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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