A tesbook.com re ean acto Cee ry ee Start Complete Exam Preparation Or Practice Teac MasterClasses Creed Exc Download App Question View this Question Online> Which of the following are constitutional authorities? Select the correct answer from the codes given below: 1, State Election Commission 2. State Finance Commission 3. Zila Panchayat 4. State Electoral Officer This question was previously asked in Scone z eros UPPSC Civil Service 2012 Official Paper 1 SE View all UPPCS Papers > 1. 1 and 2 only 2. 1,2 and 3 only 3. 2,3 and 4 only 4. 1,2,3 and4 Answer (Detailed Solution Below) Option 4:1, 2,3 and 4 Download Free UPPCS Appa sal The correct answer is 1, 2, 3, and 4. © Key Points + Constitutional authorities: ° Those bodies whose formation is prescribed by the Indian Constitution itself are known as Constitutional Bodies. They derive their powers and authority from the Indian Constitution. + State Election Commission: e The elections to the panchayats and municipalities are looked after by the State Election Commission. ° Articles 243-K and 243-ZA deal with the elections to the rural and urban local bodies. ° SEC consists of a state election commissioner who is appointed by the governor. The removal of the state election commissioner is the same as that of a judge of the state high court. ©; Additional Information + State Finance Commission: e The governor of a state shall, after every five years, constitute a finance committee. » Articles 243-1 and 243-Y deal with the formation of this body. ° The composition, qualifications of members, and the manner of their selection are decided by the concerned state legislature. ° The distribution of the net proceeds of taxes, tolls, and fees between the state and local bodies. ° The determination of such taxes, duties, and tolls to be assigned to local bodies. + Zila Panchayat: The Zila Panchayat or District Council or Mandal Parishad or District Panchayat is the third tier of the Panchayati Raj system and functions at the district levels in all states. A Zila Parishad is an elected body. ° Block Pramukh of Block Panchayat is also represented in Zila Parishad. ° The members of the State Legislature and the members of the Parliament of India are members of the Zila Parishad. The Zila Parishad is the topmost tier of the panchayat raj system and acts as the link between the state government and the villagetevel Gram Panchayat.+ State Electoral Officer: e Election Commissioners of India are members of the Election Commission of India, a body constitutionally empowered to conduct free and fair elections in India to the national and state legislatures. ° The Election Commissioners have usually retired IAS or IRS officers. e Until 1989, the commission was a single-member body, but later two additional Election Commissioners were added. e Thus, the Election Commission currently consists of a Chief Election Commissioner and two Election Commissioners.