Which of the following statements with regard to the conduct of elections in India is/are not correct? 1. The responsibility for the prepara¬tion of the electoral rolls is vested in the Election Commission of India. 2. The Model Code of Conduct comes into existence as soon as the date of the election is announced. 3. The laws relating to delimitation of constituencies are made by the Election Commission of India. 4. No election shall be called in question except by an election petition. Select the correct answer using the code given below.

Statement 1 is correct as Article 324 vests the superintendence, direction, and control of the preparation of electoral rolls in the Election Commission of India [3]. Statement 2 is correct; the Model Code of Conduct (MCC) comes into force immediately upon the announcement of the election schedule by the Commission. Statement 3 is incorrect because the laws and the actual process of drawing constituency boundaries are handled by the Delimitation Commission, an independent body appointed by the President, rather than the Election Commission itself . While the Election Commission collaborates with it, the Delimitation Commission is the primary authority for boundary determination . Statement 4 is correct under Article 329(b) of the Constitution, which stipulates that no election to either House of Parliament or State Legislature shall be questioned except by an election petition. Since only statement 3 is incorrect, the correct option is 1.

Sources

1. [1] Indian Constitution at Work, Political Science Class XI (NCERT 2025 ed.) > Chapter 3: ELECTION AND REPRESENTATION > Article 324: (1) > p. 68
2. [3] Indian Constitution at Work, Political Science Class XI (NCERT 2025 ed.) > Chapter 3: ELECTION AND REPRESENTATION > Chapter 3: Election and Representation > p. 65