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What amidst the following is not true of the general electoral roll prepared through the agency of the Election Commission? It is to be used for elections to the
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- Lok Sabha
- Panchayati raj and Nagarpalika institutions
- Legislative Assemblies of the states
- Legislative Councils of the states where these exist
Correct Option: D
The Vidhan Parishad (or Legislative Council) is the upper house in those states of India that have a bicameral legislature. In contrast with a state’s Vidhan Sabha (Legislative Assembly), the Legislative Council is a permanent body and cannot be dissolved; each Member of the Legislative Council (MLC) serves for a six-year term, with terms staggered so that the terms of one-third of a Council’s members expire every two years. This arrangement parallels that for the Rajya Sabha, the upper house of the Parliament of India.
