Maharashtra MLC Polls | List of Winning Candidates

Mumbai: Nine candidates of the ruling ‘Mahayuti’ alliance in Maharashtra have registered victory in the MLC polls while one seat has been bagged by Congress as the counting of votes for the remaining one seat continues here on Friday. 

From Mahayuti, BJP has registered victory on 5 MLC seats, Eknath Shinde’s Shiv Sena was able to secure two seats.  Nationalist Congress Party (Ajit Pawar) has secured two seats as of now. 

List of Winning Candidates 

• BJP - 5 Candidates

1) Yogesh Tilekar - 26 votes

2) Pankaja Munde - 26 votes

3) Parinay Phuke- 26 votes

4) Amit Gorkhe - 26 votes

5) Sadabhau Khot - 24

• Eknath Shinde’s Shiv Sena 

1) Bhawna Gawli 

2) Kripal Tumane

• Nationalist Congress Party (Ajit Pawar)

1. Shivaji Rao Garje

2. Rajesh Vitekar

• Congress

1) Pragya Satava - 26

The BJP had fielded five candidates, its allies Shiv Sena and the NCP two each. The BJP candidates are Pankaja Munde, Yogesh Tilekar, Parinay Phuke, Amit Gorkhe, and Sadabhau Khot. Shiv Sena has fielded Krupal Tumane and Bhawana Gawl and NCP has fielded Rajesh Vitekar and Shivajirao Garje.

The elections were held on 11 seats of the Maharashtra Legislative Council, as the six-year tenure of the MLCs will end on July 27. The quota to elect one MLC is the votes of 23 MLAs. The BJP leads with 103 MLAs, followed by Shiv Sena, (38), NCP (42), Congress (37), Shiv Sena (UBT) (15), and NCP (Sharad Pawar) (10).