Jalna Election Result: Arjun Khotkar Leads Against Kailash Gorantyal

In Jalna constituency, as per the latest official records, Shiv Sena (Shinde) candidate Arjun Khotkar is leading. The sitting Congress MLA Kailash Gorantyal by a margin of 14,950 votes. This election marked the third face-off between two rivals.

In the 2019 assembly polls, Gorantyal won the seat, defeating Khotkar by a margin of 25,338 votes. In the previous 2014 polls, Khotkar won the seat with 45,078 votes, while Gorantyal secured 44,782 votes.

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Gorantyal represented the constituency before—in 1999 and 2009. Similar to Congress leader, Khotkar has also represented Jalna multiple times. He won the seat in 1990, 1995, and 2004. He served as Cabinet Minister in the Shiv Sena government in 1999 and handled ministerial portfolios such as Textile, Animal Husbandry, Dairy Development, and Fisheries in 2016. Gorantyal had also served as guardian minister for Nanded and Osmanabad districts.

Since Jalna is at the centre of ongoing Maratha protests led by activist Manoj Jarange, how electorates will vote in the polls is eagerly looked. There are reports that the BJP wants to contest from Jalna, but seats went to the alliance partner Shinde Sena, and the BJP leaders are dissatisfied with this seat-sharing arrangement.

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Jalna assembly segment is located in the Jalna district and is a part of Jalna Lok Sabha constituency.  The 288 assembly seats in the State went to polls in a single phase on November 20 and 66.05% voter turnout was recorded.

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.

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