Maharashtra Gram Panchayat Election Result 2022: BJP worker dies in clashes in Jalgaon; Cong wins in village adopted by Fadnavis
Maharashtra Gram Panchayat Result 2022: The gram panchayat elections were held for Nagar Parishads of Thane (35), Palghar (62), Pune (176), Yavatmal (93), Latur (338) and Gadchiroli (25), among others.
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The election was held to elect Sarpanch and gram panchayat members across 7,135 panchayats on December 18. (Representational image) Gram Panchayat Election Result in Maharashtra: Deputy CM Devendra Fadnavis said that out of the 7,000 gram panchayat results received so far, the BJP alone won 2,348. “It has emerged single largest party,” he said. The Balasahebanchi Shiv Sena won 842 seats, while Shiv Sena (UBT) got 637, Congress 809 and NCP 1,287.
Fadnavis said, “Gram panchayat polls have shown that people in rural Maharashtra have accepted the BJP-Balasahenchi Shiv Sena government in Maharashtra.” He further said that the high electoral margin gained by the alliance is a “testimony to government’s developmental work and policies and welfare schemes for rural population”. Fadnavis added that the electoral success has been witnessed across Vidarbha, Marathawada, North and Western Maharashtra, Konkan.
Meanwhile, two groups clashed in Jalgaon’s Takli village in Jamner taluka, leading to the death of a BJP worker.
Maharashtra Congress chief Nana Patole claims that Congress has won 200 out of 236 grampanchayats in Nagpur district. Patole said that Deputy CM Devendra Fadnavis’ adopted village Fetri too has been won by Congress. Fetri village is situated 45 km from Nagpur City. In 2014, Fadnavis as then CM had adopted this village. Patole also claimed that Congress has won over 900 grampanchayats across Maharashtra.
In Kolhapur South, Congress’ Satej Patil’s panel stumped BJP leader Dhananjay Mhadik’s panel in the gram panchayat elections. In Nagpur’s Kalmeshwar taluka, former Congress minister Sunil Kedar retained an upper hand against BJP. Meanwhile, BJP took the lead in Sindhudurg, with Vaibhavwadi BJP (MLA) Nitesh Rane’s panel leading and Shiv Sena (UBT) trailing.
Counting for votes cast for elections to 7,135 gram panchayats across 34 districts of Maharashtra started on Tuesday morning. Voting was held on December 18 and an average turnout of 74 per cent was recorded.
Elections to choose Sarpanch and gram panchayat members were announced for 7,682 gram panchayats in 34 districts, barring Mumbai and its suburbs. However, candidates won unopposed in some constituencies, and therefore elections took place at 7,135 gram panchayats.
Following are the Maharashtra Nagar Parishads where voting was held:
Thane (35), Palghar (62), Raigad (191), Ratnagiri (163), Sindhudurg (291), Nashik (188), Dhule ( 118), Jalgaon (122), Ahmednagar (195), Nandurbar (117), Pune (176), Solapur (169) and Satara (259), Sangli ( 416), Kolhapur ( 429), Aurangabad ( 208), Beed (671), Nanded (160), Osmanabad (165), Parbhani (119), Jalna (254), Latur (338), Hingoli (61), Amravati (252), Akola (265), Yavatmal (93) , Buldhana ( 261), Washim (280) , Nagpur (234), Wardha (111), Chandrapur (58) Bhandara (304), Gondia (345), Gadchiroli (25).
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