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Abhijit Wanjari retains Nagpur Graduates MLC seat

Overview

Congress candidate and sitting MLC Abhijit Wanjari has retained the Nagpur Division Graduates’ constituency in the Maharashtra Legislative Council elections. Following an intense counting process lasting over 40 hours, Wanjari secured 67,231 votes, defeating the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) candidate Sudhakar Kohle by a margin of 3,271 votes.

While Kohle held an early lead during the second round of first-preference voting, the final outcome was determined by the preferential voting system. The transfer of second-preference votes from eliminated candidates, specifically independent candidate Nitesh Karale who received 24,249 votes, ultimately swung the result in Wanjari’s favor.

The victory is viewed as a major political setback for the BJP. Nagpur is the home city of Maharashtra Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis and Union Minister Nitin Gadkari, and serves as the headquarters for the Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh (RSS). Wanjari, an advocate and academic, ran with the support of the Maha Vikas Aghadi (MVA) alliance, which includes the Congress, Shiv Sena (UBT), and the Nationalist Congress Party (Sharadchandra Pawar).

Entities

Marathwada · Sudhakar Kohale · Devendra Fadnavis · Nitin Gadkari · Mangesh Wankhede

Timeline

3 days ago

[POLITICS] 25 sources
Abhijit Wanjari retains Nagpur MLC seat for Congress
Congress leader Abhijit Wanjari retained the Nagpur Division Graduates’ MLC seat, defeating BJP's Sudhakar Kohale by 3,271 votes in a significant win for the MVA alliance in an RSS stronghold.
4 days ago

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