Ajit Pawar won with the highest margin in the 2019 elections.
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The Election Commission on October 15 announced Maharashtra will vote in one phase on November 20, setting the stage for another round of contest between a buoyant BJP and the opposition I.N.D.I.A. bloc, which has been jolted by the Congress' shock Haryana defeat.
The Maharashtra Assembly has been witnessing dramatic developments in the past five years, with both the Shiv Sena and NCP splitting into different factions and three chief ministers leading the state.
Here's a short look at five Maharashtra MLAs who won their respective constituencies with the highest vote margins in the 2019 Assembly polls:
Baramati: Ajit Pawar
The NCP supremo, who staged a coup last year and took over reigns of the party himself from his uncle Sharad Pawar, won the Baramati constituency with a margin of 1,65,265 votes.
Pawar fetched 1,95,641 votes while the closest fight was offered by BJP's Gopichand Kundlik Padalkar, who managed to secure only 30,376 votes.
Palus-Kadegaon: Kadam Vishwajeet Patangrao
Congress' Kadam Vishwajeet Patangrao won the Palus-Kadegaon constituency with a margin of 1,62,521 votes. There was not a single opponent who could offer him stiff competition, with undivided Shiv Sena's Sanjay Ananda Vibhute coming second with a mere 8,976 votes.
Murbad: Kisan Shankar Kathore
Kisan Shankar Kathore of the BJP won from Murbad with a margin of 1,36,040 votes. Pramod Vinayak Hindurao of the NCP came second as he fetched 38,028 votes.
Latur Rural: Dhiraj Vilasrao Deshmukh
Dhiraj Vilasrao Deshmukh, the son of former Maharashtra Chief Minister, the late Vilasrao Deshmukh and brother of Bollywood actor Riteish Deshmukh,
Borivali: Sunil Dattatraya Rane
BJP leader Sunil Dattatraya Rane won the Borivali seat in 2019 with a margin of 95,021 votes against Kumar Khilare of the Congress, who managed to secure 28,691 votes.
Source: IndiaVotes
With PTI inputs
Assembly Elections 2024 | The Maharashtra Assembly polls will take place against the backdrop of a fractured political landscape in the western state where the Shiv Sena and NCP will be going up against the Uddhav Thackeray and Sharad Pawar factions, even as the BJP and Congress try to make their mark. Meanwhile, in Jharkhand, the JMM faces a new challenge after Hemant Soren's recent arrest and Champai, a longstanding party member, joining the BJP. The Haryana election resulted in a shock loss for Congress, which was looking to galvanize on the Lok Sabha poll performance, while J&K also saw the grand old party eventually stepping away from the cabinet, with Omar Abdullah's JKNC forming government. It remains to be seen if the upcoming polls help BJP cement its position further or provide a fillip to I.N.D.I.A. Check live updates and track the latest coverage, live news, in-depth opinions, and analyses only on Deccan Herald.
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