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Q104 (IAS/2009) Polity & Governance › Local Government › 73rd Amendment Panchayats Answer Verified

If a Panchayat is dissolved, elections are to be held within:

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Under the constitutional scheme introduced by the 73rd Amendment, every Panchayat has a fixed five-year tenure, but it may be dissolved earlier in accordance with state law. When a Panchayat is dissolved prematurely, fresh elections must be held and completed within six months of the date of dissolution; the newly elected body will only serve for the remainder of the original term. There is a statutory exception: if the unexpired portion of the term is less than six months, elections need not be held for that short period [3]. Textbook explanations and legal commentary repeatedly state the same six‑month completion requirement for elections after dissolution [2].

Sources

  1. [1] Introduction to the Constitution of India, D. D. Basu (26th ed.). > Chapter 18: PANCHAYATS > Reservation of seats for Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes. > p. 320
  2. [3] https://www.mea.gov.in/Images/pdf1/Part9.pdf
  3. [2] Indian Constitution at Work, Political Science Class XI (NCERT 2025 ed.) > Chapter 8: LOCAL GOVERNMENTS > Elections > p. 184
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