Statement 1: Elections to the State Legislatures are indeed on the basis of adult suffrage (Article 326). This is correct. Statement 2: There is only one general electoral roll for every territorial constituency for elections to Parliament and the State Legislatures (Article 325). This is correct. Statement 3: No person is to be ineligible for inclusion in, or to claim to be included in a special electoral roll on grounds only of religion, race, caste, sex or any of them (Article 325). This is correct. Statement 4: While political parties operate within the democratic framework, the fundamental principles for conducting elections (like suffrage, electoral rolls, non-discrimination) are laid down in the Constitution and election laws, not determined by the norms of political parties. Political parties have their own internal norms, but these do not override constitutional and statutory principles of election conduct. This statement is incorrect in the context of principles for election to the legislatures.
The principles for election to the State Legislatures include: 1. It will be on the basis of adult suffrage. 2. There will be only one electoral roll for every territorial constituency. 3. Religion, race, sex etc will have-no place in the formation of electoral roll. 4. The Political parties will be free to have their own norms. Select the correct answer from the given code : Codes:
Asked in UPPSC Upper Mains 2011 · Topic: The State Legislature (Composition of State Legislature (Bicameral and Unicameral))
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