The Madhya Pradesh State Election Commission was constituted on
- (a)1 February, 1994
- (b)1 March, 1994
- (c)1 April, 1994
- (d)1 May, 1994
Correct — A, 1 February 1994. After the 73rd and 74th Constitutional Amendments (1992), every State had to set up a State Election Commission to run panchayat and municipal (local-body) elections. Madhya Pradesh constituted its State Election Commission on 1 February 1994.
- (b)1 March, 1994 — Not the date on which Madhya Pradesh constituted its State Election Commission per the commission's key.
- (c)1 April, 1994 — A plausible-looking date, but not when the MP State Election Commission came into being.
- (d)1 May, 1994 — Incorrect — the commission's key fixes the date at 1 February 1994.
The State Election Commission is a constitutional body under Article 243K (panchayats) and Article 243ZA (municipalities). Headed by a State Election Commissioner appointed by the Governor, it holds the superintendence, direction and control of local-body elections. It is separate from the Election Commission of India, which conducts Parliament and State-legislature elections. Madhya Pradesh set up its State Election Commission on 1 February 1994.
This is date-recall, so anchor it rather than guess: the 73rd/74th Amendments were passed in 1992 and came into force in 1993, and the State Election Commissions followed in early 1994.
- State Election Commission: a constitutional body under Articles 243K & 243ZA.
- Created following the 73rd & 74th Constitutional Amendments, 1992.
- Conducts panchayat and municipal elections — not Assembly or Lok Sabha polls.
- The State Election Commissioner is appointed by the Governor.
- 1992: 73rd & 74th Constitutional Amendments
- 1993: amendments come into force
- 1 Feb 1994: MP State Election Commission constituted
The State Election Commissions were set up right after the 1992 local-government amendments — MP's on 1 February 1994.
- Confusing the State Election Commission with the Election Commission of India
- Thinking the State Election Commission conducts Assembly elections — it runs local-body polls
MPPSC likes exact dates for MP institutions; peg the State Election Commission to the post-1992-amendment window (early 1994).
The Constitution (Seventy-Third Amendment) Act, 1992, which aims at promoting the Panchayati Raj Institutions in the country, provides for which of the following? 1. Constitution of District Planning Committees. 2. State Election Commissions to conduct all panchayat elections. 3. Establishment of State Finance Commissions. Select the correct answer using the codes given below:
- (a) 1 only
- (b) 1 and 2 only
- (c) 2 and 3 only
- (d) 1, 2 and 3
Answer(d) 1, 2 and 3
The 73rd Amendment created the State Election Commission to conduct panchayat elections — the very body this MP question is dating.
- practice — not a real PYQ
The Madhya Pradesh State Election Commission conducts elections to:
- (a)the State Legislative Assembly
- (b)panchayats and municipalities
- (c)the Lok Sabha seats of Madhya Pradesh
- (d)the Rajya Sabha
Answer(b) panchayats and municipalities (local bodies).
- practice — not a real PYQ
The State Election Commissioner is appointed by the:
- (a)President of India
- (b)Governor
- (c)Chief Minister
- (d)Chief Election Commissioner of India
Answer(b) Governor.