A new Panchayat elected mid-term upon dissolution serves only the remaining period of the original term, not a full new five-year term.
A new Panchayat constituted upon the dissolution of a Panchayat before the expiration of its term shall continue ....................
Asked in GPSC Prelims CSP 1 2018 · Topic: Panchayati Raj and Community Development (73rd Constitutional Amendment Act, 1992: Key Provisions, Features, and Significance)
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Answer: B. For the remainder of the period for which the dissolved Panchayat would have continued had it not been dissolved.
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