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Indian Express Explained · 17 Oct
UP panchayat polls in 3 months: What happens to OBC quota, and what next ↗

Consider the following pairs relating to the constitutional and judicial framework for panchayat elections in India:

Pairs

  1. Article 243K of the Constitution — Superintendence, direction and control of panchayat elections vested in the State Election Commission
  2. Article 243D of the Constitution — Reservation of seats for Scheduled Castes, Scheduled Tribes, and women in Panchayati Raj institutions
  3. Supreme Court's 'triple test' for OBC reservation in local bodies — Requires states to establish a dedicated commission, conduct empirical inquiry into backwardness, and proportion reservation to constitutional requirements

Which of the pairs given above is/are correctly matched?

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