Maharashtra Lok Sabha election: Pawar vs Pawar, Rane vs Raut - A look at key constituencies and candidates in phase 3

This predetermination volition find the destiny of respective salient figures, including NCP (SP) campaigner and Sharad Pawar's daughter, MP Supriya Sule; Maharashtra lawman CM Ajit Pawar's woman Sunetra Pawar; Union Minister Narayan Rane; descendent of Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj, Udayan Bhosale; and Chhatrapati Shrimant Shahu Maharaj, among others.

As galore arsenic 258 candidates are successful the fray successful the 11 constituencies.

Baramati: NCP vs NCP(SP)

The Baramati Lok Sabha spot is not lone seen arsenic a conflict of prestige but besides a spot that volition determine the bequest of Pawars. 

The constituency volition witnesser a combat betwixt absorption Maha Vikas Aghadi (MVA) nominee and NCP (SP) main Sharad Pawar's daughter, Supriya Sule, and her sister-in-law, Sunetra Pawar, the woman of authorities Deputy Chief Minister and NCP person Ajit Pawar. 

In 2014, Sule weathered the 'Modi wave' to clasp the spot by implicit 70,000 votes. In 2019, she secured the household bastion successful occidental Maharashtra by a borderline of implicit 1.55 lakh votes. This time, with the NCP split, the family's accepted voters are besides divided. The Vanchit Bahujan Aghadi (VBA) has besides announced its enactment for Sule.

Ratnagiri-Sindhudurg: BJP vs Shiv Sena (UBT)

Union curate and Rajya Sabha MP Narayan Rane is contesting connected a BJP summons from Sindhudurg-Ratnagiri against Vinayak Raut, the incumbent Member of Parliament from the spot and campaigner of Shiv Sena (UBT). 

Both Rane and Raut are assured they volition triumph the seat. In an interrogation with ANI, Rane claimed that helium “will triumph the elections one-sided, with astir 3 lakh votes" and asserted that section issues similar floods and unemployment would beryllium solved wrong 1 year. 

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Rane has already faced 2 consecutive defeats. In 2014, helium mislaid the assembly predetermination from Kudal to the Shiv Sena’s Vaibhav Naik. In 2018, Rane suffered different decision successful the assembly by-election to Bandra (East). He was defeated by the past undivided Shiv Sena's Trupti Sawant, the woman of erstwhile MLA Bala Sawant, whose decease necessitated the byelection.

Sangli: BJP vs Shiv Sena (UBT)

The Sangli spot volition witnesser a three-cornered combat betwixt sitting BJP MP Sanjaykaka Patil, Shiv Sena (UBT) campaigner Chandrahar Patil and autarkic campaigner Vishal Patil. 

The spot was a constituent of contention betwixt Maha Vikas Aghadi (MVA) constituents, the Congress and Shiv Sena (UBT). The Congress had demanded the seat, saying it was the party's stronghold. However, the Sena (UBT) announced wrestler Chandrahar Patil arsenic its candidate. Vishal Patil, grandson of erstwhile main curate Vasantdada Patil, is warring this predetermination arsenic an independent.

Satara: BJP vs NCP (SP)

Udayanraje Bhosale, a descendant of Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj and a Rajya Sabha subordinate of the BJP, is seeking predetermination from the Satara seat. He is assured of winning the predetermination against NCP's (Sharad Pawar) candidate, MLC Shashikant Shinde, by implicit 2 lakh votes. 

In the 2019 Lok Sabha election, Udayanraje had contested from undivided NCP and won the seat. However, successful September 2019, helium resigned from the enactment and joined BJP successful the beingness of Devendra Fadnavis. In the by-election held successful October 2019, Bhosale contested arsenic a BJP campaigner but mislaid the spot to NCP's Shriniwas Patil by implicit 80,000 votes.

Kolhapur: Congress vs Shiv Sena

Kolhapur is different spot from wherever a royal scion is successful the fray for the Lok Sabha elections. Congress campaigner Chhatrapati Shahu Maharaj, who is making his canvass debut, is pitted against incumbent MP and Sena campaigner Sanjay Mandlik.

Mandlik is seeking a 2nd term. He antecedently won the predetermination successful 2009 connected the summons of the undivided Shiv Sena, defeating NCP's Dhananjay Mahadik. Speaking to PTI, Mandlik said, “This is simply a conflict of 2 ideologies and vision. People successful Kolhapur bash not spot who is contesting but deliberation astir themselves and what is bully for them."

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Raigad: NCP vs SS (UBT)

The coastal spot of Raigad volition witnesser a contention betwixt Sunil Tatkare and Anant Geete. In 2019, Tatkare and Geete contested connected undivided NCP and Shiv Sena's tickets, respectively. 

This time, Tatkare is moving arsenic the campaigner for NCP (Ajit Pawar) and Geete arsenic the Shiv Sena (UBT) candidate. Geete antecedently won the spot successful some 2009 and 2014. He besides served arsenic a Cabinet Minister successful the Modi authorities from 2014-19. However, successful 2019, helium was defeated by Sunil Tatkare.

Solapur: BJP vs Congress

The Solapur constituency volition witnesser a combat betwixt BJP MLA Ram Satpute and Congress campaigner Praniti Shinde. Praniti Shinde, a three-time Solapur legislator, is the girl of erstwhile Union Minister Sushilkumar Shinde.

Osmanabad: NCP (AP) vs Shiv Sena (UBT)

In the Osmanabad constituency, Archana Patil, an NCP (Ajit Pawar) candidate, volition look Shiv Sena (UBT)'s Omprakash Rajenimbalkar. In 2019, Omprakash had defeated Ranjitsinh Patil by astir 1 lakh votes.

Latur: BJP vs Congress

Once a stronghold of the Congress party, the BJP won the Latur spot successful 2004. In 2009, Congress again won the seat. However, the BJP reclaimed it successful 2014 and 2019. This time, the BJP has renominated sitting MP Sudhakar Shrangare from the seat. He is pitted against Congress campaigner Shivaji Kalge.

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Madha: NCP (SP) vs BJP

From Madha, the Nationalist Congress Party (SP) has nominated Dhairyasheel Mohite-Patil, who discontinue the BJP and joined Sharad Pawar up of the election. He is pitted against incumbent MP and BJP campaigner Ranjitsinh Naik Nimbalkar.

Hatkanangle: Sena Vs Sena (UBT)

The constituency volition witnesser a triangular contention betwixt Shiv Sena's Dairyasheel Sambhajirao Mane, Shiv Sena (UBT)'s Satyajeet Patil and autarkic campaigner Raju Shetti, the president of Swabhimani Shetkari Sanghatana.

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Published: 06 May 2024, 09:03 AM IST