Archive · 24 Jul 2025
Telangana Mulls Dropping Two-Child Rule for Local Elections
The Telangana government is thinking about letting people with more than two kids run for local government positions, like mayor or council member.
The rule was created long ago, but now, the government is considering changing it.
The Chief Minister said they're looking at it because some places have successfully promoted family planning.
Another state, Andhra Pradesh, already got rid of this rule for some elections.
This means more people might be able to run for office in Telangana.
Telangana government is considering abolishing the two-child norm for local body elections.
Chief Minister Revanth Reddy indicated the government's consideration during a press conference.
The two-child norm was implemented in undivided Andhra Pradesh in 1994.
Andhra Pradesh recently repealed the policy for urban local body elections.
Telangana repealed the norm for urban local bodies in 2019, but it continues for rural bodies.
- Who
- Telangana government, led by Chief Minister Revanth Reddy.
- What
- Telangana government considering abolishing the two-child norm for local body elections.
- When
- Mentioned in a recent press conference.
- Where
- Telangana.
- Why
- To potentially align with other states and address concerns about low fertility rates.
Potential benefits
Potential drawbacks
Wider Participation
Potential benefits
Enabling more people to contest elections.
Potential drawbacks
N/A
- Policy Under Consideration
- Two-child norm for local body elections
- Decision Maker
- Telangana Government
- Current Status
- Under Consideration
- Origin
- Undivided Andhra Pradesh, 1994
- Relevant Act
- Telangana Panchayat Raj Act, 2018
- Action
- Planning to amend the Act