The BJP central election committee has released its first list of candidates for the Maharashtra polls. They have fielded Devendra Fadnavis from Nagpur South West. (IMAGE: PTI)
BJP’s first list of 99 candidates for the Maharashtra elections shows the party has fielded new faces and given over a dozen seats to women candidates.
With 13 female faces, over half a dozen newcomers and seasoned veterans, the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) released its first list of candidates for the upcoming elections on Sunday afternoon.
The first list contains names of 99 candidates for the election to the 288-member Maharashtra assembly. The party has fielded deputy chief minister Devendra Fadnavis from his traditional Nagpur South West seat.
The list also includes the names of Mumbai BJP president Ashish Selar, fielded from the Vandre West seat, and senior party leader and Lok Sabha MP Narayan Rane’s son Nitesh Rane, fielded from Kankavli, a seat he currently represents in the assembly.
The BJP has fielded its Maharashtra president Chandrashekhar Bawankule from Kamthi, former state president Chandrakant Patil from Kothrud and former chief minister Ashok Chavan’s daughter Sreejaya Chavan from Bhokar.
The BJP is looking to contest around 150 seats in the state but is involved in tough bargaining with its allies Chief Minister Eknath Shinde-led Shiv Sena and Deputy Chief Minister Ajit Pawar-led NCP.
Here’s the full list displaying the contenders and their constituencies:
- Nagpur South West – Devendra Gangadharrao Fadnavis
- Kamthi – Chandrashekhar Krishnarao Bawankule
- Shahada (ST) – Rajesh Udesingh Padvi
- Nandurbar (ST) – Vijaykumar Krishnarao Gavit
- Dhule City – Anup Agarwal
- Sindkheda – Jaikumar Jitendrasinh Rawal
- Shirpur (ST) – Kashiram Vechan Pawara
- Raver – Amol Jawale
- Bhusawal (SC) – Sanjay Waman Savkare
- Jalgaon City – Suresh Damu Bhole (Rajumama)
- Chalisgaon – Mangesh Ramesh Chavan
- Jamner – Girish Dattatray Mahajan
- Chikhli – Sweta Vidyadhar Mahale
- Khamgaon – Akash Pandurang Fundkar
- Jalgaon (Jamod) – Dr. Sanjay Shriram Kute
- Akola East – Randhir Pralhadrao Sawarkar
- Dhamangaon Railway – Pratap Janardhan Adsad
- Achalpur – Pravin Tayde
- Deoli – Rajesh Bakane
- Hinganghat – Samir Trimbakrao Kunawar
- Wardha – Dr. Pankaj Rajesh Bhoyar
- Hingna – Sameer Dattatraya Meghe
- Nagpur South – Mohan Gopalrao Mate
- Nagpur East – Krishna Pancham Khopde
- Tirora – Vijay Bharatlal Rahangdale
- Gondia – Vinod Agrawal
- Amgaon (ST) – Sanjay Hanwantrao Puram
- Armori (ST) – Krushna Damaji Gajbe
- Ballarpur – Sudhir Sachchidanand Mungantiwar
- Chimur – Bunty Bhangadiya
- Wani – Sanjivreddy Bapurao Bodkurwar
- Ralegaon – Dr. Ashok Ramaji Uike
- Yavatmal – Madan Madhukarrao Yerawar
- Kinwat – Bhimrao Ramjee Keram
- Bhokar – Sreejaya Ashok Chavan\
- Naigaon – Rajesh Sambhaji Pawar
- Mukhed – Tushar Rathod
- Hingoli – Tanaji Mutkule
- Jintur – Meghna Bordikar
- Partur – Babanrao Lonikar
- Badnapur (SC) – Narayan Kuche
- Bhokardan – Santosh Raosaheb Danve
- Phulambri – Anuradhatai Atul Chavan
- Aurangabad East – Atul Save
- Gangapur – Prashant Bamb
- Baglan (ST) – Dileep Manglu Borse
- Chandvad – Dr. Rahul Daulatrao Aher
- Nashik East – Rahul Uttamrao Dhikale
- Nashik West – Seematai Mahesh Hiray
- Nalasopara – Rajan Naik
- Bhiwandi West – Mahesh Prabhakar Choughule
- Murbad – Kisan Shankar Kathore
- Kalyan East – Sulabha Kalu Gaikwad
- Dombivali – Ravindra Dattatray Chavan
- Thane – Sanjay Mukund Kelkar
- Airoli – Ganesh Naik
- Belapur – Manda Vijay Mhatre
- Dahisar – Manisha Ashok Chaudhary
- Mulund – Mihir Kotecha
- Kandivali East – Atul Bhatkhalkar
- Charkop – Yogesh Sagar
- Malad West – Vinod Shelar
- Goregaon – Vidya Jaiprakash Thakur
- Andheri West – Ameet Sata
- Vile Parle – Parag Alavani
- Ghatkopar West – Ram Kadam
- Vandre West – Ashish Shelar
- Sion Koliwada – Captain R. Tamil Selvan
- Wadala – Kalidas Nilkanth Kolambkar
- Malabar Hill – Mangal Prabhat Lodha
- Colaba – Rahul Suresh Narwekar
- Panvel – Prashant Thakur
- Uran – Mahesh Baldi
- Daund – Rahul Subhashrao Kul
- Chinchwad – Shankar Jagtap
- Bhosari – Mahesh (Dada) Kisan Landge
- Shivajinagar – Siddhrath Shirole
- Kothrud – Chandrakant Dada Bacchu Patil
- Parvati – Madhuri Satish Misal
- Shirdi – Radhakrishna Eknathrao Vikhe Patil
- Shevgaon – Monika Rajeev Rajale
- Rahuri – Shivajirao Bhanudas Kardile
- Shrigonda – Pratibha Pachpute
- Karjat-Jamkhed – Ram Shankar Shinde
- Kaij (SC) – Namita Mundada
- Nilanga – Sambhaji Patil Nilangekar
- Ausa – Abhimanyu Pawar
- Tuljapur – Ranajagjitsinha Padmasinha Patil
- Solapur City North – Vijaykumar Deshmukh
- Akkalkot – Sachin Kalyanshetti
- Solapur South – Subhash Deshmukh
- Man – Jaykumar Bhagwanrao Gore
- Karad South – Dr. Atul Suresh Bhosale
- Satara – Chhatrapati Shivendra Raje Bhosale
- Kankavli – Nitesh Narayan Rane
- Kolhapur South – Amal Mahadik
- Ichalkaranji – Rahul Prakash Awade
- Miraj (SC) – Suresh Khade
- Sangli – Sudhir Dada Gadgil