{"id":20466,"date":"2024-04-15T05:53:15","date_gmt":"2024-04-15T05:53:15","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/exam.pscnotes.com\/mcq\/?p=20466"},"modified":"2024-04-15T05:53:15","modified_gmt":"2024-04-15T05:53:15","slug":"the-power-to-decide-an-election-petition-is-vested-in-the-a-parliament-b-supreme-court-c-high-courts-d-election-commission","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/exam.pscnotes.com\/mcq\/the-power-to-decide-an-election-petition-is-vested-in-the-a-parliament-b-supreme-court-c-high-courts-d-election-commission\/","title":{"rendered":"The power to decide an election petition is vested in the A. Parliament B. Supreme Court C. High courts D. 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Election Commission<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>The Election Commission of India is an independent constitutional authority responsible for administering all elections to the Parliament of India, the legislatures of the states and the Union Territories, and the offices of the President and Vice-President of India. 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The President of India appoints the Chief Election Commissioner and other Election Commissioners. The Election Commission is headquartered in New Delhi.<\/p>\n<p>The Election Commission has the power to decide election petitions. An election petition is a legal proceeding that can be filed by a candidate or a voter challenging the result of an election. The Election Commission has the power to hear and decide election petitions.<\/p>\n<p>The Election Commission is a very important institution in the Indian democracy. It is responsible for ensuring free and fair elections in India. The Election Commission has a very important role to play in upholding the democratic values of India.<\/p>\n<p>The other options are incorrect because:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Parliament is the supreme legislative body of India. It is not responsible for deciding election petitions.<\/li>\n<li>The Supreme Court is the highest court in India. It is not responsible for deciding election petitions.<\/li>\n<li>High courts are the highest courts in the states of India. They are not responsible for deciding election petitions.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Join Our Telegram Channel Subscribe on YouTube<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[50],"tags":[],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO Premium plugin v22.2 (Yoast SEO v23.3) - https:\/\/yoast.com\/wordpress\/plugins\/seo\/ -->\n<title>The power to decide an election petition is vested in the A. Parliament B. Supreme Court C. High courts D. 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