The Aurangabad Lok Sabha seat has been with the Shiv Sena since 1989, barring one term in 1998 for the Congress.
One of the 48 Lok Sabha constituencies of Maharashtra, Aurangabad comprises six Assembly segments -- Kannad, Aurangabad Central, Aurangabad West, Aurangabad East, Gangapurand Vaijapur
Maharashtra’s 48 constituencies will vote to elect members to the Lok Sabha in four phases on April 11,18, 23 and 29.
Here’s all you need to know about Aurangabad Lok Sabha constituency:
State : Maharashtra
Name of the Lok Sabha constituency: Aurangabad
Date of polling: April 23
2019 candidates: Chandrakant Khaire (Shiv Sena), Zambad Subhash Manakchand (Congress) and Imtiaz Jaleel Syed (India Majlis-E-Ittehadul Muslimeen)
Sitting MP, Party: Chandrakant Bhaurao Khaire, Shiv Sena
Winning margin in 2014: 162,000
Runner up name, party: Patil Nitin Suresh, Congress
Number of polling booths in 2014: 1,760
Number of voters in 2014: 786,342
Percentage of votes polled in 2014: 82%
Number of women voters: 428,264♥