Political Science · Political Institutions in India
UGC NET January 2026 Political Science
Indira Gandhi broke the cycle of simultaneous polls of the Lok Sabha and State Assemblies by holding mid-term Lok Sabha elections in
A1977
B1980
C1967
D1971 ✓ Correct
Correct answer: (D) 1971 — Indira Gandhi held mid-term Lok Sabha elections in 1971, which broke the cycle of simultaneous polls, so 1971 is the answer.
Explanation
★Indira Gandhi held mid-term Lok Sabha elections in 1971, which broke the cycle of simultaneous polls, so 1971 is the answer.
★Simultaneous elections to the Lok Sabha and the State Assemblies were held from 1952 until the late 1960s.
★The cycle was disrupted by the political instability and the dissolution of the Lok Sabha after the split in the Congress party in 1969.
★Indira Gandhi called early Lok Sabha elections in 1971, ahead of the State Assembly schedule.
★This led to separate election cycles for the Lok Sabha and the State Assemblies thereafter.
★The idea of restoring simultaneous elections is now debated under one nation one election.
★For NET, link the break in simultaneous elections to the 1971 mid-term poll and the present one nation one election debate.
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