Rajasthan Local Polls
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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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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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Opinion: Multiple Equations That Affect Rajasthan's Identity Politics
At sunrise on Saturday, November 24, 2023, hotels in Udaipur, bursting at seams during India's peak marriage season, have let their local staffers take a two-hour break to cast votes when the desert state goes to polls.
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Sachin Pilot Eyes 2018 Encore As BJP Banks On 'Local vs Outsider' Pitch
Sachin Pilot's stature as a national-level Congress leader and his outreach to allay concerns of sections of influential communities here ahead of assembly polls has boosted his re-election bid from this constituency.
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BJP Leaders Face Murder Charge For Remarks Against Mallikarjun Kharge
Rajasthan Police has booked Manikanta Rathod, a BJP candidate in upcoming Karnataka assembly poll, and local BJP MLA Madan Dilawar with charges of murder and criminal intimidation for their remarks against Mallikarjun Kharge, a senior officer said.
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Congress Bags 278 While BJP Wins 165 Seats In Rajasthan Local Body Polls
In the recently held panchayat elections in four districts of Rajasthan, the ruling Congress emerged as the major player by winning 278 seats of Panchayat Samiti members.
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Rajasthan Civic Polls: Congress Gets Chairperson Posts To 48 Urban Local Bodies, BJP Secures 37
The Congress has formed its board in 48 urban local bodies in Rajasthan while the BJP got 37 among the 90 that went to the polls for which results were declared on Sunday.
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Congress Has Slim Lead In Rajasthan Local Polls, Independents To Be King-Makers
The Congress has won a majority in elections to 90 local bodies across 21 districts in Rajasthan, claiming victory in 1,194 wards to the BJP's 1,146 and the 631 by independent candidates
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90 Urban Local Bodies In Rajasthan To Go To Polls on January 28
Elections to 90 urban local bodies in 20 districts of Rajasthan will be held on January 28, the state election commission said on Tuesday.
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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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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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Opinion: Multiple Equations That Affect Rajasthan's Identity Politics
At sunrise on Saturday, November 24, 2023, hotels in Udaipur, bursting at seams during India's peak marriage season, have let their local staffers take a two-hour break to cast votes when the desert state goes to polls.
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Sachin Pilot Eyes 2018 Encore As BJP Banks On 'Local vs Outsider' Pitch
Sachin Pilot's stature as a national-level Congress leader and his outreach to allay concerns of sections of influential communities here ahead of assembly polls has boosted his re-election bid from this constituency.
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BJP Leaders Face Murder Charge For Remarks Against Mallikarjun Kharge
Rajasthan Police has booked Manikanta Rathod, a BJP candidate in upcoming Karnataka assembly poll, and local BJP MLA Madan Dilawar with charges of murder and criminal intimidation for their remarks against Mallikarjun Kharge, a senior officer said.
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Congress Bags 278 While BJP Wins 165 Seats In Rajasthan Local Body Polls
In the recently held panchayat elections in four districts of Rajasthan, the ruling Congress emerged as the major player by winning 278 seats of Panchayat Samiti members.
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Rajasthan Civic Polls: Congress Gets Chairperson Posts To 48 Urban Local Bodies, BJP Secures 37
The Congress has formed its board in 48 urban local bodies in Rajasthan while the BJP got 37 among the 90 that went to the polls for which results were declared on Sunday.
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Congress Has Slim Lead In Rajasthan Local Polls, Independents To Be King-Makers
The Congress has won a majority in elections to 90 local bodies across 21 districts in Rajasthan, claiming victory in 1,194 wards to the BJP's 1,146 and the 631 by independent candidates
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90 Urban Local Bodies In Rajasthan To Go To Polls on January 28
Elections to 90 urban local bodies in 20 districts of Rajasthan will be held on January 28, the state election commission said on Tuesday.
