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In the six assembly constituencies of Gangapur, Phulambri, Kannad, Vaijapur, Sillod, and Paithan, the wealthiest candidate is Satish Chavan, the Maha Vikas Aghadi candidate from the Gangapur constituency. He has declared assets worth Rs 44 crore and holds an engineering degree. Vilas Bhumre, the Maha Yuti candidate from Paithan, has the second-highest assets worth Rs 19.15 crore and holds an MA degree. Among prominent candidates, Shinde Sena’s candidate from Sillod, Abdul Sattar, has the highest number of criminal cases filed against him, with 11 charges. Key candidates' assets, education, and criminal records are summarized below.
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Gangapur Assembly Constituency
Satish Bhanudasrao Chavan, NCP Sharad Pawar, Engineering Graduate, Rs 44 crore, 1 criminal case
Prashant Bamb, BJP, MBA, Rs 4.5 crore, 2 criminal cases
Anil Ashok Chandaliya, VBA, B.Com. (Second Year), Rs 2.65 crore, None
Suresh Sahebrao Sonawane, Independent, B.Ed., Rs 3.85 crore, 4 criminal cases
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Paithan Assembly Constituency
Vilas Bhumre, Shinde Sena, MA, Rs 19.15 crore, None
Dattatray Gorde, Uddhav Sena, B.Com, Rs 98.26 lakh, None
Arun Ghodke, VBA, BA, Rs 4.48 crore, None
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Sillod Assembly Constituency
Abdul Sattar, Shinde Sena, BA FY, Rs 12.54 crore, 11 criminal cases
Suresh Pandurang Bankar, Uddhav Sena, BA, Rs 98.44 lakh, 3 criminal cases
Bane Khan Nur Khan Pathan, VBA, BA (Second Year), Rs 25 lakh, None
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Vaijapur Assembly Constituency
Ramesh Bornare, Shinde Sena, M.Com., Rs 9.61 crore, 1 criminal case
Dr Dinesh Pardeshi, Uddhav Sena, BHMS, Rs 1.89 crore, None
Kishore Jejurkar, VBA, Civil Engineer, Rs 61 lakh, 1 criminal case
Eknath Jadhav, Independent, Mechanical Engineer, Rs 3 crore, 1criminal case
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Phulambri Assembly Constituency
Anuradha Chavan, BJP, BA, Rs 5 crore, 1 criminal case
Vilas Autade, BA First Year, Rs 26.28 crore, 3 criminal cases
Ramesh Pawar, Independent, BA, Rs 4.46 crore, None
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Kannad Assembly Constituency
Sanjana Jadhav, Shinde Sena, BA, Rs 4.18 crore, None
Udaysingh Rajput, Uddhav Sena, BA, Rs 4.65 crore, None
Harshvardhan Jadhav, Independent, BA, Rs 2.94 crore, 8 criminal cases
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Five incumbents and one former MLA in the fray
In the six assembly constituencies of Gangapur, Phulambri, Kannad, Vaijapur, Sillod, and Paithan, five incumbent MLAs are contesting the election. BJP's Prashant Bamb is contesting from Gangapur. Satish Chavan, a Legislative Council member, is running from the Nationalist Congress Party, Sharad Pawar. Additionally, in Vaijapur, incumbent MLA Ramesh Bornare from Shinde Sena, Udaysingh Rajput from Uddhav Sena in Kannad and Abdul Sattar from Shinde Sena in Sillod are also in the race. Harshvardhan Jadhav, the only former MLA, is contesting from Kannad.