Under which Article the State Election Commission Operates the election of urban bodies ?
- (a)243 K
- (b)243 L
- (c)243 M
- (d)243 N
Correct — A, 243 K. Article 243K is the provision that creates the State Election Commission and vests in it the superintendence, direction and control of local-body elections. It is the only option that names an election-commission article. (Strictly, elections to municipalities/urban bodies are dealt with under Article 243ZA of Part IX-A, which simply applies the same commission of 243K to urban bodies; since 243ZA was not offered, the commission's key accepts 243K.)
- (b)243 L — Article 243L extends the panchayat provisions of Part IX to the Union Territories — it has nothing to do with the election commission.
- (c)243 M — Article 243M exempts certain areas (Scheduled Areas, tribal areas, and states like Nagaland, Meghalaya and Mizoram) from Part IX — not an elections article.
- (d)243 N — Article 243N is a transitional provision continuing existing panchayat laws until amended — unrelated to conducting elections.
Article 243K sets up a single-member State Election Commission (State Election Commissioner appointed by the Governor) to run panchayat elections; Article 243ZA (added by the 74th Amendment) applies that same commission to municipal (urban local body) elections. So one State Election Commission handles both rural and urban local-body polls, but the two enabling articles are different.
The trap is that the question asks about urban bodies while the correct constitutional article for municipalities is 243ZA — which is not in the options. Among 243K/L/M/N, only 243K concerns the election commission, so it is the intended answer.
- Article 243K — creates the State Election Commission for panchayat elections.
- Article 243ZA — applies the same commission to municipal (urban body) elections.
- The State Election Commissioner is appointed by the Governor and is independent of the Election Commission of India.
- 243L = application to UTs; 243M = areas exempted from Part IX; 243N = continuance of existing laws.
The SEC is founded on 243K; municipal elections specifically fall under 243ZA, which was not among the options.
- Assuming municipal elections are run by the Election Commission of India.
- Mixing up 243K (the SEC article) with 243ZA (the municipality-election article).
Article-matching questions on local government; learn the 243-series map — K = State Election Commission, ZA = municipal elections.
Which one of the following is incorrect in respect of Local Government in India?
- (a) According to the Indian Constitution, local government is not an independent tier in the federal system
- (b) 30% of the seats in local bodies are reserved for women
- (c) Local government finances are to be provided by a Commission
- (d) Elections to local bodies are to be determined by a Commission
Answer(b) '30% of seats reserved for women' — the incorrect statement; the Constitution mandates one-third (Article 243D).
Option (d) states the same idea tested here — elections to local bodies are conducted by a Commission (the State Election Commission).
By which Amendment of the Indian Constitution have the municipal laws been updated?
- (a) 71st
- (b) 72nd
- (c) 74th
- (d) 73rd
Answer(c) 74th
Urban local bodies — the subject of this question — draw their constitutional framework (Part IX-A, including SEC-run municipal elections) from the 74th Amendment.
- practice — not a real PYQ
Elections to the Municipalities are specifically dealt with under which Article of the Constitution?
- (a)Article 243ZA
- (b)Article 243K
- (c)Article 243W
- (d)Article 243Y
Answer(a) Article 243ZA.
- practice — not a real PYQ
The State Election Commissioner is appointed by:
- (a)the President
- (b)the Governor
- (c)the Chief Election Commissioner
- (d)the State Legislature
Answer(b) the Governor — under Article 243K.