High voter turnout in Naxal-affected Gadchiroli, polls held in Javeli Budruk after 54 years
High voter turnout in Naxal-affected Gadchiroli, polls held in Javeli Budruk after 54 years
Residents of Gadchiroli, a region marred by Naxal-induced violence, turned out to vote in large numbers in the Gram Panchayat polls.
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Voting for Gram Panchayat polls underway in Gadchiroli (Picture Courtesy: Twitter @micnewdelhi)
With 82.06 per cent in the first and 80.01 per cent in the second phase of the Gram Panchayat polls, Gadchiroli in Maharashtra recorded record voter turnout. This was possible due to the combined efforts of the Gadchiroli Police and District Administration, Maharashtra Home Minister Anil Deshmukh said.
Winning candidates and their supporters celebrate at tehsil office near MLA Square Nagpur on Monday.
KOLHAPUR: The counting of votes polled for gram panchayat elections on January 15 is under way in the respective taluka headquarters of Maharashtra.
According to the trends at 2.30pm, the panels backed by Maharashtra Vikas Aghadi (MVA) was leading in more than 80-gram panchayats whose counting is over even as the results are yet to be announced officially.
Nagpur (rural) Congress president Rajendra Mulak speaks to media after #MaharashtraPanchayatResults were announced… https://t.co/BmiDIr5b8C TOI Pune (@TOIPune) 1610958858000
In Katol assembly constituency, represented by home minister Anil Deshmukh, NCP has won 19 out of 20 gram panchayats.