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Rajasthan State Election Commission

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Rajasthan State Election Commission

73rd and 74th Constitutional Amendment Act 1992In every state underPanchayati Raj Institutions and Urban BodiesTo conduct fair and timely elections, separateState Election CommissionArrangements have been made.

The superintendence, direction and control of all elections to the Panchayats of the State and all elections to the Municipal Corporations are governed by the Constitution of India.Article 243 K (243 K) and Article 243 ZA (243 ZA)Vested in the State Election Commission by. State Election Commission (SEC) asingle member commissionis headed byState Election CommissionerWe do.

its appointmentGovernoris done by and theyHigh Court Judgejust likeimpeachment motion by parliamentupon passingcan be removed from office by the PresidentIs. The conditions of service of the State Election Commissioner will not be changed to his disadvantage after his appointment. of the Indian ConstitutionArticle 243K(t)Subjected toRajasthan State Election Commission (SEC)Formation ofJuly, 1994Was done in. This is a one-member commission. The commission also has a secretary. State Election Commission Onestatutory bodyIs. commissionPreparation of voter list under Article 243ZAAnd discharges its constitutional duty through conducting elections of municipal bodies.

of RajasthanFirst Election Commissioner Shri Amarsingh Rathod, second Shri Nekram Bhasin and third Election Commissioner Shri Inderjit Khanna. Fourth State Election Commissioner Shri A.K. Was Pandey.

His tenure is from the date of joining5 years or 65 years of age(whichever comes first) happens.

in rajasthanPanchayati Raj Institutions (P.R.I) elections since 1960Are happening. first electionPanchayat Department in 1960Was done by. after this,1965, 1978, 1981 and 1988Second, third, fourth and fifth elections inelection departmentMade by. of Panchayati Raj institutions1995 (sixth)general election fromBy State Election CommissionAre being done.

in rajasthanMunicipal bodieselections ofsince 1960 Local Self Government DepartmentAre being conducted by. first electionElection Department in 1963Was done by. Then these elections were conducted by the Election Department in 1963, 1970, 1972, 1974, 1976, 1982 and 1986.State Election CommissionByMonth November, 1994And after this, general elections and by-elections of different municipalities are being conducted from time to time.

in rajasthanthree tier panchayati raj systemin whichZilla Parishads (district level), Panchayat Samitis (block level) and Panchayats(Village level, which includes a village or group of villages). Each District Council has territorial constituencies. A district council with a population up to 4 lakhs has 17 constituencies and if the population is more than 4 lakhs, then for every one lakh or part thereof in excess of 4 lakhs, the number of constituencies will increase by two.

Similarly, Panchayat Samitis also have territorial constituencies. A Panchayat Samiti with a population up to one lakh has 15 constituencies and if the population exceeds one lakh, the number of constituencies increases by two for every 15,000 or part thereof in excess of one lakh. Each Panchayat is divided into wards.

In Rajasthan,urban local bodiesToMunicipalities, Municipal Councils and Municipal CorporationsIt is said.

of the Constitution of India74th amendmentIn compliance withRajasthan Municipal Act, 1959Important amendments were made in andRajasthan Municipal (Election) Rules 1994were made which resulted in important changes in the election process of municipal institutions.

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Arrange the following districts of Rajasthan in descending order according to the number of assembly constituencies under them:a. Jaisalmer b. Jaipur c. Nagaur d. Alwar