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Last Updated:November 23, 2024, 08:09 IST
Maharashtra, Jharkhand Election Results 2024: Check out who is leading and who is trailing among key candidates across parties in both states
Maharashtra, Jharkhand Election Results 2024: A look at how key candidates across parties are faring. (Representative image/PTI)
Counting of votes has begun for Maharashtra and Jharkhand assembly elections and a host of high-profile candidates across parties in both states await their electoral fate.
In Maharashtra, 4,136 candidates contested the elections, up from 3,239 in 2019 assembly elections. As part of the Mahayuti alliance, the BJP contested 149 seats, Eknath Shinde’s Shiv Sena contested 81 seats, and the Ajit Pawar-led NCP fielded candidates in 59 seats. In the Maha Vikas Aghadi, the Congress fielded 101 candidates, Shiv Sena (UBT) fielded 95, and the NCP (SP) put up 86 candidates.
Here’s a look at who is leading and who is trailing among key candidates in Maharashtra elections:
| Candidate Name | Party Name | Constituency | Leading/Trailing |
| Eknath Shinde | Shiv Sena (Shinde) | Kopri-Pachpakhadi | Awaited |
| Nana Patole | Congress | Sakoli | Awaited |
| Devendra Fadnavis | BJP | Nagpur South West | Awaited |
| Aaditya Thackeray | Shiv Sena (UBT) | Worli | Awaited |
| Milind Deora | Shiv Sena (Shinde) | Worli | Awaited |
| Zeeshan Siddique | NCP (Ajit Pawar) | Bandra East | Awaited |
| Nawab Malik | NCP (Ajit Pawar) | Mankhurd Shivaji Nagar | Awaited |
| Ajit Pawar | NCP (Ajit Pawar) | Baramati | Awaited |
| Yugendra Pawar | NCP (SP) | Baramati | Awaited |
| Rohit Patil | NCP (SP) | Tasgaon | Awaited |
| Amit Thackeray | MNS | Mahim | Awaited |
In Jharkhand, a total of 1,211 candidates were in the fray. The BJP-led NDA fielded candidates in 68 seats, while allies AJSU Party fielded 10. The JD(U) was allotted two seats and the Lok Janshakti (Ram Vilas) fielded one candidate. In the INDIA bloc, the JMM fielded candidates in 43 seats, Congress in 30, RJD in six, and CPI(ML) in four, with some friendly contests on certain seats.
Here’s a look at who is leading and who is trailing among key candidates in Jharkhand assembly elections:
| Candidate Name | Party Name | Constituency | Leading/Trailing |
| Hemant Soren | JMM | Barhait | Awaited |
| Babulal Marandi | BJP | Dhanwar | Awaited |
| Champai Soren | BJP | Seraikella | Awaited |
| Mahua Maji | JMM | Ranchi | Awaited |
| Banna Gupta | Congress | Jamshedpur West | Awaited |
| Geeta Koda | BJP | Jaganathpur | Awaited |
| Ajoy Kumar | Congress | Jamshedpur East | Awaited |
| Sukhram Oraon | JMM | Chakradharpur | Awaited |
| Sita Soren | BJP | Jamtara | Awaited |
| Kalpana Soren | JMM | Gandey | Awaited |
| Rameshwar Oraon | Congress | Lohardaga | Awaited |
| Basant Soren | JMM | Dumka | Awaited |
| Sunil Soren | BJP | Dumka | Awaited |
| Dr Irfan Ansari | Congress | Jamtara | Awaited |
In Maharashtra, the voter turnout this time stood at 66.05%, up from 61.1% in 2019. The majority mark in the 288-seat Maharashtra Assembly is 145. While most exit polls had predicted victory for the BJP-led Mahayuti alliance, three suggested that neither the Mahayuti nor the Maha Vikas Aghadi (MVA) would secure a decisive majority to form the next government in Maharashtra.
Jharkhand, meanwhile, witnessed a fierce electoral battle between the ruling JMM-led INDIA bloc and the BJP-led NDA. While some exit polls had predicted that the BJP-led NDA would likely oust the ruling JMM-led coalition, others forecast the return of the INDIA bloc.
Location :Maharashtra | Jharkhand, India
First Published:November 23, 2024, 08:09 IST
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