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    The top court also said it would be perfectly valid for the legislature to disqualify a candidate from seeking election to a civic body if he or she lacks "basic norms of hygiene" the verdict may pave the way for introduction of minimum education as a prerequisite for contesting polls at various levels. Apart from Haryana, Rajasthan is the only other state to fix minimum education qualifications for those contesting panchayat polls.

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    The top court also said it would be perfectly valid for the legislature to disqualify a candidate from seeking election to a civic body if he or she lacks "basic norms of hygiene" the verdict may pave the way for introduction of minimum education as a prerequisite for contesting polls at various levels. Apart from Haryana, Rajasthan is the only other state to fix minimum education qualifications for those contesting panchayat polls.

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    SC Upholds Haryana Law Which Makes Education Must For Panchayat Candidates - The Indian Express

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    The top court also said it would be perfectly valid for the legislature to disqualify a candidate from seeking election to a civic body if he or she lacks "basic norms of hygiene" the verdict may pave the way for introduction of minimum education as a prerequisite for contesting polls at various levels. Apart from Haryana, Rajasthan is the only other state to fix minimum education qualifications for those contesting panchayat polls.

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    3/18/2016

    SCupholdsHaryanalawwhichmakeseducationmustforpanchayatcandidates|TheIndianExpress

    UpholdingtheconstitutionalvalidityofalawenactedbyHaryanagovernmenttobartheilliteratefrom
    contestingpanchayatpollsinthestate,theSupremeCourtruledThursdaythatitisonlyeducation
    whichgivesahumanbeingthepowertodiscriminatebetweenrightandwrong,goodandbad.
    Thetopcourtalsosaiditwouldbeperfectlyvalidforthelegislaturetodisqualifyacandidatefrom
    seekingelectiontoacivicbodyifheorshelacksbasicnormsofhygienebynothavingafunctional
    toiletathome.
    Deliveringtheverdict,whichmaypavethewayforintroductionofminimumeducationasaprerequisite
    forcontestingpollsatvariouslevels,thebenchofJusticesJChelameswarandAbhayManoharSapre
    saidsuchadisqualificationhastobeupheldasareasonablerestrictiononpeoplesconstitutionalright
    tocontestpolls.
    ApartfromHaryana,Rajasthanistheonlyotherstatetofixminimumeducationqualificationsforthose
    contestingpanchayatpolls.

    http://indianexpress.com/article/india/indianewsindia/supremecourtupholdsminimumeducationalcriteriaforcontestingpollsinharyana/

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