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A potential candidate had to be a Zilla
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Rastriya Panchayat. The representatives were elected with Preferential Proportional Representation vote. The candidates had to be college graduates themselves. In total 22 candidates were
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Rastriya Panchayat. The representatives were elected by the central committees of the respective organisation, through a
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campaigned against the reformist candidates as opponents of the
Panchayat system. However, the regime was embarrassed as the reformist candidates were elected, including Ram Raja Prasad Singh.
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