Rajasthan Cabinet Removes 2-Child Norm For Local Body Polls After 3 Decades

Two-child norm for panchayat, local body elections scrapped in Rajasthan after three decades

Congress strongly criticises the State Cabinet’s decision; the BJP on the one hand advises a particular community to control population growth, and was repealing the two-child norm on the other, Govind Singh Dotasra says

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...

Rajasthan Cabinet Announces Bills to Allow Individuals with More Than Two Children to Contest Civic Polls

Get latest articles and stories on India at LatestLY. The Rajasthan Cabinet, headed by Chief Minister Bhajanlal Sharma, on Wednesday announced the Rajasthan Panchayati Raj (Amendment) Bill, 2026, and the Rajasthan Municipalities (Amendment) Bill, 2026 to allow individuals with more than two children to contest elections for Panchayati Raj institutions and municipalities, a press release said. India News | Rajasthan Cabinet Announces Bills to All…

Rajasthan Cabinet clears Bill allowing candidates with over 2 children in local polls

Ahead of the announcement of local body elections, the Rajasthan Cabinet on Wednesday approved Bills to revoke provisions that barred people with more than two children from contesting panchayat and municipal elections.

Rajasthan scraps 3-decade-old two-child norm for local body polls

The Rajasthan Cabinet approved removing the two-child restriction for Panchayati Raj and municipal elections, a rule in place since 1995, allowing candidates with more than two children to contest local body polls.

Rajasthan Cabinet: Two-Child Limit Scrapped for Local Body and Panchayat Elections

The Rajasthan Cabinet, chaired by Chief Minister Bhajan Lal Sharma, has taken a landmark decision to remove the two-child restriction for candidates contesting local body and panchayat elections. Parliamentary Affairs Minister Jogaram Patel announced that the Cabinet has approved the Rajasthan Panchayati Raj Act 2026 and the Rajasthan Municipal Act 2026. This move aims to simplify eligibility criteria for local governance. The state government p…