Akola West Election Result: Congress’ Sajid Khan Pathan Leads In Early Trends
Congress candidate Sajid Khan Pathan is in lead with a margin of 11,966 votes in the Akola West assembly constituency. So far, he has secured 26,714 votes, surpassing BJP candidate Agrawal Vijay Kamalkishor who has secured 14,748 votes.
Since 2009, BJP candidate Govardhan Sharma has secured the seat with majority. In the 2019 Maharashtra Assembly elections, Sharma won the seat defeating Sajid Khan Mannan Khan of Congress by a margin of 2,369. The BJP had a vote share of 43.23 percent in 2019 in this seat.
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In the 2014 assembly elections, Sharma won the seat defeating NCP’s Deshmukh Vijay Pundlikrao by a margin of 39,953. The saffron party had a vote share of 46.75 percent in 2014 in this seat.
In the 2009 state assembly elections, Sharma won by defeating Congress member Khetan Ramakant Umashankar with a margin of 11,910 votes.
As the ruling Mahayuti alliance hopes to continue in power, opposition Mahavikas Aghadi (MVA) strives for a strong comeback.
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The BJP has fielded 149 candidates, Shiv Sena (Shinde) 81, and NCP (Ajit Pawar) 59. In the opposition, the Congress has fielded 101 candidates, Shiv Sena (UBT) 95, and NCP (Sharad Pawar) 86.
This assembly polls mark first one in the state after Shiv Sena and NCP split in 2022, and 2023 respectively.
The ruling Mahayuti consists of the BJP, the Chief Minister Eknath Shinde-led breakaway faction of the Shiv Sena, and the deputy chief minister Ajit Pawar’s faction of the Nationalist Congress Party (NCP). The opposition, the INDIA bloc’s MVA or the Maha Vikas Aghadi, has the Shiv Sena (Uddhav Balasaheb Thackeray), or SS (UBT) led by former CM Uddhav Thackeray, the NCP (SP) faction led by Sharad Pawar and the Congress.
