Consider the following statements regarding Municipalities:
- 1. An election to constitute a municipality shall be completed before the expiration of a period of six months from the date of its dissolution.
- 2. Election to constitute a municipality should be held before three months of its expiration.
- 3. A municipality constituted upon the dissolution of a municipality before the expiration of its term shall continue only for the remainder of the period.
- 4. If a municipality is dissolved before the expiration of its term, then the new municipality will be constituted for five years.
- A2 and 4 are correct
- BOnly 2 is correct
- C1 and 3 are correct
- DOnly 4 is correct
Show answer and explanation
Correct answer: (c) 1 and 3 are correct
Explanation
Article 243U fixes the term of a Municipality at five years and governs its elections:
- An election must be completed before its five-year term ends, and, if it is dissolved early, within six months of the dissolution. Statement 1 is right, and statement 2 (three months before expiry) is not in the Constitution.
- A municipality elected after an early dissolution serves only for the rest of the period the dissolved one would have served. So statement 3 is right and statement 4 is wrong.
(If less than six months of that period is left, no election is needed.)