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Q67 (IAS/1994) Polity & Governance › Constitutional & Statutory Bodies › Election Commission of India

Which of the following is/are among the functions of the Election Commission of India ? I. Conduct of election for the posts of the Speaker and the Deputy Speaker, Lok Sabha and the Deputy Chairman, Rajya Sabha. II. Conduct of election to the Corporations and Municipalities. III. Deciding on all doubts and disputes arising out of the elections. Select the correct answer from the codes given below. Codes :

Result
Your answer: —  Â·  Correct: D
Explanation
Statement I is false; elections for Speaker, Deputy Speaker (LS), and Deputy Chairman (RS) are internal house matters, not conducted by the ECI. Statement II is false; elections to local bodies are conducted by State Election Commissions (Articles 243K/243ZA). Statement III is false; election disputes are adjudicated by the Judiciary (High Courts for Parliament/Assembly and the Supreme Court for President/Vice-President) via election petitions, not by the ECI. Since all statements are incorrect, the correct option is D (None of these).
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