Andhra Pradesh has repealed a three-decade-old rule that barred individuals with more than two children from contesting urban local body elections. The AP Municipal Laws Amendment Bill, 2024 was passed without debate in the Assembly, reversing the 1994 ...

Legislative Assembly on Monday passed the AP Panchayat Raj (Amendment) Bill, 2024, and the AP Municipal Laws (Amendment) Bill, 2024,

The Andhra Pradesh Legislative Assembly passed bills to amend the AP Panchayat Raj and AP Municipal Acts, which had earlier banned anyone with more than two children from contesting local body elections.

Andhra Pradesh scraps 2-child rule for candidates contesting local polls after 30 years, citing demographic challenges and need for inclusive governance

In May 1994, the Congress-led government in combined Andhra imposed two-child norm by amending AP Panchayat Raj Act, AP Municipal Corporations Act, 1955 and Municipalities Act, 1965