UPDATED: January 18, 2021 17:59 IST The polling for the 12,711 gram panchayats spread across 34 districts in Maharashtra took place on January 15. (Representational photo: India Today image)
The counting of votes for the Maharashtra Gram Panchayat election results began on Monday morning at 9 am amid tight security. The polling for the 12,711 gram panchayats spread across 34 districts in Maharashtra took place on Friday.
The polling for the Maharashtra Gram Panchayat polls saw an average 79 per cent voting on Friday, State Election Commissioner UPS Madan said.
The polling was held for 1,25,709 seats, for which nominations had been received from 3,56,221 candidates.
The gram panchayats are considered the third tier of governance. Elections for them are not held on party lines, using party symbols. Candidates are allotted election symbols from a list of free symbols.