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Primary school teachers seek inclusion in legislative council electoral roll
By Sanjeev K Jha4 min read at Hindustan Times
In brief
Primary school teachers in six Indian states are campaigning to gain voting rights in state legislative council elections, which are currently restricted to secondary and higher-education teachers.
The demand, first raised in 1964 and supported by various political figures and teacher organizations, argues that excluding primary teachers disenfranchises a foundational tier of the education system.
The Election Commission stated it has no role in deciding eligibility criteria for these constituencies.
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Teacher organisations have restarted a long-standing campaign to secure voting rights in state legislative council elections for more than 2.5 million primary and upper school teachers, arguing that current laws the foundational tier of the country’s public education system.
Under the legal framework established by Article 171 of India’s Constitution and the Representation of the People Act of 1950, voting rights in designated “teachers’ constituencies” of the six states that have legislative councils -- Bihar, Uttar Pradesh, Maharashtra, Telangana, Andhra Pradesh and Karnataka -- are restricted to secondary and higher-education teachers.
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