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Karnataka in dilemma over electoral rolls for local body polls
খবরে কেন?
Which old or new voter list for local polls? The Article 243K power behind it, explained
Rolls dispute clouds local body polls.
Why it matters: factual, Prelims-type; Karnataka-specific
What you need to know
2 মিনিট
The state finds itself in a Catch-22 over which electoral list to use for local body polls, with the INDIA bloc demanding that pre-SIR 2025 rolls be used.
The State Election Commission conducts local elections.
সূত্র: Topper IAS editorial (PIB / The Hindu / Indian Express)
মূল তথ্য
Remember these
- Karnataka faces a dilemma over which electoral roll to use for local body polls: the pre-SIR 2025 roll or the revised one.
- The INDIA bloc demands that pre-SIR 2025 rolls be used.
- The State Election Commission conducts local body elections in the state.
- Article 243K vests superintendence, direction and control of Panchayat electoral rolls and elections in the State Election Commission.
- Article 243ZA gives the State Election Commission the same role for Municipal elections.
প্রিলিমস · মেইনস
How the exam will ask it
প্রিলিমস
- The State Election Commission, not the Election Commission of India, conducts Panchayat and Municipal elections in a state.
- Article 243K provides for the State Election Commission for Panchayats; Article 243ZA does so for Municipalities.
- The State Election Commissioner is appointed by the Governor, and the conditions of service are determined by state law.
- SIR (Special Intensive Revision) is a revision of electoral rolls undertaken by the Election Commission of India.
মেইনস
GS Paper 2: federalism, local governance and electoral processes. Issue: the state is split over which electoral roll should be used for local body polls, with the INDIA bloc demanding the pre-SIR 2025 rolls. Provision: Articles 243K and 243ZA give the State Election Commission autonomy over rolls and elections, which raises the question of whether it must use the ECI's rolls or prepare its own. Implication: the dispute can delay polls and affect voter inclusion at the grassroots; way forward is a transparent, court-tested roll preparation by the SEC with wide public notice and claims-and-objections windows.
Quick recall
Answer before you reveal
Karnataka's government is caught between using the old or the revised electoral roll for local body polls. Under which constitutional provision does the State Election Commission hold superintendence over preparing electoral rolls and conducting Panchayat elections?
- Article 243B
- Article 243D
- Article 243G
- Article 243K
উত্তর দেখুন
উত্তর: D — Correct: Article 243K — Article 243K vests superintendence, direction and control of Panchayat electoral rolls and elections in the State Election Commission. • Article 243B — wrong: Article 243B provides for constituting Gram Sabhas and Panchayats. • Article 243D — wrong: Article 243D deals with reservation of seats in Panchayats. • Article 243G — wrong: Article 243G lists the powers and responsibilities of Panchayats.
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