Khamgaon Election Results: BJP's Akash Padurang Wins
BJP’s Akash Padurang Fundkar has emerged victorious from the constituency by securing 1,09,784 votes. He had defeated INC’s Dilipkumar Gokulchand Sananda. Akash Pandurang Fundkar polled 109784 votes compared to Rana Dilipkumar Gokulchand Sananda’s 84621.
The Khamgaon Assembly seat is located in the Buldhana district of Maharashtra and is an important constituency in the state’s Vidhan Sabha. The seat had witnessed a political rivlary between major parties, including BJP, NCP and INC. The constituency is known for its diverse electorate, with significant influence from both urban and rural voters.
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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.
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.
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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.
