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  2. Panchayati raj in India - Wikipedia

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    The Gram Panchayat consists of all registered voters living in the area of a Gram Panchayat and is the organization through which village inhabitants participate directly in local government. Elections for the members of the Panchayats at all levels take place every five years.

  3. Gram panchayat - Wikipedia

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    The Gram Sabha works as the general body of the Gram Panchayat. The members of the gram panchayat are elected directly by the people. The gram panchayat is headed by an elected President and Vice President, assisted by a Secretary who serves as the administrative head of the panchayat. The president of a gram panchayat is known as a "Pradhan ...

  4. 2023 West Bengal local elections - Wikipedia

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    The Trinamool Congress won a landslide victory in the panchayat election, winning 100 per cent of Zilla Parishads, 92 per cent Panchayat Samitis and 80 per cent Gram Panchayats. [5] [6] The Bharatiya Janata Party secured a second position in these polls and performed well in North Bengal. [7]

  5. 2021 Andhra Pradesh panchayat elections - Wikipedia

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    Elections to Local bodies in Andhra Pradesh were held in four phases in rural areas (panchayats) in February 2021 viz. 9 February 2021, 13 February 2021, 17 February 2021 and 21 February 2021 covering 13 districts.

  6. 2025 Uttarakhand local elections - Wikipedia

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    Elections in Kichha would be held on 30 January and elections in Narendranagar will be held later this year along panchayat elections. There are 11 Municipal Corporations, 45 Municipal Councils and 50 Nagar Panchayats [b] in the state of Uttarakhand. Elections are being conducted in all of the 11 municipal corporations, 44 municipal councils ...

  7. Panchayati raj - Wikipedia

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    The committee submitted its report in 1958, recommending a three-tier structure consisting of a Zila Parishad at the district level, a Panchayat Samiti at the block level, and a Gram Panchayat at the village level. The next major change in the panchayat system of India came with the passage of the Panchayati Raj Act (73rd Amendment) in 1992.

  8. Local elections in India - Wikipedia

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    Elections to Municipal Corporations - With population of more than 5,00,000. Municipality Elections - With population of 1,00,000 to 5,00,000. Elections to Nagar Panchayat - Village Council or gram panchayat. Zila Parishad Elections - Block council clusters. Village Panchayat Elections - Village gram panchayat. Panchayat Samiti Elections ...

  9. Sarpanch - Wikipedia

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    A sarpanch, gram pradhan, mukhiya, or president is a decision-maker, elected by the village-level constitutional body of local self-government called the gram sabha (village government) in India. [1] The sarpanch, together with other elected panchayat members (referred to as ward panch), constitute gram panchayats and zilla panchayats. The ...