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Feroz Borra
Asked: 2022-10-31T15:18:13+05:30 In:

According to the Indian Constitution, what is the term of the Legislative Assembly of the State of Jammu and Kashmir?
1. 5 years
2. 6 years
3. 4 years
4. 3 years

According to the Indian Constitution, what is the term of the Legislative Assembly of the State of Jammu and Kashmir?
1. 5 years
2. 6 years
3. 4 years
4. 3 years
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  1. Correct Answer – Option 2 : 6 years

    The correct answer is 6 years.

    • Members of the Legislative Assembly were elected for a six-year term up to 2019 and a five-year term thereafter.
    • The seats are filled by direct election from single-member constituencies using the first past the post method. 
    • The assembly may be dissolved before the completion of the full term by the Lieutenant Governor upon the advice of the Chief Minister.
    • The Lieutenant Governor may also convene special sessions of the legislative assembly.
    • According to the Jammu and Kashmir Reorganisation Act 2019, the state of Jammu and Kashmir was divided into two union territories – ‘Jammu and Kashmir’ and ‘Ladakh‘.
    • On 5 August 2019, Home Minister Amit Shah announced in the Rajya Sabha (upper house of the Indian Parliament) that the President of India had issued The Constitution (Application to Jammu and Kashmir) Order, 2019 under Article 370, superseding the Constitution.
    • Article 370 of the Constitution of India was a ‘temporary provision‘ inserted on 17 October 1949.

    • Lt. Governor & Administrator of Jammu and Kashmir – Shri Manoj Sinha.
    • Lt. Governor & Administrator of Ladakh – Shri Radha Krishna Mathur.
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