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Rajasthan To Drop 2-Child Norm, But Only For Candidates In Local Bodies Polls
The Rajasthan government has done away with the two-child norm for candidates in panchayat and municipal elections in the state - a law introduced by the Bhairon Singh Shekhawat government in 1995 to control the state's population.
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Educational Qualification Not Mandatory For Panchayat Polls: Rajasthan
The Rajasthan government has clarified in the Legislative Assembly that there is no proposal under consideration to make educational qualifications mandatory for candidates contesting urban local body elections.
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Maharashtra Man Kills 6-Year-Old Daughter To Contest Panchayat Elections
A man from Maharashtra killed one of his three children to overcome the two-child norm to contest the upcoming Panchayat elections in that state.
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Zilla Parishad, Panchayat Samiti Polls Rescheduled To Feb 7 In Maharashtra
Due to the 3-day state mourning declared following the untimely death of Maharashtra Deputy Chief Minister Ajit Pawar, the schedule for the remaining phases of the general elections for 12 Zilla Parishads and 125 Panchayat Samitis has been revised.
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Telangana Panchayat Kills 500 Dogs In A Week To Fulfil 'Election Promise'
In a fresh incident of stray dog killings, around 200 canines were allegedly killed in Telangana's Kamareddy district, taking the toll to about 500 in the last one week, police said on Tuesday.
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Maharashtra Zila Parishads, Panchayat Samitis Polls On February 5
Elections to 12 Zilla Parishads (ZP) and 125 Panchayat Samitis in Maharashtra will be held on February 5, and counting of votes will be taken up on February 7, a senior official said on Tuesday.
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Telangana Legislative Assembly Scraps 2-Child Policy For Local Polls
The Telangana Panchayat Raj (Amendment) Bill, 2026, has been unanimously passed by the state legislative assembly, officially abolishing the three-decade-old "two-child norm" for candidates contesting local body elections.
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Cross Vote Or Cash Deal? Rs 50 Lakh Bribe Audio Triggers Probe In Kerala
The Kerala Vigilance and Anti-Corruption Bureau has launched a preliminary inquiry into allegations that Rs 50 lakh was offered as a bribe to influence voting during the Wadakkanchery Block Panchayat president election in Thrissur district.
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Debate Settled Over Real Shiv Sena: Eknath Shinde After Local Body Poll Win
Maharashtra Deputy Chief Minister and Shiv Sena Chief leader Eknath Shinde said on Sunday that the party has maintained a formidable strike rate in the recent nagar parishad and nagar panchayat elections.
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BJP Emerges As Largest Party In Maharashtra Local Polls, Alliance Wins Big
The Mahayuti alliance of the BJP, Shiv Sena, and NCP has swept the elections to 288 municipal councils and nagar panchayats by winning 207 posts of presidents of local bodies Sunday.
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Rajasthan To Drop 2-Child Norm, But Only For Candidates In Local Bodies Polls
The Rajasthan government has done away with the two-child norm for candidates in panchayat and municipal elections in the state - a law introduced by the Bhairon Singh Shekhawat government in 1995 to control the state's population.
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Educational Qualification Not Mandatory For Panchayat Polls: Rajasthan
The Rajasthan government has clarified in the Legislative Assembly that there is no proposal under consideration to make educational qualifications mandatory for candidates contesting urban local body elections.
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Maharashtra Man Kills 6-Year-Old Daughter To Contest Panchayat Elections
A man from Maharashtra killed one of his three children to overcome the two-child norm to contest the upcoming Panchayat elections in that state.
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Zilla Parishad, Panchayat Samiti Polls Rescheduled To Feb 7 In Maharashtra
Due to the 3-day state mourning declared following the untimely death of Maharashtra Deputy Chief Minister Ajit Pawar, the schedule for the remaining phases of the general elections for 12 Zilla Parishads and 125 Panchayat Samitis has been revised.
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Telangana Panchayat Kills 500 Dogs In A Week To Fulfil 'Election Promise'
In a fresh incident of stray dog killings, around 200 canines were allegedly killed in Telangana's Kamareddy district, taking the toll to about 500 in the last one week, police said on Tuesday.
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Maharashtra Zila Parishads, Panchayat Samitis Polls On February 5
Elections to 12 Zilla Parishads (ZP) and 125 Panchayat Samitis in Maharashtra will be held on February 5, and counting of votes will be taken up on February 7, a senior official said on Tuesday.
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Telangana Legislative Assembly Scraps 2-Child Policy For Local Polls
The Telangana Panchayat Raj (Amendment) Bill, 2026, has been unanimously passed by the state legislative assembly, officially abolishing the three-decade-old "two-child norm" for candidates contesting local body elections.
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Cross Vote Or Cash Deal? Rs 50 Lakh Bribe Audio Triggers Probe In Kerala
The Kerala Vigilance and Anti-Corruption Bureau has launched a preliminary inquiry into allegations that Rs 50 lakh was offered as a bribe to influence voting during the Wadakkanchery Block Panchayat president election in Thrissur district.
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Debate Settled Over Real Shiv Sena: Eknath Shinde After Local Body Poll Win
Maharashtra Deputy Chief Minister and Shiv Sena Chief leader Eknath Shinde said on Sunday that the party has maintained a formidable strike rate in the recent nagar parishad and nagar panchayat elections.
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BJP Emerges As Largest Party In Maharashtra Local Polls, Alliance Wins Big
The Mahayuti alliance of the BJP, Shiv Sena, and NCP has swept the elections to 288 municipal councils and nagar panchayats by winning 207 posts of presidents of local bodies Sunday.
