This book seeks to examine the law of two-child norm for contesting Panchayat elections and to continue after being elected in the total context of rural women in the traditional patriarchal society. It explores the consequences of its implementation in five states –Andhra Pradesh, haryana, Madhya Pradesh, orissa and Rajasthan. Further assessing the efficacy of the two-child norm to influence reproductive choices, it also analyses its negative implications on ...
