The Representation of the People Act, 1951 deals with:

Explanation

The Representation of the People Act, 1951 is the operational election law for elections to the Houses of Parliament and to State Legislatures. India Code's long title says the Act provides for the conduct of those elections, the qualifications and disqualifications for membership, corrupt practices and other election-related offences, and the decision of doubts and disputes arising from such elections. That matches option A because it links both sides of the Act: how elections are run and how legal disputes connected with those elections are handled. The Act's structure also points the same way, with separate parts on conduct of elections, disputes regarding elections, corrupt practices and disqualifications.

Why the other options are wrong

• (B) Delimitation of constituencies is not the focus of the 1951 Act; it is dealt with by the Delimitation Commission Act.
• (C) Preparation of electoral rolls belongs to the Representation of the People Act, 1950, not the Representation of the People Act, 1951.
• (D) The census of population is a census-law function and is conducted under the Census Act, 1948, not under the 1951 election law.

Concept

This tests the election-law split between the 1950 Act and the 1951 Act, a recurring RAS Polity area because many questions turn on matching constitutional and statutory institutions with their exact legal functions.

Source

• India Code

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