Maharashtra Election Results 2024 highlights: NDA takes a hit, MVA gains in Maharashtra

Adv Gowaal Kagada Padav, Indian National Congress candidate, wins in Nandurbar by a margin of almost 1.6 lakh votes, defeating Dr. Heena Gavit of the Bharatiya Janata Party. 

Sharad Pawar has said that he has not spoken to Nitish Kumar or Chandrababu Naidu today, setting at rest rumours that have been circulating on social media.

Vanchit Bahujan Aghadi’s Prakesh Ambedkar posted on X that he has accepted “Akola’s and the rest of Maharashtra’s mandate in the Lok Sabha elections,” and thanked all party workers. He is trailing by around 1.7 lakh votes in Akola. In the lead is BJP’s Anup Dhotre, followed by Congress’ Abhay Kashinath Patil.

Mr. Ambedkar is the grandson of the great Babasaheb Ambedkar. He has represented Akola in the Lok Sabha before. The Vanchit Bahujan Aghadi has not allied with either the Mahayuti or Maha Vikas Aghadi in these elections. 

Sunil Tatkare of Ajit Pawar’s faction of the Nationalist Congress Party wins in the Raigad Lok Sabha constituency. He has defeated Anant Geet of Shiv Sena- UBT by a margin of 82,784

Anil Yeshwant Desai of Shiv Sena (Uddhav Balasaheb Thackerey) has won the Mumbai South Central constituency. He has defeated Shiv Sena’s Rahul Shewale by a margin of 53,384 votes. 

This is the first seat announced for Maharashtra.

Congress’ Varsha Eknath Gaikwad leads by a little more than 3000 in the Mumbai North Central Lok Sabha constituency. She is up against BJP’s Ujwal Nikam.

Sharad Pawar says that an INDIA bloc meeting likely in Delhi tomorrow, in a public statement. The public has taught a lesson to BJP in this election, he says. 

In Mumbai, the Mahayuti is leading in two seats. Piyush Goyal leads in Mumbai North, while Adv Ujwal Nikam is leading in Mumbai North Central. 

The Maha Vikas Aghadi is leading in four of the seats in the city. Sanjay Patil is leading in Mumbai Northeast while Amol Kirtikar is leading in Mumbai Northwest. Arvind Sawant is leading in Mumbai South while Anil Desai is leading in Mumbai South Central. All four candidates are from Shiv Sena- UBT.

Praniti Shinde from the Congress is leading in Solapur by a margin of around 38,000 votes. She is the daughter of Sushilkumar Shinde, erstwhile Chief Minister of Maharashtra, Union Home Minister and longtime Congress leader. Up against her in the seat is BJP’s Ram Vitthal Satpute, who is also the vice-president of the Bharatiya Janata Yuva Morcha. 

Raksha Khadse, BJP candidate and the daughter-in-law of senior NCP leader Eknath Khadse is maintaining a steady lead of more than 1.4 lakh votes over Shriram Patil (NCP-SP) in Raver. Notably, Eknath Khadse was a BJP member before switching over to the NCP in 2020. He reportedly refused to contest as an NCP-SP candidate from Raver and has announced his intention to rejoin the BJP.

BJP’s Udayanraje Bhonsle has a narrow lead over Shashikant Shinde, who is contesting on a NCP-SP ticket from Satara. The margin is around 7000 at present, with counting still underway. 

Pankaja Munde, the daughter of Gopinath Munde, ex-Deputy Chief Minister of Maharashtra, leads in Beed by a margin of around 5600 votes. She is contesting on a BJP ticket. Her closest competitor is Bajrang Manohar Sonwane, who represents the NCP-SP. 

NCP leads only in one seat- Raigad, where Sunil Dattatrey Tatkare faces Anant Geete from Shiv Sena (UBT) and Kumudini Ravindra Chavan from the Vanchit Bahujan Aghadi. Mr. Tatkare leads by around 41,000 votes. 

At present, the Bharatiya Janata Party leads in 12 seats and the Congress in 11. Shiv Sena- UBT leads in 10 while Eknath Shinde’s Shiv Sena leads in 6. NCP-SP leads in 7 while Ajit Pawar’s NCP leads in 1. Independent candidate Vishal Prakashbapu Patil is still holding strong in Sangli, by a margin of around 50,000 votes.

In the Sena vs Sena battle for 13 seats in Maharashtra., Eknath Shinde’s Shiv Sena leads in five seats, while Shiv Sena (Uddhav Balasaheb Thackerey) leads in eight

Buldhana- Sena leads (Jadhav Prataprao Ganpatrao)

Kalyan- Sena leads (Shrikant Shinde)

Thane- Sena leads (Naresh Ganpat Mhaske) 

Maval- Sena leads (Shrirang Appa Chandu Barne)

Aurangabad- Sena leads (Bhumare Sandipanrao Asaram) 

Mumbai South Central- Sena UBT leads (Anil Desai)

Mumbai South- Sena UBT leads (Arvind Sawant)

Hingoli- Sena UBT leads (Nagesh Bapurao Aashtikar Patil)

Yavatmal Washim- Sena UBT leads (Sanjay Deshmukh)

Hatkanangale- Sena UBT leads (Satyajeet Babasaheb Patil (Aaba) Sardukar) 

Shirdi- Sena UBT leads (Bhausaheb Rajaram Wakchaure) 

Nashik- Sena UBT leads (Rajabhau Prakash Waje)

Mumbai North West- Sena UBT leads (Amol Gajanan Kirtikar) 

Read more about the battle here. 

