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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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Rajasthan Cabinet Removes 2-Child Norm For Local Body Polls After 3 Decades
In a significant policy shift, the Rajasthan Cabinet on Wednesday approved the removal of the decades-old two-child norm for contesting Panchayati Raj and urban local body elections, ending a restriction that had been in place for nearly 30 years.
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Video: Men Kneel, Plead With Woman To Contest Sarpanch Poll In Telangana
A video from Telangana's Mahabubabad district has gone viral after capturing an unusual scene: several men requesting a woman to contest the local body elections as sarpanch, with one of them even dropping to his knees and clutching her feet
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Tejashwi Yadav's Big Poll Promise For Panchayat Heads, Self-Employed People
With less than two weeks left for Bihar's high-voltage Assembly polls, Rashtriya Janata Dal (RJD) leader Tejashwi Yadav today announced a major poll promise on behalf of the Opposition's Mahagathbandhan.
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Bengal Panchayat Polls To Be Held On July 8, Counting On July 11
The three-tier panchayat polls in West Bengal will be held on July 8, State Election Commissioner Rajiva Sinha said on Thursday.
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Rs 5,911 Crore Approved For Rashtriya Gram Swaraj Abhiyan
The government has approved Rs 5,911 crore for Rashtriya Gram Swaraj Abhiyan (RGSA) that will focus on empowering elected representatives of panchayati raj institutions for leadership roles.
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PM's Grand Roadshow In Gujarat After BJP's Stupendous Election Wins
He will address the Gujarat Panchayat Mahasammelan, which over one lakh representatives from the three tiers of the Panchayati Raj institutions in the state will attend.
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Panchayat Polls Delayed Due To Covid Surge In Bihar, Cabinet Nod For Alternative Arrangement
The Nitish Kumar government in Bihar on Tuesday amended the states Panchayati Raj Act, paving way for setting up advisory committees for supervising the functioning of the village bodies till fresh elections to these could be held.
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Himachal Pradesh Panchayat Polls To Be Held In January In Three Phases
The Panchayati Raj Institution (PRI) elections in Himachal Pradesh will be held in three phases in January, the state election commissioner said on Monday.
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J&K To Have District Development Councils As Centre Amends Panchayat Law
The government on Saturday amended the Jammu and Kashmir Panchayati Raj Act to provide for setting up of District Development Councils in each district which will have directly elected members, marking the implementation of the entire 73rd Amendment Act in the Union Territory (UT), an official spokesman said.
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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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Rajasthan Cabinet Removes 2-Child Norm For Local Body Polls After 3 Decades
In a significant policy shift, the Rajasthan Cabinet on Wednesday approved the removal of the decades-old two-child norm for contesting Panchayati Raj and urban local body elections, ending a restriction that had been in place for nearly 30 years.
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Video: Men Kneel, Plead With Woman To Contest Sarpanch Poll In Telangana
A video from Telangana's Mahabubabad district has gone viral after capturing an unusual scene: several men requesting a woman to contest the local body elections as sarpanch, with one of them even dropping to his knees and clutching her feet
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Tejashwi Yadav's Big Poll Promise For Panchayat Heads, Self-Employed People
With less than two weeks left for Bihar's high-voltage Assembly polls, Rashtriya Janata Dal (RJD) leader Tejashwi Yadav today announced a major poll promise on behalf of the Opposition's Mahagathbandhan.
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Bengal Panchayat Polls To Be Held On July 8, Counting On July 11
The three-tier panchayat polls in West Bengal will be held on July 8, State Election Commissioner Rajiva Sinha said on Thursday.
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Rs 5,911 Crore Approved For Rashtriya Gram Swaraj Abhiyan
The government has approved Rs 5,911 crore for Rashtriya Gram Swaraj Abhiyan (RGSA) that will focus on empowering elected representatives of panchayati raj institutions for leadership roles.
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PM's Grand Roadshow In Gujarat After BJP's Stupendous Election Wins
He will address the Gujarat Panchayat Mahasammelan, which over one lakh representatives from the three tiers of the Panchayati Raj institutions in the state will attend.
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Panchayat Polls Delayed Due To Covid Surge In Bihar, Cabinet Nod For Alternative Arrangement
The Nitish Kumar government in Bihar on Tuesday amended the states Panchayati Raj Act, paving way for setting up advisory committees for supervising the functioning of the village bodies till fresh elections to these could be held.
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Himachal Pradesh Panchayat Polls To Be Held In January In Three Phases
The Panchayati Raj Institution (PRI) elections in Himachal Pradesh will be held in three phases in January, the state election commissioner said on Monday.
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J&K To Have District Development Councils As Centre Amends Panchayat Law
The government on Saturday amended the Jammu and Kashmir Panchayati Raj Act to provide for setting up of District Development Councils in each district which will have directly elected members, marking the implementation of the entire 73rd Amendment Act in the Union Territory (UT), an official spokesman said.
