14-645: Badamrao Pandit is a leader of Shiv Sena (UBT) from Beed district in Marathwada , India. He was member of the legislative assembly from Georai (Vidhan Sabha constituency) and a former minister of state in Maharashtra. This article about a Maharashtra politician is a stub . You can help Misplaced Pages by expanding it . Shiv Sena (UBT) Shiv Sena (Uddhav Balasaheb Thackeray) ( IAST : Śiva Sēnā (Uddhava bāḷāsāhēba ṭhākare) ; lit. ' Army of Shivaji , led by Uddhav Thackeray ' ; abbr. SS (UBT) )
28-552: A gram Panchayat are elected from among the elected ward members. the term of office for elected members in a Gram Panchayat, including the Sarpanch and Upa-Sarpanch, is typically five years. All people over the age of 18 who are residents of the territory of that village's Gram panchayat can vote. For women's empowerment and to encourage participation of women in the democratic process, the government of India has set some restrictions on Gram panchayat elections , reserving one-third of
42-721: A result of the 2022 Maharashtra political crisis , until the Election Commission recognised the faction led by Eknath Shinde as the legitimate structure of Shiv Sena in February 2023. Thackeray has filed petition against the decision of the ECI at the Supreme Court in New Delhi. The party was formed after a split in Shiv Sena as a result of the 2022 Maharashtra political crisis . The split
56-467: Is a Hindutva -based, Marathi regionalist , nationalist political party formed in 2022 under the leadership of former Chief Minister of Maharashtra , Uddhav Thackeray . It was allotted a new symbol by the Election Commission , separate from the main Shiv Sena . It was one of two separate factions , the other being the Balasahebanchi Shiv Sena , led by Eknath Shinde , formed as
70-531: Is divided into wards and each ward is represented by a Ward Member or Commissioner, also referred to as a Panch or Panchayat Member, who is directly elected by the villagers. The Panchayat is chaired by the president of the village, known as a Sarpanch . The term of the elected representatives is five years. The Secretary of the Panchayat is a non-elected representative, appointed by the state government, to oversee Panchayat activities. According to Section. 6 (3) of
84-618: The Andhra Pradesh Panchayat Raj Act of 1994 , that state's gram sabha has to conduct a meeting at least twice a year. Gram Panchayat elections in India occur every five years. The village is divided into wards, and people in each ward vote for their representative. These elected members, along with the president ( sarpanch ) and vice president, form the Gram Panchayat. The president (sarpanch) and vice president (upa-sarpanch) in
98-604: The BJP won 239 seats and the BSS won 113 seats. In 2024, SS(UBT) got 9 seats in the 2024 Indian general elections , more than its rival faction. Their Maha Vikas Aghadi alliance got 31 seats out of 48 in Maharashtra . Gram panchayat Gram Panchayat ( transl. 'village council' ) is a basic governing institution in Indian villages. It is a political institution, acting as
112-645: The Supreme Court of India . Further, in its decision, the ECI allowed the party to keep its maśāl or torch symbol until state assembly by polls . The election symbol has been modified to resemble more like a torch as it was previously alleged that the originally allotted symbol looked more like an icecream. On 26 August 2022, the party announced an alliance with pro-Maratha outfit Sambhaji Brigade . While both parties said that they have come together to "save constitution and fight for regional pride", political analysts pointed out several contradictions in their positions on various core issues. On 23 January 2023,
126-588: The cabinet of a village or group of villages. 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" or " Sarpanch " in Northern India . There are about 250,000 gram panchayats present in India. Established in various states of India,
140-480: The Constitution re-introduced panchayats as the institutions of local self-governance, with a basic structure for operations at three administrative levels; villages, groups of villages and districts. Gram Panchayats are at the lowest level of Panchayat Raj institutions (PRIs), whose legal authority is the 73rd Constitutional Amendment of 1992, which is concerned with rural local governments. The Gram Panchayat
154-511: The Panchayat Raj system has three tiers: Zila Parishad , at the district level; Panchayat Samiti , at the block level; and Gram Panchayat, at the village level. Rajasthan was the first state to establish Gram Panchayat, Bagdari Village, Nagaur District being the first village where Gram Panchayat was established, on 2 October 1959. In 1992, the institution of Gram Panchayat was modified in order to deepen democracy. The 73rd Amendment to
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#1732880248764168-659: The Sena later formed separate political parties, with the secular and progressive group, seeking to move further to the left, led by Uddhav Thackeray forming Shiv Sena (Uddhav Balasaheb Thackeray) whereas the traditional and original Hindu nationalist faction of the Shiv Sena led by Eknath Shinde formed the Balasahebanchi Shiv Sena . On 17 February 2023, Election Commission of India recognised Eknath Shinde's faction as representing Shiv Sena officially. Shiv Sena (Uddhav Balasaheb Thackeray) leader Uddhav Thackeray has filed an appeal with
182-665: The party announced an alliance with the Prakash Ambedkar -led Vanchit Bahujan Aaghadi (VBA). However, on 23 March 2024, Prakash Ambedkar announced VBA's decision to end the alliance. In the 2022 Maharashtra gram panchayat polls , the MVA won 457 gram panchayat seats, out of which the NCP got 155 seats, while the SS (UBT) got 153 seats and the Congress got 149 seats. The NDA got 352 seats, out of which
196-523: Was caused by Eknath Shinde , who staged a rebellion in the party, getting support of the majority of the MLAs of the Sena and later splitting from the group led by Uddhav Thackeray , forming the Maharashtra government with the Bharatiya Janata Party , in which Shinde got the post of chief minister whereas the Bharatiya Janata Party 's Devendra Fadnavis became deputy chief minister. The two factions in
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