The Chief Minister A Revanth Reddy-led Congress Cabinet in Telangana decided Thursday to do away with the state’s two-child rule in local body polls “in view of effective population control in the state”. As per this rule, people with more than two children were not allowed to contest in the local body elections in the state.

The Telangana State Election Commission has announced the local body polls in three phases to be held on October 31, November 4, and November 8. The polls will cover all 31 districts, encompassing 565 mandals and 565 Zilla Parishad Territorial Constituencies (ZPTCs). As many as 5,749 Mandal Parishad Territorial Constituencies (MPTCs), 12,733 gram panchayats (GPs), and 1,12,288 urban wards are headed to these polls.

Why was the two-child norm introduced?

The two-chi

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