Regardless of Congress candidate Ravindra Chavan successful the Lok Sabha bypoll for the Nanded constituency, the Maha Vikas Aghadi (MVA) did not safe any of the Meeting segments in Nanded. A more in-depth evaluation of the outcomes reveals traits in Maharashtra Meeting elections that Opposition leaders are calling for additional investigation into.
Chavan within the Nanded bypolls received 5,86,788 votes as towards 5,85,331 votes polled by Santukrao Hambarde of the BJP. Chavan’s slender successful margin of 1,457 got here primarily from the postal ballots the place he had received a superb lead. Vanchit Bahujan Aghadi (VBA) candidate Avinash Bhosikar received 80,176 votes and ate into each the candidates’ votes.
The bypoll for the Nanded Lok Sabha seat was necessitated because of the sudden loss of life of Vasantrao Balwantrao Chavan, who had defeated sitting BJP MP Pratap Patil Chikhalikar by a good-looking margin of over 59,000 votes in Lok Sabha elections 2024.
The Lok Sabha bypoll was held concurrently with the Maharashtra Meeting elections, by which the MVA confronted an entire rout. All of the six Meeting segments in Nanded – Nanded North, Nanded South, Deglur, Bhokar, Mukhed and Naigaon – elected Mahayuti candidates. Congress candidates got here second in these six Meeting seats. The votes polled by Mahayuti candidates within the six Meeting seats had been 6,12,062 whereas Congress candidates polled 4,27,465 votes.
The Congress candidate within the Lok Sabha bypoll acquired 1,59,301 votes greater than the full variety of votes garnered by all of the MVA candidates in the identical Meeting constituencies. Since each elections occurred concurrently on the identical polling stations, this indicated vital cross-voting. In different phrases, some voters who solid their ballots for the Congress within the Lok Sabha bypoll voted for the Mahayuti within the Meeting elections.
Chavan said that cross-voting shouldn’t be unusual in native elections, resembling these for Zalmi parishads and panchayat committees, the place voters usually select completely different candidates. Nonetheless, he expressed confusion concerning the extent of cross-voting noticed this time, noting that voters don’t usually interact on this behaviour throughout Lok Sabha and Meeting elections.
Chavan requested a more in-depth examination of how Mahayuti candidates received by vital margins, whereas MVA candidates received by solely slim margins. “This requires a deeper evaluation,” he stated.
Former minister Madhav Kinhalkar additionally raised considerations concerning digital voting machines (EVMs) and the conduct of elections. Kinhalkar, who left the BJP after former Chief Minister Ashok Chavan joined the social gathering, emphasised that the opportunity of cross-voting didn’t appear evident from the scenario on the bottom. “We have to totally examine how the elections are carried out,” he stated.
Following the Maharashtra Meeting elections, considerations have been raised, notably by opposition events, concerning the conduct of the elections. Activist Baba Adhav has initiated a quick in Pune to deal with these points. Moreover, Congress chief Sunil Kedar is scheduled to steer a motorbike rally in Nagpur on Sunday to protest the election course of and spotlight the issues associated to the EVMs.
Nanded Lok Sabha by polls:
| Congress | BJP | VBA | 4th |
| 586788 | 585331 | 80176 | 19900 |
Maharashtra Meeting elections 2024:
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