ahmedabad while addressing a statewide convention on women pani samiti empowerment held at mahatma mandir in gandhinagar on monday chief minister anandiben patel said that to promote use of toilets in the state there is need of making it mandatory for every person contesting election from panchayats to parliament to have toilet in home else they should be barred from contesting polls patel urged the women of gujarat to put in their best efforts for creating toilet facility in every house in villages and providing nutritious food to children in anganwadis she added that gujarats pani samitis are becoming popular other parts of nation about 74114 women are associated with the samitis of various villages wherein 50 of members are women representatives patel also congratulated women members who effectively managed and performed their administrative duties in the field of drinking water