Maharashtra Election LIVE: NCP-SP Announces 5 More Candidates, BJP Releases 4th List With 2 Names

The Party Asked Me To Contest From Bhiwandi West: AIMIM Candidate Waris Pathan

“The party has chosen me, they decide who will file nomination and who won’t. The party asked me to contest from Bhiwandi West, so here I am,” says AIMIM candidate for Bhiwandi West seat Waris Pathan

Shaina NC Quits BJP, Files Nomination as Shiv Sena Candidate from Mumbadevi

Shaina NC Quits BJP, Files Nomination as Shiv Sena Candidate from Mumbadevi

‘We Are Confident Of Winning’: BJP Candidate From Latur

On her candidature from Latur Assembly constituency, BJP leader Archana Patil Chakurkar says, “We are confident of winning. The people of Latur have told me that they need their representative to be available and accessible and they have confidence that I will fulfil these two things. The biggest problem here is that of water.”

Nawab Malik To Contest From Ajit Pawar’s NCP In Mankhurd; Shiv Sena Adds Twist In War Of Allies

Ending the suspense over his candidature, Nawab Malik has confirmed his candidature from Ajit Pawar’s Nationalist Congress Party (NCP) from the Mankhurd-Shivaji Nagar seat for the upcoming Assembly elections in Maharashtra.

Malik received the clearance from Ajit Pawar’s NCP at the last minute, putting rest to rumours that he would be contesting as an independent from the Mankhurd-Shivaji Nagar seat. Malik is the currently the sitting MLA from the Anushakti Nagar Assembly constituency.

Maharashtra Polls: Rs 1.05 Cr Cash Seized from Car in Nanded District

Police on Tuesday seized Rs 1.05 crore cash from a car in Maharashtra’s Nanded district amid the model code of conduct in place for the state assemble polls next month, an official said.

A police team intercepted the four-wheeler at a check post in the Bhagyanagar area of Nanded and found cash in the vehicle, the official said.

“We are verifying the source of the money and where it was being taken. We have also coordinated with the bank,” Nanded Superintendent of Police Abinash Kumar.

Elections to the 288-member Maharashtra assembly will be held on November 20, and counting of votes will take place on November 23.

NCP (SCP) List Of 87 Candidates

Shiv Sena (UBT) List Of 89 Candidates

Shiv Sena chief Uddhav Thackeray is the party’s candidate.

1. Chalisgaon – Unmesh Patil
2. Pachora – Vaishali Suryavanshi
3. Mehkar (Aja) – Siddharth Kharat
4. Balapur – Nitin Deshmukh
5. Akola East – Gopal Datkar
6. Wasim (Dr A.J. Siddhartha Temple
7. Badnera – Sunil Kharate
8. Ramtek-Vishal Barbate
9. Sanjay Darekar
10. Eknath Pawar
11. Kalam – Dr. Santosh Tarfee
12. Parbhani – Dr. Rahul Patil.
13. Gangakhed – giant step
14. Sillod-Suresh Banakar
15. Kannada – Uday Singh Rajput
16. Sambhajinagar Central – Kishanchand Tanwani
17. Sambhajinagar (Raju Shinde)
18. Vaijapur – Dinesh Pardeshi
19. Nandgaon – Ganesh Dhatrak
20. Malegaon Outer – Advay Diamonds
21. Niphad-Anil Kadam
22. Nashik Mid-Spring Songs
23. Nashik West – Sudhakar Badgujar
24. Palghar (SC) – Jayendra Weak
25. Boisar – Dr. Confidence turn
26. Bhiwandi Rural (SC) – Mahadev Ghatal
27. Ambernath – Rajesh Wankhede
28. Dombivali – Dipesh Mhatre
29. Kalyan Gramin – Subhash Bhoir
30. Ovala-Majiwada-Naresh Manera
31. Kopri Pachpakhadi – Kedar Dighe
32. Thane – Rajan Vichare
33. Airoli – M.K. Madvi
34. Magathane – Udesh Patekar
35. Sunil Raut
36. Bhandup West – Ramesh Korgaonkar
37. Jogeshwari pre-Ananta (child) male
38. Dindoshi – Sunil Prabhu
39. Goregaon – Sameer Desai
40. The dark pre-season
41. Chembur – Prakash Phatarpekar
42. Kurla (Aja) – Pravina Morjkar
43. Kalina – Sanjay Potnis
44. Bandra East – Varun Sardesai
45. Mahesh Sawant
46. Aditya Thackeray
47. – Nitin Sawant
48. Uran – Manohar Bhoir
49. Mahad – Snehal Jagtap
50. Nevasa – Shankarrao Gadakh
51. Gevrai – Badamrao Pandit
52. Dharashiv – Kailash Patil
53. Paranda – Rahul Gyaneshwar Patil
54. Barshi – Dilip Sopal
55. Solapur South – Amar Ratikant Patil
56. Sangole-Deepak Aaba Salunkhe
57. Patan – Harshad Kadam
58. Dapoli – Sanjay Kadam
59. Guhagar – Bhaskar Jadhav
60. Ratnagiri – Surendranath (child) Mane
61. Rajapur – Rajan Salvi
62. Vaibhav Naik
63. Sawantwadi – Rajan Teli
64. Radhanagari – K.P. Patil
65. Shahuwadi – Satyajit Aaba Patil
66. Dhule City – Anil Gote
67. Chopra – Prabhakar Sonawane
68. Jalgaon City – Jayashree Sunil Mahajan
69. Buldhana – Jayashree Shelke
70. Digras – Pawan Shyamlal Jaiswal
71. Hingoli – Rupali Rajesh Patil
72. Partur – Asaram Borade
73. Devlali (Aja) Yogesh Gholap
74. Kalyan West – Sachin Basare
75. Kalyan East – Dhananjay Bodare
76. Shridhar Jadhav
77. Shivdi – Ajay Chaudhary
78. Byculla – Manoj Jamsutkar
79. Shrigonda – Anuradha Rajendra Nagawade
80. Kankavli – Sandesh Bhaskar Parkar
81. Versova – Haroon Khan
82. Ghatkopar West – Sanjay Bhalerao
83. Vile Parle – Sandeep Naik
84. Dahisar – Vinod Ghosalkar
85. Satara Javali – Amit Kadam
86. Daryapur – Gajanan Lavate
87. Malabarhill – Bhairulal Choudhury
88. Kothrud – Chandrakant Mokate
89. Borivali – Sanjay Bhosale

