Dr Atulbaba Suresh Bhosale of the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) is leading with 64,939 votes, while Prithviraj Dajisaheb Chavan of the Indian National Congress (INC) trails in second place with 54,025 votes, according to data from the Election Commission of India as of 1.25 pm.
This marks a significant shift in the constituency, where Chavan, a veteran Congress leader, won the 2019 elections by defeating Bhosale by a margin of 9,513 votes. In that election, Chavan secured 43.90% of the total votes cast, with the BJP following closely.
Contest and Constituency Details
| Candidate Names | Party |
| Prithviraj Chavan | Congress |
| Atul Bhosale | Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) |
| Krishna Gaikwad | Bahujan Samaj Party (BSP) |
| Indrajit Gujar | Swabhimani Paksha |
| Mahesh Jirange | Rashtriya Samaj Paksha |
| Sanjay Gade | Vanchit Bahujan Aaghadi |
| Vishwjeet Undalkar | Independent |
| Shama Shaikh | Independent |
Constituency Overview
Karad South (Assembly seat no. 260) falls in the rural Satara district and is part of the Satara (General) Lok Sabha constituency. The seat, which has no reservation, has seen varied contests over the years. The constituency had 13 candidates in both 2019 and 2014 Assembly elections and nine candidates in 2009.
Voting in Karad South took place on November 20, 2024, and today’s counting will decide the fate of the candidates.
