Gujarat local polls: Two candidates disallowed for not having toilet

Gandhinagar

The candidature of two candidates for the local body polls slated to be held in Gujarat this month was rejected today for not having toilet in their homes.
As per a law passed by the state assembly sometime back, having toilet was a must for contesting local elections in the state.
One woman candidate was disallowed for having more than two children during the scrutiny of nomination papers for the second phase of the local polls to be held on November 22 in 56 municipalites, 31 district panchayats and 230 taluka panchayats.
The candidates whose nomination papers were rejected today due to lack of toilet in their houses were Ashok Talwiya, a congress candidate in Ajharai of Navsari district and a BJP candidate from Songarh of Thangarh Taluka panchayat of Surendranagar district.
The woman candidate disallowed on the ground of having more than two children is identified as Gauriben Sakariya who had filed nominations on BJP ticket from ward number 9 of Botad municipality.
Over 20 candidates of BJP including Sarojben Thakor from ward number 3 of Bopal municipality in Ahmedabad have won unopposed.
Elections in six municipal corporations will be held in first phase on November 22.

– DeshGujarat