BJP’s Atul Shah Files Nomination As An Independent Candidate From Mumbadevi

BJP leader Atul Shah files nomination as an independent candidate from Mumbadevi Assembly constituency for Maharashtra elections after he did not get the election ticket from the constituency.

He says, “There is a reason behind it. I have been representing this area for the past many years and now giving an election ticket to someone else from here -this is not a game of musical chairs, but an election. The party leadership should have considered the winnability and the work done by the candidate. It pains me when this happens after working all 24 hours for the party. The party still has time to change its decision. I am a party loyalist. I appeal to the party leadership to rectify the error when there is still time…”

CEC Rajiv Kumar Concerned Over Politically Motivated Crimes In Maharashtra

CEC Rajiv Kumar expressed concern over politically motivated crimes in Maharashtra and asked DGP Maharashtra to ensure a strict clampdown against such crimes which vitiates the electoral atmosphere and disturbs the level playing field. ECI holds a review meeting with Chief Secretary, DGP and other top officials of Maharashtra, Jharkhand and their border states to assess the law-and-order situation for the ongoing assembly elections in Maharashtra and Jharkhand: Sources

RR Patil Backstabbed Me by Ordering Open Inquiry in Purported Irrigation Scam: Ajit Pawar

Maharashtra Deputy Chief Minister Ajit Pawar on Tuesday alleged he was “backstabbed” by his close colleague and then home minister R R Patil who ordered an open inquiry against him in the alleged multi-crore irrigation scam.

Pawar claimed a file mentioning Patil’s remarks ordering an inquiry was shown to him by BJP leader Devendra Fadnavis after he became chief minister in 2014.

Pawar made these claims while addressing a rally for the Nationalist Congress Party candidate Sanjay Kaka Patil who is in the fray against the late Patil’s son Rohit from Tasgaon in Sangli district.

Shaina NC Files Nomination From Mumbadevi

Shaina NC files her nomination from Shiv Sena (Eknath Shinde) from Mumbadevi constituency

BJP Indirectly Hints For Shiv Sena Candidate For Mankhurd Shivaji Nagar Seat

Mahayuti ( Shivsena) official candidate from Mankhurd Shivaji Nagar is Bullet Patil. We will fight to defeat candidates supporting Vote Jihad, Terrorism, says Kirit Somaiya

Nawab Malik fielded by Ajit Pawar’s NCP from Mankhurd Shivaji Nagar seat

Former Maharashtra minister Nawab Malik on Tuesday filed his nomination from deputy chief minister Ajit Pawar’s NCP from Mankhurd Shivaji Nagar seat in the upcoming Maharashtra Assembly elections.

Will You Split Family for Power Ambitions? Sharad Pawar Slams Ajit on Home Ground Baramati

NCP (SP) chief Sharad Pawar turned the heat on his estranged nephew and Deputy CM Ajit Pawar on Tuesday, virtually accusing him of breaking the family for his political ambitions.

