After the municipal corporation elections, the BJP-led ruling Mahayuti is now repeating its unopposed winning pattern in the Zilla Parishad (ZP) and local body elections in Maharashtra. In Sindhudurg district, as many as 11 Mahayuti candidates have been elected unopposed in the Zilla Parishad and Panchayat Samiti elections on Friday.
Of these, 10 candidates belong to the BJP, while one candidate is from the Eknath Shinde-led Shiv Sena. Five candidates have been elected unopposed from Zilla Parishad constituencies, while six candidates are unopposed in Panchayat Samiti seats. This once again highlights Mahayuti’s dominance, similar to its performance in recent municipal corporation elections. Sindhudurg is the home district of BJP state president Ravindra Chavan.
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The nomination process for the Zilla Parishad elections is nearing completion. After scrutiny of applications, the last date for withdrawal of nominations is January 27. Ahead of this deadline, several independent and opposition candidates have withdrawn their nominations, resulting in multiple unopposed victories for the Mahayuti alliance.
In Sindhudurg Zilla Parishad, four BJP candidates and one Shiv Sena (Shinde faction) candidate have been elected unopposed. Meanwhile, all six unopposed candidates in the Panchayat Samiti belong to the BJP.
Sindhudurg Zilla Parishad – Mahayuti (Unopposed):
Kharepatan – Prachi Iswalkar (BJP)
Janavali – Ruhita Rajesh Tambe (Shiv Sena Shinde faction)
Padel (Devgad) – Suyogi Ravindra Ghadi (BJP)
Baparde (Devgad) – Avni Amol Teli (BJP)
Banda – Pramod Kamat (BJP)
Kankavali Taluka Panchayat Samiti – Mahayuti (Unopposed):
Bidwadi – Sanjana Santosh Rane (BJP)
Varawade – Rajesh ‘Sonu’ Sawant (BJP)
Devgad Taluka Panchayat Samiti – Mahayuti (Unopposed):
Padel – Ankush Yashwant Thukarul (BJP)
Nadan – Ganesh Sadashiv Rane (BJP)
Baparde – Sanjana Sanjay Lad (BJP)
Vaibhavwadi Taluka Panchayat Samiti – Mahayuti (Unopposed):
Kokisare – Sadhana Sudhir Nakashe (BJP)