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Rajasthan considering reintroduction of educational criteria for panchayat, local body polls

Updated - December 25, 2025 08:29 pm IST - JAIPUR Image used for representational purpose only. File | Photo Credit: /iStock photos The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) government in Rajasthan is considering reintroduction of a requirement for educational qualification for the candidates fighting the Panchayati Raj and urban local body elections to be held in 2026. The previous Congress government had waived the rule in 2019.

Rajasthan considering reintroduction of educational criteria for panchayat, local body polls

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Key Highlights

  • The provision for compulsory education for candidates was introduced in the State in 2015 during the tenure of the then Chief Minister Vasundhara Raje.
  • The Congress had strongly opposed the move and made it an issue during the 2018 Assembly election campaign.
  • Minister of State for Local Self Government Jhabar Singh Kharra said here on Thursday (December 25, 2025) that a proposal to implement educational qualifications for various positions has been sent to Chief Minister Bhajan Lal Sharma.
  • “We have received representations from several groups and political party workers, who feel that such a provision needs to be made again”, Mr.
  • Kharra said.
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  1. Rajasthan considering reintroduction of educational criteria for panchayat, local body polls

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