The high-profile seat saw a contest between Zeeshan Siddique of the Nationalist Congress Party (NCP), Varun Sardesai of Shiv Sena (UBT), and Trupti Sawant of the Maharashtra Navnirman Sena (MNS).
Trupti Sawant secured 16,074 votes, significantly behind the two front-runners.
Vandre East: Candidates List
In total, there are 15 candidates in the fray for the Vandre East Assembly constituency, however, the major contest is between Zeeshan Siddique, Varun Sardesai and Trupti Sawant.
| Candidate Names | Party |
| Zeeshan Siddique | Nationalist Congress Party (NCP) |
| Varun Sardesai | Shiv Sena (UBT) |
| Trupti Sawant | Maharashtra Navnirman Sena (MNS) |
| Ajay Kapadane | Bahujan Samaj Party (BSP) |
| Gaonkar Shankar | Sambhaji Brigade Party |
| Pratik Jadhav | Vanchit Bahujan Aaghadi |
| Advocate Shipla Gaautami | Rashtriya Swarajya Sena |
| Anwar Shaikh | Independent |
| Kunal Sarmalkar | Independent |
| Zeeshan Siddhique | Independent |
| Dilip Shah | Independent |
| Advocate Pradeep Vade | Independent |
| Mehmood Deshmukh | Independent |
| Vishwas Jadhav | Independent |
| Shabbir Shaikh | Independent |
The Key Contest
Zeeshan Siddique, the sitting MLA, had won the Vandre East seat in 2019 on a Congress ticket but joined the Ajit Pawar-led Nationalist Congress Party last month following his expulsion from Congress. His campaign has been overshadowed by the murder of his father, senior politician Baba Siddique, earlier this year.
Varun Sardesai, a first-time candidate and maternal cousin of Uddhav Thackeray’s son Aaditya Thackeray, represents the Shiv Sena (UBT). Sardesai has drawn significant attention due to his family ties and his party’s attempt to reclaim the seat as part of its stronghold.
Trupti Sawant, a former MLA and widow of late Shiv Sena leader Bala Sawant, is also in the fray, hoping to revive her political career under the Maharashtra Navnirman Sena.
2019 result
During the 2019 Assembly polls, then-Congress candidate Zeeshan Siddique defeated Shiv Sena’s Vishwanath Mahadeshwar by 5,790 votes.
| Candidate Names | Party | Votes |
| Zeeshan Siddique | Congress | 38,337 (30.28%) |
| Vishwanath Mahadeshwar | Shiv Sena | 32,547 (25.71%) |
| Trupti Sawant | Independent | 24,071 (19.01%) |
| Mohammed Qureshi | AIMIM | 12,594 (9.95%) |
| Akhil Chitre | MNS | 10,683 (8.44%) |
| Javed Saikh | VBA | 2,913 (2.3%) |
| NOTA | – | 2,548 (2%) |
Polling and Voter Turnout
The voting for the 2024 Assembly election in Maharashtra took place in a single phase on November 20. The results for all 288 constituencies, including Vandre East, will be declared on November 23.
First Published: Nov 23, 2024 12:24 PM IST
