendments, alterations or modifications in the preliminary list of constituencies published under sub-section (1) as it thinks fit or necessary, and shall, within a period of thirty days โฆโ. Hence, option ‘C’ is correct.
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B. Influences in any manner the voting of any person
C. Any of the above
D. None of the above
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A. On the electoral roll for any electoral area more than twice
B. On the electoral rolls for more than two electoral areas
C. Both ‘A’ and ‘B’
D. Neither ‘A’ nor ‘B’
Under the Act, the Commission may conduct pilot projects for utilization of electronic voting machines and biometric verification system in bye-elections to assess which of the following about these machines?
A. Technical efficacy
B. Financial feasibility
C. Security
D. All of the above
The exact term used in the Act to refer to an election held to fill a casual vacancy is ___.
A. Bi-election
B. By-election
C. Bye-election
D. Special-election
Which of the following can be termed as an โelection officialโ?
A. District Returning Officer
B. Assistant Presidential Officer
C. Both ‘A’ and ‘B’
D. None of the above
Where, after consolidation of the Results of the Count, there is equality of votes between two contesting candidates, the Returning Officer shall declare both the candidates as returned and each one of them shall be entitled to represent his constituency in the respective Assembly for half of its term of office. What determines which candidate shall serve for the first half?
A. The educational qualification of the candidates
B. The number of years of prior political experience, if any
C. Drawing of a lot
D. None of the above
A person is guilty of the offence of corrupt practice if he,
A. Causes or attempts to cause any person present and waiting to vote at the polling station to depart without voting
B. Calls upon or persuades any person to vote, or to refrain from voting, for any candidate on the ground that he belongs to a particular religion, province, community, race, caste, bradari, sect or tribe
C. Both ‘A’ and ‘B’ qualify as valid offences of corruption
D. Neither ‘A’ nor ‘B’ qualify as valid offences of corruption
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