Close on his heels is independent candidate Sudhakar Parshuram Ghare, was a close second with 89,177 votes. In third place was Nitin Nandkumar Sawant of Shiv Sena (Uddhav Balasaheb Thackeray), with 48,929 votes.
A Closely Watched Contest
Karjat, located in Maharashtra’s Raigad district, is witnessing a heated battle in the 2024 Vidhan Sabha elections. Mahendra Thorve, the incumbent MLA, won this seat in 2019 by defeating Sureshbhau Narayan Lad of the Nationalist Congress Party (NCP) with a margin of 18,059 votes. Thorve had secured a commanding 51.04% vote share in the last election.
The constituency has a history of fluctuating political dominance. In 2014, Sureshbhau Narayan Lad of the NCP edged out Thorve, then a Peasants and Workers Party of India (PWPI) candidate, by just 1,900 votes. Before that, Lad held the seat in 2009 as well, defeating Shiv Sena’s Devendra Satam by a margin of 15,810 votes.
Nine Candidates in the Fray
This year, nine candidates contested the Karjat seat.
| Candidate Name | Party |
|---|---|
| Mahendra Sadashiv Thorve | Shiv Sena |
| Sudhakar Parshuram Ghare | Independent |
| Nitin Nandkumar Sawant | Shiv Sena (Uddhav Balasaheb Thackeray) |
| Shriram Baliram Mahadik | Bahujan Samaj Party |
| Javeed Aqdas Khot | Independent |
| Mahindra Laxman Thorve | Independent |
| Sudhakar Shankar Ghare | Independent |
| Sudhakar Yadavrao Ghare | Independent |
| Vishal Vishnu Patil | Independent |
Constituency Profile
Karjat (Assembly seat no. 189) is a semi-urban constituency in Maharashtra’s Konkan region, part of the Maval Lok Sabha constituency. It is a general (non-reserved) seat. Karjat voted on November 20, 2024.
First Published: Nov 23, 2024 2:26 PM IST
