The correct answer is Six months from the date of dissolution. Explanation & Key Takeaways: • If a Panchayat is dissolved, elections are to be held within six months from the date of dissolution. • The term Panchayati Raj in India signifies the system of rural local self-government. • It had been established after the advice of the Balwant Rai Mehta committee, which is established by the Govt. of India in 1957. • This committee has three-tier panchayat governance such as Gram Panchayat, Panchayat Samiti, and Zila Parishad. • As a result of this scheme the first Panchayat system introduced in Rajasthan in 1959. • This system observed a lack of people's participation. • To overcome this failure a new committee named Ashok Mehta committee gives a two-tier governance plan in 1977. • The two-tier plan was Zila Parishad and Mandal Panchayat. • This Panchayati Raj faced a major constitutional amendment in 1992 that brings back the three-tier system again. • This amendment added a new part to the Constitution, namely, added Part IX titled The Panchayats. • This amendment adds a Three-tier system of panchayats at the village, intermediate Mandal, and district levels except in States with a population is below 20 lakhs (Article 243B) • The Panchayat is constituted under Article 243 to 243 (O) Related Concepts: Duration of Panchayati Raj • The Act provides for a five-year term of office to all the levels of the panchayat. However, the panchayat can be dissolved before the completion of its term. • But fresh elections to constitute the new panchayat should be completed before the expiry of its five-year duration. • In case of dissolution, the election should be within a period of six months from the date of its dissolution.