Education qualification for polls 

• Rajasthan has become India's 1st state to lay down the minimum educational qualifications for contesting elections to village cooperative societies and other cooperative bodies.

• It will benefit around 10,000 cooperative and agricultural credit societies.

• Educational qualifications will range from Class V to Class VIII

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New Chief Election Commissioner

• Centre has named Election Commissioner Achal Kumar Joti as the next Chief Election Commissioner of India

• He will be the 21st Chief Election Commissioner of India

• He is an IAS officer from Gujarat cadre and has served as the Chief Secretary of Gujarat during Narendra Nodi's tenure as Chief Minister

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