As Maharashtra is about to elect a brand new Meeting on Wednesday, here’s a have a look at 10 high-profile constituencies throughout Maharashtra (excluding these in Mumbai) which are set to witness fierce battles.
It’s uncle Ajit Pawar from NCP versus nephew Yugendra Pawar from NCP (SP) within the Pawar household’s conventional Baramati Meeting seat in Pune district. After the defeat of his spouse within the Lok Sabha polls, Ajit Pawar is attempting to show his supremacy by successful the seat for the eighth time, whereas Sharad Pawar has entrusted his grandnephew and debutant Yugendra as successor within the constituency.
Nagpur South West: Devendra Fadnavis (BJP) vs Prafful Gudadhe (Congress)
Deputy Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis, who’s the Maharashtra BJP’s face, is in a tricky battle in his bastion of Nagpur South West towards Congress candidate Prafful Gudadhe. Whereas Fadnavis has been extensively campaigning within the state, Gudadhe poses a big problem in his homeyard. An influential Congress chief from Nagpur, Gudadhe has managed to finish the infighting within the occasion and raised a problem to Fadnavis.
Shirdi: Radhakrishna Vikhe-Patil (BJP) vs Prabhavati Ghogare (Congress)
Income Minister Radhakrishna Vikhe-Patil, a heavyweight, is engaged in a bitter battle with Prabhavati Ghogare, a debutant from the Congress identified for her firebrand speeches and assaults on Vikhe-Patil. Congress chief Priyanka Gandhi held a marketing campaign rally for Ghogare and the occasion is extending all doable assist to defeat Vikhe-Patil, a former Congressman.
Kolhapur North: Rajesh Kshirsagar (Shiv Sena) vs Rajesh Latkar (unbiased)
In a humiliation to the Congress, the occasion’s official candidate, Madhurimaraje Chhatrapati, withdrew from the competition on the final day, forcing the occasion to help unbiased Rajesh Latkar, who was the preliminary selection of the occasion. Kshirsagar, a former MLA from this seat, is seeking to regain his previous glory. The status of senior Congress chief Satej Patil can also be at stake on this battle and the city constituency is witnessing a fierce battle.
Nandgaon: Suhas Kande (Shiv Sena) vs Sameer Bhujbal (unbiased) vs Ganesh Dhatrak (Shiv Sena-UBT)
Difficult the alleged “terror” of Shiv Sena MLA Suhas Kande, his occasion’s ally NCP’s candidate, Sameer Bhujbal, is contesting the Nandgaon seat in Nasik as an unbiased. In 2019, Kande defeated the undivided NCP’s Pankaj Bhujbal, a cousin of Sameer. The Opposition Maha Vikas Aghadi has given the ticket to Dhatrak from Shiv Sena (UBT).
Bhokar: Tirupati Kondekar (Congress) vs Shreejaya Chavan (BJP)
Former Congress chief minister Ashok Chavan’s status is at stake in his conventional Bhokar constituency in Nanded, the place his daughter Shreejaya is making her electoral debut. The Congress too has fielded a debutant, Tirupati Kondekar aka Pappu Patil, who is a well-liked face among the many youth. Battling the discontent over his becoming a member of of the BJP and the opposition of a number of highly effective households within the area, Ashok Chavan, now a Rajya Sabha member, is campaigning day in and time out to make sure his daughter’s victory. The Congress too has deployed all his senior management on this constituency to show Chavan a lesson.
Ashti: Balasaheb Ajabe (NCP) vs Suresh Dhas (BJP) vs Maheboob Sheikh (NCP-SP) vs Bhimrao Dhonde (unbiased)
In an fascinating four-corner battle, three candidates in Beed district’s Ashti constituency are supportive of the ruling alliance. Whereas the seat went to the BJP, incumbent Balasaheb Ajabe was given the ticket by the occasion’s ally NCP. Miffed over being denied the ticket, former MLA Bhimrao Dhonde of the BJP has filed his nomination as an unbiased. The MVA has fielded a debutant from NCP (SP), Maheboob Sheikh, the occasion’s lone Muslim candidate exterior Mumbai.
Pandharpur: Samadhan Autade (BJP) vs Bhagirath Bhalke (Congress) vs Anil Sawant (NCP-SP)
In a three-corner battle in Solapur district’s Pandharpur, incumbent BJP MLA is dealing with a problem from two Opposition candidates. Unable to settle the seat-sharing dispute, each Congress and NCP (SP) have fielded sturdy candidates. Bhagirath Bhalke is a son of deceased MLA Bharat Bhalke and Sawant too hails from an influential political household. The battle is more likely to throw surprises.
Kannad: Udaysingh Rajput (Sena UBT) vs Sanjana Jadhav (Shiv Sena) vs Harshvardhan Jadhav (unbiased)
In a triangular battle, a husband and spouse are combating towards one another for the Kannad seat in Chhatrapati Sambhajinagar. Former MNS MLA Harshvardhan Jadhav is an unbiased candidate, whereas his spouse and daughter of BJP chief Raosaheb Danve is a Shiv Sena candidate. The Uddhav Thackeray-led Sena (UBT) has given the ticket to incumbent Udaysingh Rajput, the lone Shiv Sena MLA who didn’t be a part of palms with Eknath Shinde after the revolt inside the occasion.
Aheri: Dharmraobaba Atram (NCP) vs Bhagyashri Atram (NCP-SP)
In Gadchiroli’s Aheri constituency, a father and daughter have locked horns with one another. Minister Dharmaraobaba Atram is being challenged by his daughter Bhagyashri for the seat that members of the erstwhile Atram royal household have been successful for a number of phrases. In 2014, Atram was defeated by his nephew. Now, he’s dealing with a problem from his daughter.