Campaigning for his grandnephew and NCP (SP) nominee from the Baramati assembly segment, Yugendra Pawar, the Pawar senior mimicked Ajit, who a day earlier became emotional over Yugendra’s candidature at a rally.

Sharad Pawar’s action of pretending to wipe his eyes with a handkerchief in the middle of the speech evoked a peal of laughter from the audience.

The elections to 288 seats in Maharashtra are scheduled for November 20. Votes will be counted three days later.

Addressing a rally on Monday, Baramati MLA Ajit Pawar alleged that “seniors” should have ensured that a family rift is avoided, referencing to Yugendra’s candidature.

“My parents and brothers never taught me the sin to break the house (family),” Sharad Pawar said while addressing a rally at Kanheri town near Baramati.

Ajit Pawar Because Sharad Pawar Was Backing Him: Yugendra Pawar

On Deputy CM Ajit Pawar – the NCP candidate against him, being confident of his victory, NCP-SCP candidate from Baramati, Yugendra Pawar says, “…That is his view, it could be his personal view. But that does not mean that is the general view of Baramati at large…His mother is my grandmother, I have a different emotion with her. I think it is wrong to involve her inside our politics. Whatever feeling I have about her, should be separate from politics…Let’s keep relations and my grandmother safe – wherever she is and not involve her in politics…I am confident of winning because each time he won, it was because Pawar Sahab was backing him and today, Pawar Sahab is backing me and people of Baramati have always backed Pawar Sahab.

Mahayuti Using Police Machinery Against Oppn Candidates, Says Raut; Seeks DGP Shukla’s Removal

Shiv Sena (UBT) leader Sanjay Raut on Tuesday accused the ruling Mahayuti of using police machinery against the opposition’s candidates in the Maharashtra assembly polls, and sought removal of state DGP Rashmi Shukla.

Talking to reporters, Raut alleged that Chief Minister Eknath Shinde-led Shiv Sena is resorting to attacks on the Maha Vikas Aghadi (MVA) candidates, issuing threats to them and using police pressure to intimidate them as it fears that it would lose the state polls.

On Monday, Sena (UBT) leader Advay Hire was attacked in Malegaon Outer constituency in Nashik, allegedly by the “goons” of Sena minister and candidate Dada Bhuse, he said.

“Police have not taken any action against them so far. This is not restricted to Malegaon Outer alone. They (ruling Mahayuti) have used police machinery to carry out attacks,” he said.

Sawantwadi Voters Have Always Supported Me: Shiv Sena Candidate From Sawantwadi Deepak Kesarkar

Maharashtra minister and Shiv Sena candidate from Sawantwadi, Deepak Kesarkar says, “Sawantwadi voters have always supported me and they are like my family. They vote for me and their only expectation is that I should meet them at least once in three, four years that I do without fail…” Deepak Kesarkar says, “…All anti-social elements are trying to enter into politics. They want to grab the land and for that, they want MLA’s post. One such incident is there in my constituency. However, I’ll tell you the name only after 2-3 days. Because if somebody takes back his nomination then it’s a different story and if they don’t listen to the party then we’ll have to attack and expose them.”

Image Of Parag Shah In Ghatkopar East, Is That Of An MLA Who Serves The People: Ram Kadam

BJP candidate from Ghatkopar West, Ram Kadam says, “The image of Parag Shah in Ghatkopar East, is that of an MLA who serves the people, who works for people day and night…That is why, people have accepted him. His victory is certain. It is to be seen how up will the margin go.”

Maharashtra Election Updates: NCP-SP Announces Five More Candidates

The Sharad Pawar-led NCP (SP) on Tuesday fielded five more candidates for the Maharashtra assembly elections, upping its tally to 87. The party on Monday released its fourth list with seven candidates for the November 20 polls. It replaced sitting MLA Anil Deshmukh with his son Salil from the Katol assembly constituency in Nagpur district.

In the latest list, Pawar replaced Siddhi Ramesh Kadam with Raju Khare in the Mohol assembly seat in Solapur district.

Maharashtra Election Updates: Sacked IAS Officer Puja Khedkar’s Father Enters Assembly Poll Fray

After unsuccessfully contesting the Lok Sabha elections, Dilip Khedkar, father of sacked probationary IAS officer Puja Khedkar, has now entered the assembly poll fray as he will contest as an independent candidate from Shevgaon seat in Ahilyanagar district.

This time, he has not mentioned any information related to his wife in the election affidavit, contrary to what he had done during the Lok Sabha polls. He filed his assembly poll nomination form on Tuesday, the last day of the process.