Question

Which was the mode of election for members of the Panchayat Samithi, under the Andhra Pradesh Panchayat Samithis and Zilla Parishads Act of 1959 ?
1. All Village Panchayat Presidents under the Samithi were ex-officio members
2. Direct election by voters
3. Elected by ward members of Village Panchayats under the Samithi
4. One member was nominated by each Village Panchayat under the Samithi

Answer 1

Correct Answer - Option 1 : All Village Panchayat Presidents under the Samithi were ex-officio members

The correct answer is All Village Panchayat Presidents under the Samithi were ex-officio members.

• Andhra Pradesh Panchayat Samithi and Zila Parishads Act of 1959
• This act is first published in the Andhra Pradesh Gazette.
• This act extends to the whole of the State of Andhra Pradesh
• Every Panchayat Samithi shall by the name of the Block for which is constituted or reconstituted.
• Every Panchayat Samithi shall consist of the following members:

1. in the Andhra area, the president of every panchayat and in the Telangana area, the sarpanch of every panchayat, and the president of every town committee in the ex-officio.
2. the member of the Legislative Council of the State specified in clause IV of sub-section 3 of section 56 as member of Zilla Parishad of the district, provided that such member of the legislative council shall be a member of only one Panchayat Samithi in such district.
3. the following to be elected in the prescribed manner by the members specified in clauses I to IV from among the persons  who are registered voters in the block, but who are not already a member of the Panchayat Samithi:

• Two women
• one representative of the Scheduled Castes
• one representative of the Scheduled Tribes.
• two persons interested in rural development