Question

According to the Haryana Panchayati Raj Act, 1994, the Sarpanch of the Gram Panchayat is elected through

1. Absentee Voting
2. Open Ballot
3. Secret Ballot
4. Show of Hands

Answer 1

Correct Answer - Option 3 : Secret Ballot

The correct answer is Secret Ballot.

• According to the Haryana Panchayati Raj Act, 1994, the Sarpanch of the Gram Panchayat is elected through Secret Ballot.
• The secret ballot, also known as the Australian ballot or Massachusetts ballot, is a voting method in which a voter's choices in an election or a referendum are anonymous.
• This forestalls attempts to influence the voter by intimidation, blackmailing, and potential vote-buying.

• The number of districts at the formation time of Haryana is Seven.
• The total forest area of Haryana: 6.49% of its total area covered by forests.
• First Chief Minister of Haryana: Bhagwat Dayal Sharma
• The first governor of Haryana: Dharma Vira
• Haryana’s longest-serving chief minister: Bansi Lal
• Assembly seats in Haryana:90
• Lok Sabha seats in Haryana: 10
• Rajya Sabha seats in Haryana: 5