Article 327: Power of Parliament to make provision with respect to elections to Legislatures

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1. 1. Consider the following statements: 1. Under Article 326, a law of the appropriate Legislature may disqualify a person from registration as a voter on the ground of non-residence, unsoundness of mind, crime or corrupt or illegal practice. 2. Under Article 326, elections to the Council of States are held on the basis of adult suffrage. 3. Under Article 327, Parliament may by law provide for the delimitation of constituencies for elections to the Legislature of a State. Which of the statements given above is/are correct?

   A.1, 2 and 3B.2 and 3 onlyC.1 and 2 onlyD.1 and 3 only
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2. 2. Under Article 329(a), notwithstanding anything in the Constitution, no court may question the validity of:

   A.any law relating to the delimitation of constituencies or the allotment of seats to them, made under Article 327 or 328B.any order of the President fixing the number of Election Commissioners other than the Chief Election CommissionerC.any rule made by the President under Article 324(5) on the conditions of service of the Regional CommissionersD.any law prescribing the grounds on which a person may be disqualified from being registered as a voter under Article 326
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