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Gram Sabha of Rampur village in Madhya Pradesh meets to approve the beneficiary list for a housing scheme. A member asks who constitutes the Gram Sabha under Article 243(b) of the Constitution. Which answer is correct?

The Gram Sabha consists of all persons registered in the electoral rolls of a village within the Panchayat area. It is not confined to elected Panchayat members, household heads or reserved categories, because the Constitution defines it by electoral roll registration at village level.

  1. AOnly the elected members of the village Panchayat
  2. BAll persons registered in the electoral rolls relating to a village within the Panchayat areaCorrect
  3. COnly heads of households residing in the village
  4. DOnly members belonging to Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes

Explanation

Article 243(b) defines Gram Sabha as a body consisting of persons registered in the electoral rolls relating to a village comprised within the area of a Panchayat at the village level. It is therefore wider than the elected Panchayat members. Limiting it to elected members or household heads is incorrect.

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