Elections in Maharashtra: List Of Seats That Saw A Winning Margin Of Less Than 5,000 In 2019 – News18
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Shiv Sena’s Dilip Bhausahab Lande beat Congress’s Khan Mohd Ari (Nassem) by just 409 votes on the Chandivali seat in 2019.
The exit polls have predicted a close fight between the Mahayuti and the Maha Vikas Aghadi. (Image: PTI)
The counting of votes for Maharashtra Assembly elections is set to take place on Saturday, November 23. With exit polls having predicted a close fight this election, all eyes will be on the 288 seats of Maharashtra. At least 37 seats in Maharashtra saw a close contest in the 2019 polls, with the margin being less than 5,000 votes.
One such seat was Chandivali, which ended up with the Shiv Sena recording the lowest winning margin for a candidate in the 2019 polls. Sena’s Dilip Bhausahab Lande beat Congress’s Khan Mohd Ari (Nassem) by just 409 votes. In Daund, where BJP’s Rahul Subhashrao Kul beat NCP’s Ramesh Kishanrao Thorat by 746 votes.
The entire political landscape of Maharashtra changed after the 2019 polls when the Shiv Sena announced an alliance with the Congress and NCP, ditching its age-old ally Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP). Over the following few months, factions of the Shiv Sena and NCP broke away from the Maha Vikas Aghadi alliance to form the Mahayuti government with the BJP.
Here’s a list of the 37 seats in Maharashtra that saw a margin of less than 5,000 votes in the 2019 Vidhan Sabha polls:
| S.No. | Constituency | Winner | Mahayuti candidate | MVA candidate |
| 1 | Akkalkuwa | Adv K C Padavi | Aamshya Padavi | Adv KC Padavi |
| 2 | Dhule City | Shah Faruk Anwar | Anup Agarwal | Anil Gote |
| 3 | Chalisgaon | Mangesh Ramesh Chavan | Mangesh Ramesh Chavan | Unmesh Bhaiyyasaheb Patil |
| 4 | Pachora | Kishor Appa Patil | Kishor Patil | Vaishali Suryawanshi |
| 5 | Muktainagar | Chandrakant Nimba Patil | Chandrakant Nimba Patil | Rohini Khadse |
| 6 | Akola West | Govardhan Mangilal Sharma @ Lalaji | Vijay Kamalkishor Agrawal | Sajid Khan Mannan Khan |
| 7 | Murtizapur | Harish Marotiappa Pimpale | Harish Marotiappa Pimple | Samrat Dongardive |
| 8 | Risod | Amit Subhashrao Zanak | Bhavana Gawali | Amit Subhashrao Zanak |
| 9 | Nagpur South | Mohan Gopalrao Mate | Mohan Gopalrao Mate | Girish Krushnarao Pandav |
| 10 | Nagpur Central | Vikas Shankarrao Kumbhare | Pravin Prabhakarrao Datke | Bunty Baba Shelke |
| 11 | Arjuni-Morgaon | Chandrikapure Manohar Gowardhan | Rajkumar Badole | Dalip Waman Bansod |
| 12 | Rajura | Subhash Ramchandrarao Dhote | Deorao Vithoba Bhongle | Subhash Ramchandrarao Dhote |
| 13 | Yavatmal | Madan Madhukar Yerawar | Madan Madhukarrao Yerawar | Anil Manaulkar |
| 14 | Arni | Dr. Dhurve Sandeep Prabhakar | Raju Narayan Todsam | Jitendra Shivajirao Moghe |
| 15 | Nanded South | Mohanrao Marotrao Hambarde | Anand Shankar Tidke Patil | Mohanrao Marotrao Ambade |
| 16 | Jintur | Meghna Bordikar | Meghna Bordikar | Vijay Bhamble |
| 17 | Ghansawangi | Rajesh Tope | Hikmat Udhan | Rajesh Tope |
| 18 | Sinnar | Adv. Kokate Manikrao Shivajirao | Manikrao Kokate | Uday Sangle |
| 19 | Dahanu | Nikole Vinod Bhiva | Vinod Suresh Medha | Vinod Bhiva Nikole |
| 20 | Boisar | Rajesh Raghunath Patil | Vilas Tare | Vinod Bhiva Nikole |
| 21 | Bhiwandi East | Rais Kasam Shaikh | Santosh Shetty | Rais Shaikh |
| 22 | Ulhasnagar | Ailani Kumar Uttamchand | Ailani Kumar Uttamchand | Omi Kalani |
| 23 | Chandivali | Dilip Bhausaheb Lande | Dilip Bhausaheb Lande | Mohd Aarif Naseem Khan |
| 24 | Kalina | Sanjay Govind Potnis | Amarjeet Singh | Sanjay Potnis |
| 25 | Daund | Rahul Subhashrao Kul | Rahul Subhashrao Kul | Ramesh Thorat |
| 26 | Vadgaon Sheri | Sunil Vijay Tingre | Sunil Tingre | Bapusaheb Pathare |
| 27 | Hadapsar | Chetan Vitthal Tupe | Chetan Tupe | Prashant Jagtap |
| 28 | Kopargaon | Aashutosh Ashokrao Kale | Ashutosh Kale | Sandeep Varpe |
| 29 | Shrigonda | Pachpute Babanrao Bhikaji | Pratibha Pachpute | Anuradha Nagavade |
| 30 | Beed | Sandeep Ravindra Kshirsagar | Yogesh Kshirsagar | Sandeep Kshirsagar |
| 31 | Barshi | Rajendra Vitthal Raut | Rajendra Raut | Dilip Sopal |
| 32 | Sangola | Adv. Shahajibapu Rajaram Patil | Shahajibapu Patil | Dipak Salunkhe |
| 33 | Man | Jaykumar Bhagwanrao Gore | Jaykumar Bhagwanrao Gore | Prabhakar Gharge |
| 34 | Chandgad | Rajesh Narasingrao Patil | Rajesh Patil | Nandini Bhabulkar Kupeka |
| 35 | Indapur | Dattatray Vithoba Bharane | Dattatray Vithoba Bharane | Harshvardhan Patil |
| 36 | Khadakwasala | Bhimrao (Anna) Dhondiba Tapkir | Bhimrao (Anna) Dhondiba Tapkir | Sachin Dodke |
| 37 | Malshiras | Ram Vitthal Satpute | Ram Vitthal Satpute | Uttam Jankar |
Voting for Maharashtra Assembly elections 2024 took place on November 20 in a single phase. The state recorded a voter turnout of 65.02 per cent, the highest since the 1995 Assembly polls.
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