The ruling Mahayuti alliance registered a convincing victory in the Maharashtra Legislative Council elections from Local Authorities Constituencies, with results for 11 of the 17 seats announced on Monday. Polling for these seats took place on June 18 and witnessed an exceptionally high voter turnout of 99.02 per cent on average, reflecting strong participation by the electorate.
According to the results declared, the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP)-led Mahayuti secured 10 of the 11 seats. The BJP emerged as the biggest winner, claiming 10 seats, while the Eknath Shinde-led Shiv Sena won one seat. The opposition Maha Vikas Aghadi (MVA) failed to secure a single victory. One seat was won by an independent candidate.
The Mahayuti had already gained an advantage before voting began, as six of its candidates were elected unopposed in the run-up to the elections.
Voting was conducted in 11 constituencies, including Nanded, Nagpur, Bhandara-Gondia, Chhatrapati Sambhajinagar-Jalna, Parbhani-Hingoli, Jalgaon, Sangli-Satara, Nashik, Solapur, Dharashiv-Latur-Beed and Amravati.
Rebel Gokul Gite stuns Shiv Sena candidate to win Nashik
BJP rebel Gokul Gite emerged victorious in the Maharashtra Legislative Council election from Nashik, defeating the Shiv Sena's candidate Narendra Darade. Gite secured 357 votes, while Darade managed 248 votes, according to election officials.
The result came as a surprise to many political observers, as the Shiv Sena nominee was widely expected to mount a strong challenge in the election. However, Gite outperformed his rival and registered a comfortable victory.
Seats the Mahayuti won unopposed
| Seat name | Candidate | Party |
|---|---|---|
| Thane | Ravindra Phatak | Shiv Sena |
| Yavatmal | Dushyant Chaturvedi | Shiv Sena |
| Raigad – Ratnagiri – Sindhudurg | Aniket Tatkare | Nationalist Congress Party |
| Pune | Vikram Kakade | Nationalist Congress Party |
| Wardha – Gadchiroli – Chandrapur | Arun Lakhani | Bharatiya Janata Party |
| Ahilyanagar | Prajakt Tanpure | Bharatiya Janata Party |
Result of 11 seats where election was held
| Seat name | Candidate | Party |
|---|---|---|
| Nanded | Amar Rajurkar | Bharatiya Janata Party |
| Nagpur | Rajiv Potdar | Bharatiya Janata Party |
| Bhandara–Gondia | Avinash Brahmankar | Bharatiya Janata Party |
| Chhatrapati Sambhajinagar–Jalna | Suhas Shirsat | Bharatiya Janata Party |
| Parbhani–Hingoli | Saeed Khan | Shiv Sena |
| Jalgaon | Nandkishor Mahajan | Bharatiya Janata Party |
| Sangli–Satara | Dhairyashil Kadam | Bharatiya Janata Party |
| Nashik | Gokul Gite | Independent |
| Solapur | Rajendra Raut | Bharatiya Janata Party |
| Dharashiv–Latur–Beed | Basavraj Patil | Bharatiya Janata Party |
| Amravati | Pravin Pote | Bharatiya Janata Party |
