Question

Consider the following statements regarding State Election Commission, Rajasthan -

(i) The State Election Commission, Rajasthan was constituted in December, 1994.

(ii) It has a Secretary who is also the Chief Electoral Officer for the state.

1. Only (i) is correct 
2. Only (ii) is correct 
3. Both (i) and (ii) are correct
4. Neither (i) nor (ii) is correct 

Answer 1

Correct Answer - Option 2 : Only (ii) is correct 

The correct answer is Only (ii) is correct.

• The State Election Commission (SEC), Rajasthan was constituted in July 1994 under Article 243K of the Constitution of India. Hence, statement (i) is not correct.
  • The SEC is a single member Commission headed by the State Election Commissioner.
  • It has a Secretary who is also the Chief Electoral Officer for the State. Hence, statement (ii) is correct.
  • The Commission discharges its Constitutional duty by way of preparing electoral rolls and holding elections for Panchayati Raj Institutions as well as for Municipal bodies.
• It is the Constitutional body responsible for conducting and supervising elections to the local bodies in the State.
• Rajasthan has a three-tier system of Panchayati Raj with 33 Zila Parishads (District level), 352 Panchayat Samities (Block level) and 11307 Panchayats (Village level).
• The Commission discharges its constitutional duty by way of preparing electoral rolls and holding elections for Municipal bodies under Article 243ZA.
• At present, Rajasthan has 188 Municipal bodies with 5232 territorial constituencies.