City
Epaper

MLC Election Result: MVA candidate Dhiraj Lingade wins from Amravati division graduates constituency

By Lokmat English Desk | Updated: February 3, 2023 15:10 IST

The BJP has suffered a significant setback in Amravati. Finally, after 30 hours of counting votes, Maha Vikas Aghadi candidate ...

Open in App

The BJP has suffered a significant setback in Amravati. Finally, after 30 hours of counting votes, Maha Vikas Aghadi candidate Dhiraj Lingade won.

This is considered a big blow to the BJP in the Amravati region. Lingade got 46,344 votes, while BJP candidate Ranjit Patil got 42,962 votes. Lingade won by 3,382 votes.

Candidate Arun Sarnaik has been eliminated from the Amravati division graduate constituency election. So far, 19 candidates have been eliminated. Dhiraj Lingade, on the other hand, received 44 thousand 448 votes, while Dr Ranjit Patil received 41 thousand 896 votes. As a result, because the quota (47 thousand 101 votes) was insufficient, the second preference vote of the candidate with the fewest votes (Dr Praveen Chaudhary, 1 thousand 774 votes) was counted. Lingade has now emerged victorious after the quota of votes was met.

The ruling BJP suffered a major setback in the elections to the five constituencies of teachers and graduates in the Legislative Council. The BJP lost its rightful seat to the teachers' constituency in Nagpur, which deputy chief minister Devendra Fadnavis and BJP state president Chandrashekhar Bawankule dominate. There is a picture of the Maha Vikas Aghadi dominating the elections. The BJP candidate was trailing in Amravati. There, the Maha Vikas Aghadi defeated the BJP.

Tags: MLC electionsmaharashtraAmravati DivisionMahavikas aghadiMaharashtra legislative council
Open in App

Related Stories

MaharashtraBeed Crime: Man Beaten to Death Over Ongoing Family Dispute; Case Filed

PunePune News: Vande Bharat Express Halted Due to Technical Malfunction, Resumes After 3 Hours

NashikNashik: Fire Breaks Out in Mall Basement, Firefighters Control Blaze (Watch Video)

PunePune Horror: Elderly Man Held for Allegedly Molesting 9-Year-Old Granddaughter in Parvati

MumbaiMumbai Tragedy: 19-Year-Old Worker Dies in Crane Accident During Sewri-Worli Connector Work

Maharashtra Realted Stories

MumbaiMumbai Shocker: Newborn Baby’s Body Found in Garbage Dump in Chembur

MumbaiMassive Birth Certificate Fraud Unearthed in Mumbai’s M-East Ward; Over 87,000 Entries Under Scanner, SIT Constituted

MumbaiMumbai: Retired Engineer Duped of Rs 10 Lakh in Investment Scam in Kalbadevi; Case Registered Against Company Directors

MumbaiMumbai Hotels on Alert Following Terror Threat Call to Taj and Trident, Man Detained From Sion

MumbaiMumbai: Doctor Duped of Rs 65 Lakh on Promise of Affordable 3BHK Flat in Malad