People whose second child is a twin can also contest in the three-tier Panchayat elections. It will be considered as one unit. Not only this, the High Court has set a cut-off date of 25 July 2019 for participation in Panchayat elections. That is, those who have more than two living children before this period are also eligible to contest elections. Panchayati Raj Minister Satpal Maharaj gave the above information. He said that candidature in the Panchayat elections will be decided as per the Panchayati Raj Act. He said that many people are not properly aware of the two-child rule in Panchayat elections. If the second child is a twin, then it will be considered as one unit
Clarifying the situation, he said that there is a provision in the Act that a person who has more than two living children will be ineligible to contest elections in the village, area and district panchayat. However, if the second child is a twin after the first living child, then it will be considered as one unit. He said that the High Court in its decisions given in 2019 and 2020 regarding candidature in Panchayat elections fixed the cut off date of 25th July 2019. That is, those who have more than two children before this date will be eligible to contest elections. These decisions were passed in the context of area and district panchayats. With a view to making this system uniform in Panchayat elections, the Panchayati Raj Directorate has sent a proposal to the government for amendment in the Act.
