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Mr. Raju is a 27 year old hard-working IT professional living in Bengaluru, Karnataka. Having worked in the IT field for the past 5 years, he feels that he needs to move to a different field as he doesn't like his current work. Because of his interest in politics and his desire to help people, he decides to enter the field of politics and become a representative of his people. Which of the following paths can he pursue?

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Run for the Vidhana Sabha elections from his local ward right away.
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Make an attempt to become a member of the Vidhana Parishad right away.
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Run for the local elections in his municipality right away.
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Make an attempt to become a member of the Vidhana Parishad in 5 years.
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The correct options are
A Run for the Vidhana Sabha elections from his local ward right away.
C Run for the local elections in his municipality right away.
D Make an attempt to become a member of the Vidhana Parishad in 5 years.
To contest for local body elections of panchayats or municipal bodies, one needs to be at least 21 years old. Similarly, to contest the Lok Sabha or Vidhan Sabha elections, one needs to be at least 25 years old and to become a member of the Rajya Sabha or Vidhan Parishad elections, one needs to be at least 30 years old. Therefore, at 27 years of age, Mr. Raju can only attempt to become a member of the local governing body or the Vidhana Sabha right away. He needs to wait until he turns 30 in order to become a member of the Vidhana Parishad.

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