Article 324 is the constitutional provision that mandates the superintendence, direction, and control of elections to Parliament, State Legislatures, the office of the President, and the office of the Vice-President by the Election Commission of India.
Which Article is related to the Election Commission of India ?
Asked in Assistant Engineer (AE) Exam 2012 · Topic: Election Commission (Constitutional Provisions related to the Election Commission (Article 324))
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- The division of each State into territorial constituencies for the Lok Sabha is done by the Delimitation Commission. This delimitation has been freezed till which year?