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BJP announces 99 candidates in first list for Maharashtra assembly polls | Full details
Maharashtra elections: Deputy chief minister Devendra Fadnavis will be contesting from the Nagpur South West seat.
The Bharatiya Janata Party on Sunday has released their first list of 99 candidates for the upcoming Maharashtra assembly elections. The elections are set to commence on November 20, with the last day for filing nominations being October 29.
Deputy chief minister Devendra Fadnavis will be contesting from the Nagpur South West constituency and state BJP chief Chandrashekhar Bawankule from Kamthi. The BJP has retained 71 sitting MLAs in this first list of candidates. They have also included 13 women candidates.
Check out the full list of 99 candidates and their constituencies below:
| Constituency | Candidate |
| Nagpur South West | Devendra Gangadharrao Fadnavis |
| Kamthi | Chandrashekhar Krishnarao Bawankule |
| Shakada (ST) | Rajesh Udesingh Padvi |
| Nandurbar (ST) | Rajendrabhai Krushnarao Gavit |
| Dhule City | Anup Agarwal |
| Sindkheda | Jaikumar Jitendrasingh Rawal |
| Nagpur South | Mohan Gopalrao Mate |
| Nagpur East | Krishna Pancham Khopde |
| Tiroda | Vijay Bharatlal Rahangdale |
| Gondiya | Vinod Agrawal |
| Jamgaon (ST) | Sanjay Hanumanta Puram |
| 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) | Sanjay Shriram Kute |
| Akola East | Randhir Pralhadrao Sawarkar |
| Dhamangaon Railway | Prata Janardhan Adsad |
| Achalpur | Pravin Tayde |
| Deoli | Rajesh Bakane |
| Hinganghat | Samir Trimbakrao Kunawar |
| Wardha | Pankaj Rajesh Bhoay |
| Hingna | Sameer Dattatraya Meghe |
| Amgaon (ST) | Sanjay Hanwantrao Puram |
| Armori (ST) | Krushna Damaji Gajbe |
| Ballarpur | Sudhir Sachchidanand Mungantiwar |
| Chimur | Bunty Bhangadiya |
| Wani | Sanjivreddy Bapurao Bodkurwar |
| Ralegaon | Ashok Ramaji Uike |
| Yavatmal | Madan Madhukarrao Yerawar |
| Kinwat | Bhimrao Ramjee Keram |
| Bhokar | Sreejaya Ashok Chavan |
| Naigaon | Rajesh Sambhaji Pawar |
| Mukhed | Tushar Rathod |
| Hingoli | Tanaii Mutkule |
| JIntur | Meghna Bordikar |
| Partur | Babanrao Lonikar |
| Badnapur (SC) | Narayan Kuche |
| Bhokardan | Santosh Raosaheb Danve |
| Baqlan (ST) | Dileep Manalu Borse |
| Phulambri | Anuradhatai Atul Chavan |
| Aurangabad East | Atul Save |
| Gangapur | Prashant Bamb |
| Chandvad | Rahul Daulatrao Aher |
| Nashik East | Shri 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 Satam |
| Vile Parle | Parag Alavani |
| Ghatkopar West | Ram Kadam |
| Vandre West | Ashish Shelar |
| Sion Koliwada | 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 |
| Parvati | Madhuri Satish Misal |
| Shirdi | Monika Rajeev Rajale |
| 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 | Subash Deshmukh |
| Man | Jaykumar Bhagwanrao Gore |
| Karad South | 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 |
The counting of votes will take place on November 23. In the recent parliamentary elections, the opposition MVA outperformed the BJP, winning 30 of Maharashtra's 48 seats, while the BJP's tally dropped to 9 from 23 in the previous election.
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The BJP's alliance partners Shiv Sena and NCP are yet to announce the seats they will be contesting, though an agreement was finalised between the three parties on division of seats on Saturday.
A source told news agency ANI that the BJP is expected to contest around 150-160 seats, while Shiv Sena will likely contest 75-85 seats, and the NCP will run in approximately 48-55 constituencies.
Opposition parties Shiv Sena (UBT), Congress and NCP -SP have also not revealed their candidates as they continue tense seat-sharing negotiations.
