Attempt this previous-year question. The correct option stays hidden until you choose.
Consider the following statements:
1. The Election Commission of India is a five-member body.
2. Union Ministry of Home Affairs decides the election schedule for the conduct of both general elections and by-elections.
3. Election Commission resolves the disputes relating to splits/mergers of recognized political parties.
Which of the statements given above is/are correct?
Pick an option to check yourself.
• Correct Answer: D
• The ECI is a three-member body (since 1993), not five-member.
• The ECI, not the Home Ministry, decides election schedules under Article 324.
• The ECI alone adjudicates splits and mergers of recognised political parties under the Election Symbols (Reservation and Allotment) Order, 1968.
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