Bhusawal Election Results: BJP's Savkare Sanjay Leading In Early Trends
BJP candidate Savkare Sanjay wins by securing 1,07,259 votes from Bhusawal constituency. While, Congress’ Dr Rajesh Tukaram Manvatkar came in second with a vote margin of 47,488.
Bhusawal which is located in Jalgaon district is one of Maharashtra’s 288 Vidhan Sabha constituencies. Sanjay Sawkare (BJP), Dr Rajesh Tukaram Manvatkar (INC) are the key candidates contesting from the Bhusawal constituency.
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During the 2019 elections, Bhusawal constituency recorded 307,797 registered voters with 150,654 valid votes cast. BJP’s Sanjay Waman Sawkare emerged victorious, securing 81,689 votes. Independent candidate Dr Madhu Rajesh Manawatkar finished second with 28,675 votes, trailing by 53,014 votes.
The 288 assembly seats in the State went to polls in a single phase on November 20 and 66.05% voter turnout was recorded. Among the seats, 234 belongs to general constituencies, 29 are reserved for Scheduled Castes (SC), and 25 are reserved for Scheduled Tribes (ST).
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.
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As the ruling Mahayuti alliance hopes to continue in power, opposition Mahavikas Aghadi (MVA) strives for a strong comeback.
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.
In the 2019 Assembly elections, the BJP secured 105 seats, the undivided Shiv Sena 56, and the Congress 44. In 2014, the BJP won 122 seats, the Shiv Sena and the Congress garnered 63, and 42 seats, respectively.
