Lok Sabha Elections 2024: Shiv Sena (UBT) Releases First List of Candidates (image: twitter.com/uddhavthackeray)The Uddhav Thackeray-led faction of the Shiv Sena released first list of candidates for the upcoming Lok Sabha elections. Former Union ministers Anant Geete and Arvind Sawant find place in the list and will contest from Raigad and South Mumbai constituencies respectively.
Shiv Sena (UBT) leader Sanjay Raut announced the party’s list of 16 candidates on Wednesday. Among them, 11 names were already announced by party chief Uddhav Thackeray while visiting the respective Lok Sabha constituencies in previous month.
Shiv Sena (UBT) will be fielding in 22 seats in total and remaining seats will be announced in a couple of days. The party has placed five of its sitting MPs again in the poll fray reaffirming faith in them.
The List of candidates include:
Buldhana: Narendra Khedekar
Yavatmal-Vashim: Sanjay Deshmukh
Maval: Sanjog Vaghere-Patil
Sangli: Chandrahar Patil
Hingoli: Nagesh Patil Ashtikar
Sambhajinagar: Chandrakant Khaire
Dharashiv: Omraje Nimbalkar
Shirdi: Bhausaheb Vaghchaure
Nashik: Rajabhau Waze
Raigad: Anant Geete
Sindhudurg-Ratnagiri: Vinayak Raut
Thane: Rajan Vichare
Mumbai North-East: Sanjay Dina Patil
Mumbai-South: Arvind Sawant
Mumbai South-Central: Anil Desai
Mumbai North-West: Amol Kirtikar
Parbhani: Sanjay Jadhav
हिंदूहृदयसम्राट शिवसेनाप्रमुख बाळासाहेब ठाकरे यांच्या आशीर्वादाने आणि शिवसेना पक्ष प्रमुख श्री.उद्धवजी ठाकरे यांच्या आदेशाने शिवसेनेच्या 17 लोकसभा उमेदवारांची यादी जाहीर करण्यास येत आहे..
*मुंबई दक्षिण मध्य:श्री अनिल देसाई यांच्या उमेदवारीची घोषणा करण्यात येत आहे.
इतर 16 उमेदवार… pic.twitter.com/nPg2RHimSF— Sanjay Raut (@rautsanjay61) March 27, 2024
Meanwhile, Chief Minister Eknath Shinde-led faction of the Shiv Sena is also likely to release their first list of candidates in coming days.
Maharashtra comprises 48 Lok Sabha seats, constituting the second highest after Uttar Pradesh. And the state will vote in five phases, beginning on April 19. The Uddhav Thackeray-led faction is part of the Maha Vikas Aghadi (MVA) in the state. MVA includes the Shiv Sena (UBT), the Nationalist Congress Party (Sharad Pawar), and Congress. The ruling alliance in the state consists Shiv Sena led by Eknath Shinde, BJP, and Nationalist Congress Party (Ajit Pawar).