BJP’s Narayan Rane overtakes his rival Vinayak Raut (Shiv Sena-UBT) By 2,031 votes at Ratnagiri-Sindhudurg

Per data from the ECI website, the Nationalist Congress Party – Sharadchandra Pawar faction is putting up a better showing than Ajit Pawar’s NCP. NCP-SP is leading in 8 seats while the NCP is leading only in one- Raigad. The battle for Baramati is leaning in Supriya Sule’s favour, while the NCP vs. NCP standoff in Shirur is tilting in Dr. Amol Kolhe’s favour: both are from the NCP-SP faction. Read more about this here.

According to data from the ECI website, Shiv Sena (UBT) led by Uddhav Thackerey is leading in 11 seats while Eknath Shinde’s Shiv Sena faction is leading in six. Read more about the data here.

At present, eight candidates from the Nationalist Congress Party – Sharadchandra Pawar party are in the lead. This includes Supriya Sule in the hotly contested Baramati seat, Dr. Amol Kolhe in the Shirur seat and Shashikant Shinde in Satara. 

As counting progresses, BJP’s Murlidhar Mohol has taken a lead over Ravindra Dhangekar in Pune. Mr. Dhangekar had emerged successful in the Assembly bypolls last year, beating Hemant Rasane in Kasba Peth.

Mr. Mohol has a lead of 7102 votes at present. 

The Maha Vikas Aghadi, which includes Congress, Shiv Sena UBT and NCP-SP, is presently in the lead as voting progresses in the State, with its candidates leading in 27 seats. Meanwhile, Mahayuti candidates are leading in 19 seats according to data from the ECI’s website. 

Vishal Prakashbapu Patil, who is contesting as an independent has taken a lead in the Sangli Lok Sabha seat by a substantial 14,807 votes. He is up against the BJP’s Sanjay Patil and Chandrahar Subhash Patil from the Shiv Sena- UBT.

As of 10:15, BJP leads in 13 seats, Shiv Sena (UBT) in 9, Congress in 9, Shiv Sena in 7, Nationalist Congress Party- Sharad Pawar in 7, and Nationalist Congress Party, AIMIM and an independent (Vishal Prakashbapu Patil) in one seat. 

In the Pune Lok Sabha constituency, Ravindra Dhangekar from the Congress has taken the lead by a margin of 1245 votes. He is up against Murlidhar Mohol from the BJP, among other candidates. 

Congress is currently leading in seven seats. 

Incumbent Vinayak Raut of Shiv Sena-UBT ahead of Union Minister Narayan Rane of BJP by 2,410 votes in Ratnagiri-Sindhudurg. In the initial round, Rane was leading.

Imtiaz Jaleel of All India Majlis-E-Ittehadul Muslimeen leads with 10,829 votes in the Aurangabad Lok Sabha constituency. 

Early trends of counting of votes for Lok Sabha polls in Maharashtra indicate Union ministers Nitin Gadkari and Piyush Goyal, and Supriya Sule, daughter of NCP (SP) chief Sharad Pawar, are leading from their constituencies. ​Read more here​.

Supriya Sule, the candidate from the Nationalist Congress Party- Sharadchandra Pawar, has taken a narrow lead in Baramati. The constituency is witnessing a fight between the two NCP factions, with Sharad Pawar’s daughter Supriya Sule pitted against Sunetra Pawar, the wife of Maharashtra Deputy Chief Minister Ajit Pawar. 

Read more about the battle for Baramati here.

Nitin Gadkari takes the lead in his home ground of Nagpur. The Union minister is contesting on a BJP ticket. 

First-time Lok Sabha candidate and Union Minister Piyush Goyal leads in the Mumbai North constituency. 

Chhatrapati Shahu Shahaji Maharaj, who hails from the Kolhapur royal family, has taken in the lead in the Kolhapur Lok Sabha constituency. He is contesting on a Congress ticket. 

Advocate Ujwal Nikam, BJP, leads in Mumbai North Central. He is up against INC’s Varsha Gaikwad, among other candidates

Dr. Amol Ramsingh Kolhe leads in Shirur. He is running on a ticket from the Nationalist Congress Party – Sharadchandra Pawar.

Shrikant Shinde, the son of outgoing Chief Minister Ekhnath Shinde is leading in the Kalyan Lok Sabha seat. Shiv Sena has taken a lead in five constituencies in Maharashtra, including Buldhana, Kalyan, Thane, Mumbai South Central and Mumbai South. 

Counting has started for Maharashtra’s 48 parliamentary constituencies.