BJP candidate Rajesh Udesing won from the Shahada constituency by securing 1,46,839 votes. Congress’s Rajedrakumar Krishnarao came in second with a vote margin of 53,204.
The Shahada assembly constituency went to polls on November 20, 2024. The candidates who had contested the 2024 assembly election are Rajendrakumar Krishnarao Gavit of Indian National Congress, Rajesh Udesing Padvi of BJP and Gopal Suresh Bhandari as Independent.
Shahada is located in Nandurbar district of Maharashtra. It is reserved for Scheduled Tribe candidates and plays significant role in the region’s political landscape.
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Historically, the constituency has seen a competitive political environment, with parties like Indian National Congress, Bharatiya Janata Party and Nationalist Congress Party vying for dominance.
In the 2019 election, BJP’s Rajesh Padvi won with 45.12% of the votes, defeating INC candidate.
In Maharashtra, 288 assembly seats 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.
