How many of the following statements about the concept of One Nation, One Election is/are correct?
1. It proposes conducting elections to the Lok Sabha, State Legislative Assemblies, and Panchayats simultaneously.
2. It aims to hold voting for all elections across the country on the same day.
3. It would require constitutional amendments and changes to election laws for implementation.

Select the correct answer using the code given below:
(a) Only one
(b) Only two
(c) All three
(d) None

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How many of the following statements about the concept of One Nation, One Election is/are correct?
1. It proposes conducting elections to the Lok Sabha, State Legislative Assemblies, and Panchayats simultaneously.
2. It aims to hold voting for all elections across the country on the same day.
3. It would require constitutional amendments and changes to election laws for implementation.

Select the correct answer using the code given below:
(a) Only one
(b) Only two
(c) All three
(d) None

ONLiNE UPSC · Accepted Answer

Context: The Constitution (129th Amendment) Bill, 2024, which proposes the implementation of simultaneous elections under the One Nation, One Election framework, was recently introduced in the Lok Sabha. The bill is currently under examination by a Joint Parliamentary Committee for further deliberation.

Statement 1 is not correct: The One Nation, One Election proposal primarily refers to simultaneous elections to the Lok Sabha and State Legislative Assemblies and not Panchayats and Municipal bodies. Local body elections are governed separately by State Election Commissions, and including them in the same timeline would be impractical and outside the current scope of the proposal.

Statement 2 is not correct: The proposal does not mandate that all voting be done on a single day. It suggests synchronizing elections so that they occur in a coordinated time frame, perhaps over a few phases (like current general elections), but not necessarily on one single day.

Statement 3 is correct: Implementing simultaneous elections would require amending multiple provisions of the Constitution, especially Articles 83, 85, 172, and 174, along with changes to the Representation of the People Act, 1951, and other laws.

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How many of the following statements about the concept of One Nation, One Election is/are correct? 1. It proposes conducting elections to the Lok Sabha, State Legislative Assemblies, and Panchayats simultaneously. 2. It aims to hold voting for all elections across the country on the same day. 3. It would require constitutional amendments and changes to election laws for implementation. Select the correct answer using the code given below: (a) Only one (b) Only two (c) All three (d) None