If a Panchayat is dissolved, elections are to be held within ________..

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NTPC CBT 2 2016 Previous Paper 1 (Held On: 17 Jan 2017 Shift 1)

Answer 1

The correct answer is Six months from the date of dissolution.

Key Points

If a Panchayat is dissolved, elections are to be held within six months from the date of dissolution.
The term Panchayati Raj in India signifies the system of rural local self-government.
It had been established after the advice of the Balwant Rai Mehta committee, which is established by the Govt. of India in 1957.
This committee has three-tier panchayat governance such as Gram Panchayat, Panchayat Samiti, and Zila Parishad.
As a result of this scheme the first Panchayat system introduced in Rajasthan in 1959.
This system observed a lack of people's participation.
To overcome this failure a new committee named Ashok Mehta committee gives a two-tier governance plan in 1977.
The two-tier plan was Zila Parishad and Mandal Panchayat.
This Panchayati Raj faced a major constitutional amendment in 1992 that brings back the three-tier system again.
This amendment added a new part to the Constitution, namely, added Part IX titled The Panchayats.
This amendment adds a Three-tier system of panchayats at the village, intermediate Mandal, and district levels except in States with a population is below 20 lakhs (Article 243B)
The Panchayat is constituted under Article 243 to 243 (O)

Additional Information

Duration of Panchayati Raj

The Act provides for a five-year term of office to all the levels of the panchayat. However, the panchayat can be dissolved before the completion of its term.
But fresh elections to constitute the new panchayat should be completed before the expiry of its five-year duration.
In case of dissolution, the election should be within a period of six months from the date of its dissolution.