In which of the following states minimum educational qualification is required for candidates contesting local panchayat polls?
In which of the following states minimum educational qualification is required for candidates contesting local panchayat polls?
[A]Bihar and Haryana
[B]Rajasthan and Haryana
[C]Rajasthan and Bihar
[D]Bihar and Gujarat
Rajasthan and Haryana
Rajasthan is the first state to brought minimum qualification of Class X for contesting the zilla parishad or panchayat samiti polls, Class VIII to contest sarpanch elections, and Class V for scheduled areas. The minimum education qualification set by the Haryana law to contest panchayat polls is Class X for general candidates, Class VIII pass for women and Dalits, Class V for Dalit women.