Which one of the following Constitutional Amendments introduced the anti-defection provision in the Constitution for the first time?
Important Questions on Indian Polity
Consider the following statements
1. The Indian Consititution adopts universal adult franchise as a basis of elections to the Lok Sabha and the State Legislative Assemblies.
2. The voting age was reduced to 18 years from 21 years in 1989 by the 52nd Constitutional Amendment Act of 1988.
Consider the following statements with reference to India:
1. The Chief Election Commissioner and other Election Commissioners enjoy equal powers but receive unequal salaries.
2. The Chief Election Commissioner is entitled to the same salary as provided to a judge of the Supreme Court.
3. The Chief Election Commissioner shall not remove his office except in like manner or on like grounds as a Judge of the Supreme Court.
4. The term of office of the Election Commissioner is five years from the date he assumes his office or the day he attains the age of 62 years, whichever earlier.
Which of these statements are correct?
Consider the following tasks:
- Superintendence, direction, and conduct of free and fair elections.
- Prepartion of electrol rolls for all elections to the Parliament, State Legislatures, and the office of the President and the Vice-President.
- Giving recognition to political parties and allocating election symbols to political parties and individuals contestings the election.
- Proclamation of final verdict in the case of election disputes.
Which of the above are the functions of the election Commissions of India?
