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Under Article 243E(1) of the Constitution of India, for how long does a Panchayat continue, unless sooner dissolved?

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Under Article 243E(1) of the Constitution of India, for how long does a Panchayat continue, unless sooner dissolved?

  1. Three years from the date of its first meeting

  2. Four years from the date of its first meeting

  3. Six years from the date of its first meeting

  4. Five years from the date of its first meeting

Answer and explanation

Correct answer: D - Five years from the date of its first meeting

Article 243E(1) provides that every Panchayat, unless sooner dissolved, continues for five years from the date appointed for its first meeting and no longer. Six years is the term of a Rajya Sabha member, not of a Panchayat.

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