Hyderabad, Oct 23, 2025

The government of Telangana has decided to issue an ordinance to do away with the two-child norm for contesting local body elections in the state. The decision was taken at the Cabinet meeting presided over by Chief Minister A. Revanth Reddy on Thursday.

The Cabinet approved the deletion of Section 21(3) of the Telangana Panchayat Raj Act, 2018, which bars candidates with more than two children from contesting local body elections.

Minister for Information and Public Relations P. Srinivas Reddy told mediapersons on Thursday night that since the Assembly has been prorogued, a draft ordinance will be sent to the Governor for his approval to do away with the Section.

The two-child norm was introduced in undivided Andhra Pradesh in 1994 and was continued in the Panc

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