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  2. 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.

  3. 2021 Andhra Pradesh local elections - Wikipedia

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    TDP. Party. BJP. INC. Elections to local bodies in Andhra Pradesh are being 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. [1] [2] In the first phase, 29,732 polling stations were set up. [3]

  4. Sankarapuram - Wikipedia

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    Sankarapuram. / 10.03; 78.70. Sankarapuram [1] is a census town panchayat of Sivaganga district in the southern Indian state of Tamil Nadu. [2] This census town is located in southwestern Karaikudi on national highway NH536. Currently the town panchayat has 15 wards with two villages consisting of Sakkottai and Sankarapuram, administered by ...

  5. Wagholi, Satara - Wikipedia

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    415525. Wagholi is a village in Koregaon takula of Satara district of Maharashtra, India. [3] It plays an important role in the economic, social, cultural, and educational lives of people in Koregaon, and Satara Districts. According to the 2001 census, this town has a literacy rate of 85.14%, higher than state average of 82.34%.

  6. Mahatma Gandhi National Rural Employment Guarantee Act, 2005

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    Status: In force. Mahatma Gandhi National Rural Employment Guarantee Act 2005 or MGNREGA, earlier known as the National Rural Employment Guarantee Act or NREGA, [3] is an Indian social welfare measure that aims to guarantee the ' right to work '. This act was passed on 23 August 2005 [1] and was implemented in February 2006 under the UPA ...

  7. Gram panchayat - Wikipedia

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    Gram panchayat. Panchayat ( transl. 'village council') is a basic governing institution in Indian villages. It is a political institution, acting as 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.

  8. Panchayati raj in India - Wikipedia

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    Panchayati raj (council of five officials) is the system of local self-government of villages in rural India [1] as opposed to urban and suburban municipalities . It consists of the Panchayati Raj Institutions (PRIs) through which the self-government of villages is realized. [2] They are tasked with "economic development, strengthening social ...

  9. Sowali - Wikipedia

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    Time zone. UTC+5:30 ( IST) PIN. 431715 [1] Sowali or Sawali is a village in the district of Nanded, in the taluka of Biloli in Maharashtra, India. [2] It is located between the city of Biloli and the town of Bodhan . It was once the seat of the Deshmukhs of Sowali, where it also housed their castle of which only one burj ( Bastion) remains.