One of the 288 assembly constituencies of Maharashtra, Nashik West holds a total of 148 candidates in fray this year for the assembly elections. Back in 2009, MNS' Bhosale Nitin Keshavrao had defeated Annasaheb Nana Mahale of NCP and had bagged 52855 votes as against Mahale's 28117 votes.
The Nashik West Assembly Constituency is currently held by Seema Mahesh Hiray of the Bharatiya Janata Party, who had won the 2014 Maharashtra Assembly elections against Sudhakar Bhika of the Shiv Sena.
Nashik West Constituency Result:
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| O.S.N. | Candidate | Party | EVM Votes | Postal Votes | Total Votes | % of Votes | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Dr. Apoorva Prashant Hiray | Nationalist Congress Party | 67475 | 0 | 67475 | 31.17 | ||
| 2 | Dilip Dattu Datir | Maharashtra Navnirman sena | 25312 | 0 | 25312 | 11.69 | ||
| 3 | Dhondiram Limbaji Karad | Communist Party of India (Marxist) | 22407 | 0 | 22407 | 10.35 | ||
| 4 | Bhimrao Lakshmanrao Jadhav | Bahujan Samaj Party | 775 | 0 | 775 | 0.36 | ||
| 5 | Seema Mahesh Hiray (Seematai) | Bharatiya Janata Party | 77097 | 0 | 77097 | 35.62 | ||
| 6 | Datta Dnyandev Ambhore | Peoples Party of India (Democratic) | 247 | 0 | 247 | 0.11 | ||
| 7 | Manisha Bhavsing Salunke | Bahujan Vikas Aaghadi | 223 | 0 | 223 | 0.1 | ||
| 8 | Mangesh Pundlik Pawar | Bahujan Mukti Party | 84 | 0 | 84 | 0.04 | ||
| 9 | Kolappa Hanumant Dhotre | Independent | 82 | 0 | 82 | 0.04 | ||
| 10 | Devakaran Shankar Tayade | Independent | 82 | 0 | 82 | 0.04 | ||
| 11 | Deva Haribhau Waghmare | Independent | 782 | 0 | 782 | 0.36 | ||
| 12 | Nitin Narayan Sarode | Independent | 420 | 0 | 420 | 0.19 | ||
| 13 | Bipin Annasaheb Katare | Independent | 2236 | 0 | 2236 | 1.03 | ||
| 14 | Bhiva Lahu Kale | Independent | 131 | 0 | 131 | 0.06 | ||
| 15 | Prof. Mehta Shalikram Nagbhide | Independent | 124 | 0 | 124 | 0.06 | ||
| 16 | Lankesh Ananda Mistari | Independent | 296 | 0 | 296 | 0.14 | ||
| 17 | Vilas Ramdas Shinde | Independent | 16260 | 0 | 16260 | 7.51 | ||
| 18 | Shivaji Subhash Wagh | Independent | 159 | 0 | 159 | 0.07 | ||
| 19 | Sachin Punjaram Ahirrao | Independent | 181 | 0 | 181 | 0.08 | ||
| 20 | NOTA | None of the Above | 2087 | 0 | 2087 | 0.96 | ||
| Total | 216460 | 0 | 216460
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Who are the prominent candidates from Nashik West Assembly Constituency?
Seema Mahesh Hiray from the Bharatiya Janata Party and Shiv Sena's Vilas Shinde are this year's candidate from Nashik West.
What are the major political parties in Nashik West Assembly Constituency?
The BJP and Shiv Sena are the major political parties from Nashik West this year.
Meanwhile, in a latest news development, the entire Nashik unit of the Shiv Sena, which included 36 corporators and around 350 office-bearers, resigned from their party. The move came in protest against the BJP's decision to give a ticket to its candidate MLA Seema Mahesh Hiray from Nashik West Assembly constituency.
The party members who had resigned had tendered their support to Shiv Sena's Vilas Shinde, who is contesting as a rebel from the seat.
“The BJP was putting pressure on our party leaders to ensure that we don’t work for Shinde and that we work for Hiray instead. We have resigned from the party,” said one of the Shiv Sena members, on condition of anonymity.
However, some people aware of the matter claimed that the resignations were part of a well-choreographed strategy to ensure that the Shiv Sena does not face pressure from the BJP top brass to rein in its cadres.
Sitting and previous MLAs from Nashik West Assembly Constituency
| Year | Constituency | Winner | Party | Votes | Runner Up | Party | Votes |
| 2009 | Nashik West | Bhosale Nitin Keshavrao | MNS | 52855 | Nana Mahale | NCP | 28117 |
| 2014 | Nashik West | Seema Mahesh Hiray | BJP | 67489 | Badgujar Sudhakar Bhika | Shiv Sena | 37819 |
All assembly constituencies in Maharashtra had voted for a single-phase on October 21, 2019. The counting of votes was scheduled on October 24.
