Maharashtra Gram Panchayat Election Result 2022 Highlights: The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) on Tuesday claimed victory in 2,318 of the 7,135 gram panchayats in Maharashtra for which results were declared. The ruling coalition, of which the Balasahebanchi Shiv Sena of Chief Minister Eknath Shinde is a part, claimed to have bagged 821 panchayats in total, according to Loksatta. The Nationalist Congress Party’s numbers stand at 1,523, Congress’ at 1,001, the Uddhav Thackeray faction of the Shiv Sena claimed to bag 726 seats. Meanwhile, a 21-year-old college student Sangameshwar Sodgir was elected as Sarpanch of Shindagi-Khurd and Mangdari group Gram Panchayat in Ahmedpur tehsil of Latur district on Tuesday, reports PTI. A 62-year-old woman was elected as Sarpanch of Kingaon village in Ahmedpur tehsil.
The election was held to elect Sarpanch and gram panchayat members across 7,135 panchayats on December 18. The voter turnout was recorded in the Maharashtra rural polls at 74 per cent. In the 2022 gram panchayat elections of Maharashtra, the election was announced for a total of 7,682 gram panchayats in 34 districts, barring Mumbai and its suburbs. However, in some places, the candidates won unopposed, and therefore elections took place at 7,135 Gram panchayats only.
Maharashtra Gram Panchayat Election Result Highlights: Elections took place at 7,135 Gram panchayats on December 18.
The Gramvikas panel of Paatil's daughter Bhavini Paatil lost seven out of ten seats it had contested in the gram panchayat election from Mohadi village in Jamner taluka to the panel of local BJP faction led by Sharad Patil, who is believed to be a loyalist of state minister Girish Mahajan.
Bhavini is one of the three candidates on her panel who won the election.
A panel led by the daughter of Gujarat BJP president C R Paatil on Tuesday lost the Gram Panchayat election from Jalgaon district of Maharashtra to a panel comprising members of a local BJP faction.
A 62-year-old woman was elected as Sarpanch of Kingaon village in Ahmedpur tehsil. Sumitrabai Eknathrao Vahule was the winning candidate for the Sarpanch post.
Kingaon Parivartan Vikas Aghadi panel led by Vitthalrao Bodke won.
Sangameshwar Sodgir, 21 years and a third-year BA student was elected as Sarpanch of Shindagi-Khurd and Mangdari group Gram Panchayat in Ahmedpur tehsil of Latur district.
The contest was between Sriram Gram Vikas Panel led by Srihari Tulshiram Sodgir and Sriram Sangharsh Panel led by Madhavrao Devkate, both belonging to different BJP factions in the area.
The Gram Vikas Panel led by Sodgir won and Sangameshwar Sodgir was elected as Sarpanch.
In Pune district, Opposition leader Ajit Pawar has retained his stronghold by capturing 92 out of 221 Gram Panchayats. BJP has won only 38 seats.
Although the highest number of sarpanchs and members of the BJP have been elected in the Gram Panchayat elections in the state, Congress has won in Fetri village of Nagpur district, which was adopted by Deputy Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis.
Ravi Khambalkar of Congress defeated Suresh Langde of BJP.
In Phaltan in Satara, NCP has saved the stronghold and won 20 out of 24 Gram Panchayats.
BJP national secretary Pankaja Gopinath Munde wishes BJP workers for win in Beed district.
Eight out of 17 Maharashtra Navnirman Sena (MNS) members have won in Satpati Gram Panchayat of Palghar district so far.
Three out of six gram panchayats in Uran have come to BJP and MLA Mahesh Baldi has won the election of Sarshi. Former Thackeray group MLA Manohar Bhoir has retained the gram panchayat of his village, reports Loksatta.
In Uran, BJP won three Gram Panchayats in Dongri, Sarde and Ransai.
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The gram panchayat elections were held for Maharashtra Nagar Parishads of Thane (35), Palghar (62), Pune (176), Yavatmal (93), Latur (338), Gadchiroli (25), among others.
