Given the political realignments in Maharashtra main as much as the Meeting polls, there was a lot discuss concerning the position rebels would play in influencing the electoral end result and tallies of the ruling Mahayuti and opposition Maha Vikas Aghadi (MVA).
Finally, solely two of the 50 rebels within the fray throughout the state managed to win, although they might have influenced ends in 11 different seats. Whereas the Mahayuti (comprising the BJP, Ajit Pawar-led NCP and Eknath Shinde’s Shiv Sena) misplaced seven seats the place its rebels have been current, the MVA (comprising the Congress, Shiv Sena-UBT of Uddhav Thackeray and NCP-SP) misplaced 4 such constituencies.
In not less than 12 seats, Mahayuti rebels polled extra votes than the victory margins, whilst some bigwigs amongst them like former BJP MP Heena Gavit (Nandurbar) and NCP chief Sameer Bhujbal (Nandgaon) bit the mud.
The one two rebels to win additionally each belong initially to Mahayuti events – Sharad Sonawane (Shiv Sena), who received in Junnar, and Shivaji Patil (BJP) in Chandgad. Whereas Sonawane, who pocketed 73,355 votes and defeated his nearest rival, Satyashil Sherkar of the NCP(SP) by a margin of 6,664 votes in Junnar, the NCP’s Atul Benke completed third with simply over 48,000 votes.
In Chandgad, Shivaji Patil defeated the Mahayuti’s official candidate, NCP’s Rajesh Patil by over 24,000 votes as NCP(SP)’s Nandatai Kupekar-Babhulkar secured simply over 48,000 and completed third.
The social gathering hit essentially the most by insurgent presence was the third Mahayuti companion, Ajit Pawar-led NCP, which can have misplaced 5 constituencies consequently.
The 4 seats the place rebels harm the MVA have been Partur, Jintur, Shrigonda and Indapur. In a number of extra, similar to Badnera, Patan and Ramtek, they bought extra votes than the alliance’s official candidates.
In Partur, for instance, Congress insurgent Sureshkumar Jethliya polled 53,921 votes whereas the successful margin of the BJP’s Babanrao Yadav towards the Sena (UBT)’s Asaram Borde was 4,740 votes.
In Jintur, the place the BJP’s Meghna Bordikar defeated the NCP(SP)’s Vijay Bhamble by 4,516 votes, Congress insurgent Suresh Nagare (contesting on a Vanchit Bahujan Aghadi ticket), secured 56,474 votes.
In Shrigonda, the place the BJP’s Baban Pachpute defeated the Sena (UBT)’s Anuradha Nagwada, NCP (SP) insurgent Rahul Jagtap pocketed over 62,000 votes and got here second.
In Indapur, NCP(SP) insurgent Pravin Mane secured 37,917 votes, spoiling the prospects of the social gathering’s official candidate Harshvardhan Patil, who misplaced to the NCP’s Dattatray Bharne by over 19,000 votes.
Within the case of Mahayuti, its rebels performed a spoilsport in Beed, Karmala, Madha, Risod and Akola West constituencies, aside from successful Junnar and Chandgad.
In Beed, Sena insurgent Anil Jagtap secured 15,613 votes whilst NCP (SP) candidate Sandeep Kshirsagar defeated the NCP’s Yogesh Kshirsagar by 5,324 votes.
In Akola West, BJP insurgent Harish Alimchandani polled 21,481 votes, as its official candidate Vijay Agrawal misplaced to the Congress’s Sajid Pathan by 1,283 votes.
In Karnala, Sanjaymama Shinde, an NCP insurgent, harm the Shiv Sena’s Digvijay Bagal. Shinde polled 80,006 votes, a lot greater than the 16,000-vote victory margin of NCP(SP)’s Narayan Patil.
In Madha, the NCP’s Minal Sathe completed third, behind the NCP(SP)’s Abhijit Patil and NCP insurgent Ranjit Shinde, who polled over 1.05 lakh votes. Patil received the seat by a margin of 30,621 votes.
In Risod, BJP insurgent Anantrao Deskhmukh got here second behind successful Congress candidate Amit Zanak by 6,136 votes, pushing the Sena’s Bhawana Gawli to 3rd place.
Mahayuti rebels who polled extra votes than successful margins
Seat |
Insurgent candidate and votes polled |
Successful candidate and social gathering |
Victory margin |
Pachora |
Amol Shinde (BJP insurgent) – 58,701 |
Kishore Patil (Shiv Sena) |
38,689 |
Belapur |
Vijay Nahata (Shiv Sena) – 19,646 |
Manda Mhatre (BJP) |
377 |
Kalyan East |
Mahesh Gaikwad (Shiv Sena) – 55,108 |
Sulabha Gaikwad (BJP) |
26,408 |
Beed |
Anil Jagtap (Shiv Sena) – 15,613 |
Yogesh Kshirsagar (NCP(SP)) |
5,324 |
Mankhurd Shivaji Nagar |
Suresh Patil (Shiv Sena) – 35,263 |
Abu Azmi (SP) |
12,753 |
Ghansawangi |
Satish Ghatge (BJP) – 23696 |
Baliram Hikmat (Shiv Sena) |
2,309 |
Alibaug |
Dilip Bhoir (BJP) |
Mahendra Dalvi (Shiv Sena) |
3,599 |
Aheri |
Ambarish Atram (BJP) – 37,392 |
Dharmarao Atram (NCP) |
16,814 |
Amalner |
Shirish Chaudhary (BJP) – 76,010 |
Anil Patil (NCP) |
33,435 |
Amravati |
Jagdish Gupta (BJP) – 34,067 |
Sulabha Khode (NCP) |
5,413 |
Shahpur |
Ranjana Ughada (BJP) – 42,776 |
Daulat Darode (NCP) |
1,672 |
Rebels break MVA candidate’s probabilities
Seat |
Insurgent candidate and votes polled |
Successful candidate and social gathering |
Victory margin |
Ramtek |
Rajendra Mulak (Congress) – 81,412 |
Ashish Jaishwal (Shiv Sena) |
26,555 |
Jintur |
Suresh Nagre (Congress) – 56,474 |
Meghna Bordikar (BJP) |
4,516 |
Shrigonda |
Rahul Jagtap (NCP(SP)) – 62,664 |
Baban Pachpute (BJP) |
37,156 |
Indapur |
Pravin Mane (NCP(SP)) – 37,917 |
Dattatray Bharne (NCP) |
19,410 |
Patan |
Satyajeet Patankar (NCP(SP)) – 90,935 |
Shamburaj Desai (Shiv Sena) |
34,824 |