The Madhya Pradesh State Election Commission was constituted on

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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.

Why the other options are wrong — (b) Not the date on which Madhya Pradesh constituted its State Election Commission per the commission's key.  (c) A plausible-looking date, but not when the MP State Election Commission came into being.  (d) Incorrect — the commission's key fixes the date at 1 February 1994.

Concept: 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.

State PCS 2020 Q38 — Madhya Pradesh GK PYQ with Answer

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