Lok Sabha Elections 2024: The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) has fielded Hemant Vishnu Savara as its candidate for the Palghar Lok Sabha seat. Hemant Savara is the son of late BJP leader Vishnu Savara. The Palghar seat, which had been a point of contention between the BJP and Chief Minister Eknath Shinde's party, has now been secured by the BJP.
Palghar is one of the 48 constituencies in the state that will go to polls in phase five of the Lok Sabha elections.
Voting Date and Result Announcement:
- Voting Date: The Palghar Lok Sabha constituency elections are scheduled for May 20.
- Result Date: The Election Commission has announced that the counting of votes and declaration of results for Palghar Lok Sabha elections 2024 will be conducted on June 4.
Candidates for Palghar Constituency: The current candidates for the Palghar Lok Sabha elections 2024 are:
- Bharati Kamadi from Shiv Sena (UBT)
- Hitendra Thakur from BVA (Bahujan Vikas Agadhi)
- Hemant Vishnu Savara from BJP
Background:
- In the 2019 Lok Sabha elections, Rajendra Dhedya Gavit from SHS (Shiv Sena) emerged as the winning candidate for the Palghar constituency with a margin of 88,883 votes.
- Total voters in Palghar constituency: 12,021,97
- Voter turnout: 63.76%
- Votes to winner: 48%
- NOTA votes: 2.45%
- Male electors: 830,432
- Female electors: 747,645