Less than 24 hours are left for the voting to begin for the 288-member Maharashtra Assembly on November 20 (Wednesday). A total of 9.63 crore voters will seal the fate of over 4,000 candidates tomorrow.
The state is witnessing a direct fight between Mahayuti and Maha Vikas Aghadi (MVA) alliances. Mahayuti comprises of BJP, Shiv Sena (Eknath Shinde) and NCP (Ajit Pawar) whereas MVA includes Congress, Shiv Sena (UBT) and NCP (Sharad Pawar).
In the last state elections, 37 seats witnessed a close fight where the winning margin was less than 5000. Unlike these polls, NCP and Shiv Sena fought as one unit each.
Let’s look at the seats where the victory margin was under 5000.
| S.No. | Constituency | Incumbent | Mahayuti candidate | MVA candidate |
| 1 | Akkalkuwa | Adv. K. C. Padavi | Aamshya Padavi | Adv. K.C. Padavi |
| 2 | Dhule City | Shah Faruk Anwar | Anup Agarwal | Anil Gote |
| 3 | Chalisgaon | Mangesh Ramesh Chavan | Mangesh Ramesh Chavan | Unmesh Bhaiyyasaheb Patil |
| 4 | Pachora | Kishor Appa Patil | Kishor Patil | Vaishali Suryawanshi |
| 5 | Muktainagar | Chandrakant Nimba Patil | Chandrakant Nimba Patil | Rohini Khadse |
| 6 | Akola West | Govardhan Mangilal Sharma @ Lalaji | Vijay Kamalkishor Agrawal | Sajid Khan Mannan Khan |
| 7 | Murtizapur | Harish Marotiappa Pimpale | Harish Marotiappa Pimple | Samrat Dongardive |
| 8 | Risod | Amit Subhashrao Zanak | Bhavana Gawali | Amit Subhashrao Zanak |
| 9 | Nagpur South | Mohan Gopalrao Mate | Mohan Gopalrao Mate | Girish Krushnarao Pandav |
| 10 | Nagpur Central | Vikas Shankarrao Kumbhare | Pravin Prabhakarrao Datke | Bunty Baba Shelke |
| 11 | Arjuni-Morgaon | Chandrikapure Manohar Gowardhan | Rajkumar Badole | Dalip Waman Bansod |
| 12 | Rajura | Subhash Ramchandrarao Dhote | Deorao Vithoba Bhongle | Subhash Ramchandrarao Dhote |
| 13 | Yavatmal | Madan Madhukar Yerawar | Madan Madhukarrao Yerawar | Anil Manaulkar |
| 14 | Arni | Dr. Dhurve Sandeep Prabhakar | Raju Narayan Todsam | Jitendra Shivajirao Moghe |
| 15 | Nanded South | Mohanrao Marotrao Hambarde | Anand Shankar Tidke Patil | Mohanrao Marotrao Ambade |
| 16 | Jintur | Meghna Bordikar | Meghna Bordikar | Vijay Bhamble |
| 17 | Ghansawangi | Rajesh Tope | Hikmat Udhan | Rajesh Tope |
| 18 | Sinnar | Adv. Kokate Manikrao Shivajirao | Manikrao Kokate | Uday Sangle |
| 19 | Dahanu | Nikole Vinod Bhiva | Vinod Suresh Medha | Vinod Bhiva Nikole |
| 20 | Boisar | Rajesh Raghunath Patil | Vilas Tare | Vinod Bhiva Nikole |
| 21 | Bhiwandi East | Rais Kasam Shaikh | Santosh Shetty | Rais Shaikh |
| 22 | Ulhasnagar | Ailani Kumar Uttamchand | Ailani Kumar Uttamchand | Omi Kalani |
| 23 | Chandivali | Dilip Bhausaheb Lande | Dilip Bhausaheb Lande | Mohd Aarif Naseem Khan |
| 24 | Kalina | Sanjay Govind Potnis | Amarjeet Singh | Sanjay Potnis |
| 25 | Daund | Rahul Subhashrao Kul | Rahul Subhashrao Kul | Ramesh Thorat |
| 26 | Vadgaon Sheri | Sunil Vijay Tingre | Sunil Tingre | Bapusaheb Pathare |
| 27 | Hadapsar | Chetan Vitthal Tupe | Chetan Tupe | Prashant Jagtap |
| 28 | Kopargaon | Aashutosh Ashokrao Kale | Ashutosh Kale | Sandeep Varpe |
| 29 | Shrigonda | Pachpute Babanrao Bhikaji | Pratibha Pachpute | Anuradha Nagavade |
| 30 | Beed | Sandeep Ravindra Kshirsagar | Yogesh Kshirsagar | Sandeep Kshirsagar |
| 31 | Barshi | Rajendra Vitthal Raut | Rajendra Raut | Dilip Sopal |
| 32 | Sangola | Adv. Shahajibapu Rajaram Patil | Shahajibapu Patil | Dipak Salunkhe |
| 33 | Man | Jaykumar Bhagwanrao Gore | Jaykumar Bhagwanrao Gore | Prabhakar Gharge |
| 34 | Chandgad | Rajesh Narasingrao Patil | Rajesh Patil | Nandini Bhabulkar Kupeka |
| 35 | Indapur | Dattatray Vithoba Bharane | Dattatray Vithoba Bharane | Harshvardhan Patil |
| 36 | Khadakwasala | Bhimrao (Anna) Dhondiba Tapkir | Bhimrao (Anna) Dhondiba Tapkir | Sachin Dodke |
| 37 | Malshiras | Ram Vitthal Satpute | Ram Vitthal Satpute | Uttam Jankar |
First Published: Nov 19, 2024 11:46 AM IST
