Maha: Congress wins majority of nagar panchayat seats in Nanded, highest in Latur

Aurangabad | Wednesday | 19th January, 2022

Summary:

Aurangabad, Jan 19 (PTI) The Congress has won a majority of seats in three nagar panchayats in Nanded ditstrict and four nagar panchayats in Latur district of Maharashtra, results for which were declared on Wednesday.

The Supreme Court on December 6 stayed till further orders the local body elections in Maharashtra on seats reserved for the OBCs.

The apex court later directed the State Election Commission (SEC) to notify 27 per cent of seats in the local bodies, which were reserved for the Other Backward Classes (OBCs), as a general category so that the poll process can be taken forward.

In Nanded"s Naygaon nagar panchayat, Congress has won all 17 seats.

The BJP won three and 14 seats in Nanded and Latur, respectively, an official said.

In Nanded, voting was held for 51 seats in three nagar pancyats of Mahur, Ardhapur and Naygaon.