The power to decide an election petition is vested with :
AHigh Court
BSupreme Court
CElection Commission
DParliament
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4. Consider the following statements on the Election Commission’s jurisdiction:
(i) It conducts elections to Parliament, State Legislatures, and offices of President and Vice-President.
(ii) The Election Commission has control over elections to Panchayats and Municipalities.
(iii) The State Election Commissions are independent of Election Commission of India and handle local body elections.
Which of the statements given above is/are correct?
Consider the following statements about political parties in India:
The Indian National Congress, founded in 1885, uses the symbol of a hand.
A political party can be recognized as a national party if it is recognized as a state party in four states.
The Communist Party of India (CPI) split in 1964 due to ideological differences between the Soviet Union and China.
Which of the statements given above is/are correct?
Which of the following statements are correct regarding election expenditure and age limits?
The security deposit for a Lok Sabha candidate is ₹25,000, with a concession for SC/ST candidates.
The spending limit for Lok Sabha candidates in big states is ₹95 lakhs.
The minimum age to contest for the office of President is 30 years.
The minimum age to contest for a Panchayat election is 21 years.
Which of the following statements about NOTA and VVPAT are correct?
i. NOTA was made mandatory by the Supreme Court on September 27, 2013.
ii. The first state to conduct elections using VVPAT for all assembly constituencies was Goa in 2017.
iii. The NOTA symbol was designed by the National Institute of Design, Ahmedabad.
iv. If NOTA receives the most votes in an election, the candidate with the second-highest votes is declared the winner.
Consider the following statements with regard to the Election Commission of India:
(i) The Election Commission became a multi-member body for the first time in 1989.
(ii) The voting age was lowered from 21 to 18 by the 61st Constitutional Amendment.
(iii) The Election Commission has the power to interfere in court matters related to the delimitation of constituencies.
Which of the statements given above is/are correct?