People with more than two kids cannot contest Panchayat polls in U’khand
Team Udayavani, Jun 26, 2019, 7:28 PM IST
Dehradun: People with more than two children cannot contest panchayat polls in Uttarakhand as the state Assembly has unanimously passed a bill to this effect which also made minimum educational qualifications mandatory for rural election candidates.
The Uttarakhand Panchayati Raj (Amendment) Bill, 2019, was tabled in the Assembly on Tuesday and a discussion on it was to be held on Wednesday. But that could not be done as the opposition disrupted the proceedings.
The bill was passed unanimously by voice vote amid the continuing bedlam in the House by the Opposition insisting on a debate on a video purportedly showing “some people close to the chief minister negotiating a monetary deal”
The amendment approved by the Assembly, makes it mandatory for panchayat poll candidates to have passed class 10. While women and SC/ST male candidates need to pass only class eight, SC/ST women need to pass only class five to be eligible to contest in rural polls.
It also states that people with more than two living children, one of whom is born 300 days after the enforcement of the new law, would not be eligible to contest rural elections.
Panchayat polls in Uttarakhand are due later this year.
Udayavani is now on Telegram. Click here to join our channel and stay updated with the latest news.
Top News
Related Articles More
MSRTC bus overturns in Gondia district; 9 passengers killed, 25 injured
Priyanka, Rahul to address a meeting in Wayanad on Saturday
Doctor-population ratio in country is better than WHO standard: Nadda
Heavy rains expected in north, central Kerala in next few days
‘Prasad’ in temples: Supreme Court refuses to examine plea raising food quality concerns
MUST WATCH
Latest Additions
MSRTC bus overturns in Gondia district; 9 passengers killed, 25 injured
Priyanka, Rahul to address a meeting in Wayanad on Saturday
Protest in Mangaluru condemns arrest of Chinmoy Krishnadas Prabhu in Bangladesh
Doctor-population ratio in country is better than WHO standard: Nadda
Sensex, Nifty rebound after deep plunge to settle nearly 1 pc higher
Thanks for visiting Udayavani
You seem to have an Ad Blocker on.
To continue reading, please turn it off or whitelist Udayavani.