Regarding determining reservation for the Sarpanch

RNI No. MAHBIL /2009/37831 RURAL DEVELOPMENT DEPARTMENT Bandhakam Bhavan, 25, Marzban Path, Fort, Mumbai 400 001, dated 13th June, 2025. NOTIFICATION MAHARASHTRA VILLAGE PANCHAYATS (SARPANCH AND Up-SarPaNCH) ELECTION RULES, 1964. No.GPN-2025/C.R.No.13/P.R.2.— In accordance with the order dated 06th May 2025 passed by the Hon’ble Supreme Court in Special Leave Petition No. 19756/2021, and in exercise of the powers conferred under sub-rules (1) and (2) of rule 2-A of the Maharashtra Village Panchayat (Sarpanch and Upa-Sarpanch) Election Rules, 1964 and in supersession of Government Notification, Rural Development Department, No. GPN-2025/Cr.No.13/P.R.2, dated 05th March 2025, issued in this behalf, the Government of Maharashtra hereby, for the period of five years from the date of publication of this notification in the Official Gazette ; (8) specifies the number of offices of Sarpanchas in the Village Panchayats in the State (excluding the Scheduled Areas declared by the Government of India), for the Scheduled Castes, the Scheduled Tribes, the category of Backward Class of citizens and women (including women belonging to the Scheduled Castes, the Scheduled Tribes and the category of Backward Class of citizens), as shown in the Schedule-I, appended hereto; and (b) allots the offices of Sarpanchas so reserved to the Districts as shown in the Sc appended hereto:- Serial Category of Persons for whom offices of the Number of offices of Sarpanchas No. Sarpanchs reserved reserved (1) Scheduled Castes 3262 (out of which 1639 for women) (2) Scheduled Tribes 1866 (out of which 943 for women) (3) Backward Class of Citizens 6729 (out of which 3373 for women) (including Vimukta Jatis and nomadic Tribes) (4) Open Category 13067 (out of which 6541 for women) “ 24924 out of which 12496 (Women) Sr. | Name of District | Number Offices of Offices of Offices of Offices of No. of Village Sarpanchas Sarpanchas Sarpanchas Sarpanchas Panchayats | reserved for reserved for reserved for for the Open from Non | the Scheduled | the Scheduled | the Backward Category Scheduled Castes Tribes Class of Areas Citizens Women Women Women Women 3 Raigad 810 33 17 124 62 219 110 434 217 4 Ratnagiri 847 36 18 11 “ 229 115 571 286 5 Sindhudurg 432 m 15 03 02 117 59 283 142 m Nashik 809 54 27 107 54 218 109 430 215 Sr. | Name of District | Number Offices of Offices of Offices of Offices of No. of Village Sarpanchas Sarpanchas Sarpanchas Sarpanchas Panchayats | reserved for reserved for reserved for for the Open from Non | the Scheduled | the Scheduled | the Backward Category Scheduled Castes Tribes Class of Areas Citizens ‘Women Women Women Women 7 Dhule 389 21 11 73 37 105 53 190 95 m Nandurbar 76 2 1 3 2 21 11 50 25 11 m 1272 118 59 56 28 343 172 755 378 12 | Satara 1500 154 77 14 07 405 203 927 464 13 | Sangali m 83 42 05 03 188 94 420 210 14 | Solapur 1025 155 78 18 “ 277 139 575 288 15 | Kolhapur 1026 138 “ 07 04 277 139 604 302 16 | Chatrapati 870 108 54 47 24 235 118 480 240 Sambhajinagar 19 | Hingoli 563 91 46 61 31 152 76 259 130 21 | Beed 1034 140 70 13 07 279 140 602 301 M Latur 785 160 “ 21 11 212 106 392 196 23 | Dharashiv 621 100 50 13 07 168 84 340 170 24 | Amravati 725 136 “ 55 28 196 m 338 169 25 | Akola 531 127 64 46 23 143 72 215 108 27 | Buldhana 870 171 “ 50 25 235 118 414 207 28 । Yavatmal 1044 121 61 176 88 282 141 465 233 31 | Chandrapur 742 105 53 156 78 200 100 281 141 32 | Gadchiroli 126 13 7 n 3 34 17 73 37 33 | Bhandara 540 m 45 43 22 146 73 261 131 34 | Goandiya 545 67 34 100 50 147 74 231 116 By order and in the name of the Governor of Maharashtra, Joint Secretary to Government. ON BEHALF OF GOVERNMENT PRINTING, STATIONERY AND PUBLICATION, PRINTED AND PUBLISHED BY DIRECTOR, RUPENDRA DINESH MORE, PRINTED AT GOVERNMENT CENTRAL PRESS, 21-A, NETAJI SUBHASH. ROAD, CHARNI ROAD, MUMBAI 400 004 AND PUBLISHED AT DIRECTORATE OF GOVERNMENT PRINTING, STATIONERY AND PUBLICATIONS, 21-A, NETAJI SUBHASH ROAD, CHARNI ROAD, MUMBAI 400 004. EDITOR : DIRECTOR, RUPENDRA DINESH MORE.