Maharashtra Elections: Shiv Sena Releases First List Of 70 Candidates; To Contest On 124 Seats

Maharashtra Elections: Aaditya Thackeray, the son of Shiv Sena chief Uddhav Thackeray, will be debuting in the elections and will be contesting from Worli assembly seat.

Mumbai: Shiv Sena party chief Uddhav Thackeray speaks as party leader Aditya Thackeray looks on during party office-bearers meeting in Mumbai, Saturday, Sept. 28, 2019. (PTI Photo)(PTI9_28_2019_000114B)

Maharashtra Assembly Elections 2019: Hours after Bharatiya Janata Party announced its first list of candidates, the Shiv Sena has also released its list of 124 seats that it will be contesting in the 2019 Maharashtra assembly elections. The party, however, released names of only 70 candidates in the first go. The BJP had announced the name of candidates for 125 seats. In a joint statement issued by the BJP and the Shiv Sena on Monday, it was announced that the seat-sharing had been finalised between the alliance partners. Shiv Sena has meanwhile Shiv Sena has announced the name of candidates for 70 seats. Aaditya Thackeray, the son of Shiv Sena chief Uddhav Thackeray, will be debuting in the elections and will be contesting from Worli assembly seat. Sena's first list of candidates:

• Nanded South: Rajshri Patil
• Murud: Mahendra Sheth Dalvi
• Hadgaon: Nagesh Patil Ashtikar
• Mumbadevi: Pandurang Sakpal
• Byculla: Yamini Jadav
• Govandi: Vitthal Lokare
• Aerandol /Parola: Chimanrao Patil
• Vadner: Priti Sanjay
• Shrivardhan: Vinod Ghosalkar
• Kopar Pachkapdi: Eknath Shinde
• Vaijapur: Ramesh Bornave
• Shirol: Ulhas Patil
• Gangakhed: Vishal Kadam
• Dapoli: Yogesh Kadam
• Guhaghar: Bhaskar Jadhav
• Andheri East: Ramesh Latke
• Kudal: Vaibhav Naik
• Owla Majivade: Pratap Sarnaik
• Beed: Jaydatta Kshirsagar
• Par Thane: Sandipan Bhumre
• Shahapur: Pandurang Barola
• Nagar City: Anilbhaiya Rathod
• Shillod: Abdul Sattar
• Aurangabad (South): Sanjay Shirsat
• Akkalkuwa: Amsha Padvi
• Igatpuri: Nirmala Gavit
• Vasai: Vijay Patil
• Nalasopara: Pradip Sharma
• Sangola: Shabji Bapu Patil
• Karjat: Mahendra Thorve
• Dhan Savangi: Dr.Hikmat Dada Udhan
• Khanapur: Anil Babar
• Rajapur: Rajan Salavi
• Karvir: Chandradeep Narke
• Balapur: Nitin Deshmukh
• Deglur: Subhash Sabne
• Umarga: Lohara Gyanraj Chougule
• Digras: Sanjay Rathod
• Parbhani Dr.Rahul Patil
• Mehkar: Dr.Sanjay Raymulkar
• Jalna: Arjun Khotkar
• Kalamnuri: Santosh Bangar
•  Kolhapur North: Rajesh Kshirsagar
• Aurangabad (West): Sanjay Shirsat
• Chandgadh (Kolhapur): Sangram Kupekar
• Worli: Aditya Thackeray
• Sewree: Ajay Chowdhary
• Ichalkaranji: Sujit Michanekar
•  Radhanagari: Prakash Abitkar
• Purandare: Vijay Shivtare
• Dindoshi: Sunil Prabhu
• Jogeshwari East: Ravi Waikar
•  Magathane: Prakash Surve
• Govandi: Vitthal Lokare
• Vikhroli: Sunil Raut
• Anushakti Nagar: Tukaram Kate
• Chembur: Prakash Fatarpekar
•  Kurla: Mangesh Kudalkar
• Kalina: Sanjay Potnis
•  Mahim: Sada Sarvankar
• Jalgaon Gramin: Gulabrao Patil
•  Pachora: Kishore Patil
•  Malegaon: Dadaji Bhuse
•  Sinnar: Rajabhau Vaze
•  Niphad: Anil Kadam
• Devlali: Yogesh Gholap
• Khed: Alandi Suresh Gore
• Pimpari: Gautam Chabukswar
• Yevla: Sambhaji Pawar
•  Nandgaon: Suhas Khande

Maharashtra will go to polls on October 21 and the results will be declared on October 24. The last date of filing nomination papers is October 4, while the date for their scrutiny is October 5. Nominations can be withdrawn till October 7. Maharashtra has a total of 288 assembly seats. The Election Commission of India has announced single-phase voting for Maharashtra