Andhra passes laws to remove 2-child norm for local body elections
Hindustan Times|November 19, 2024
The Andhra Pradesh legislative assembly on Monday passed two bills to effectively end the two-child norm that barred candidates having more than two children from contesting the elections for local bodies.
Srinivasa Rao Apparasu
Andhra passes laws to remove 2-child norm for local body elections

The AP Panchayat Raj (Amendment) Bill, 2024 and the AP Municipal Laws (Amendment) Bill, 2024 - moved by ministers Nadendla Manohar (on behalf of deputy chief minister and panchayat raj and rural development minister K Pawan Kalyan) and P Narayana (municipal administration and urban development) - were passed by a voice vote without any discussion.

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