In which two Indian States of the four mentioned below, it is necessary to hold certain minimum educational qualifications to be eligible to contest Panchayat Elections?
1. Punjab
2. Haryana
3. Karnataka
4. Rajasthan
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1 and 2
2 and 4
2 and 3
1 and 4
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This question was previously asked in
UPSC CDS-2 – 2017
As of 2015, states like Haryana and Rajasthan enacted laws requiring minimum educational qualifications for candidates contesting Panchayat elections. Haryana required matriculation for general category candidates and class 8th pass for women and Schedule Caste candidates contesting Sarpanch elections. Rajasthan required secondary school (Class 10) for Sarpanch candidates and middle school (Class 8) for Ward Panch candidates. Punjab and Karnataka did not have such state-wide mandatory educational requirements for Panchayat elections during that period.