Tuesday, 23 December 2014

Rajasthan government promulgates ordinance fixing minimum educational qualifications to be met for contesting elections to local bodies

Ahead of the the local body polls in the state, the Rajasthan government has promulgated an ordinance prescribing minimum educational qualifications to be satisfied to be eligible for contesting the elections to the local bodies in the State.

The ordinance fixing minimum educational qualification, which received the Governor’s assent on Saturday, amends the Rajasthan Panchayati Raj Act, 1994.

The educational qualification for contesting zilla parishad and panchayat samiti elections is now Class 10, and for contesting for sarpanch, Class 8. The eligibility for contesting Scheduled Caste seats is Class 5.

Panchayat polls for Zila Parishad, Panchayat Samiti, Sarpanch and Up Sarpanch are due to be held in January next year. The dates of the impending local body polls are expected to be announced early next week


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