UPPCS 2023 GS-II · 8 marks · 125 words
Examine the role of the State Election Commission in strengthening grassroots democracy in Uttar Pradesh.
उत्तर प्रदेश में जमीनी लोकतंत्र को सुदृढ़ करने में राज्य निर्वाचन आयोग की भूमिका का परीक्षण कीजिए।
What “Examine” demands
investigate the issue closely — how it arose, how it works, what it achieves and where it falls short — looking at both sides.
The characteristic failure: description of what the thing is, with no probing of how well it works.
What a top answer must contain
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- Art 243K/243ZA — SEC's plenary control over panchayat/municipal elections
- Kishansing Tomar (2006) — SEC's powers on par with ECI within its domain
- UP context: 2021 panchayat elections at scale (~8 lakh posts); reservation-rotation disputes (Allahabad HC 2021)
- Weaknesses: dependence on state govt for staff/funds; delimitation friction
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