Rajasthan Assembly repeals two-child norm for ULB polls
Why in the news
Rajasthan has now done away with the two-child condition for contesting local polls in cities, following a similar step for rural bodies one day earlier.
Key facts
- The Assembly passed the Bill on Tuesday.
- It removes the bar on people with more than two children contesting urban local body (ULB) elections.
- The disqualification clause had been in force in the State for around three decades.
Sequence of changes
| Level | Step taken |
|---|---|
| Panchayat elections | Two-child norm scrapped a day earlier |
| Urban local body elections | Bill to repeal the norm passed on Tuesday |
What it means
- Candidates with more than two children are no longer barred in these local polls under the repealed provisions.
- The rule stood for roughly thirty years before being withdrawn.
Exam angle
- State: Rajasthan.
- Subject: removal of the two-child norm for ULB elections, after panchayat elections.
- Duration of the old provision: about three decades.