BJP’s Kaustubh Gawade wins Pune Teachers’ seat
Defeats rivals by a margin of around 6,200 votes; counting continues in three constituencies
PUNE : BJP candidate Kaustubh Gawade has won the Pune Teachers’ Constituency in the Maharashtra Legislative Council elections. Following the counting of votes that began on Tuesday morning, results for two of the five constituencies have been declared.
The Pune Teachers’ Constituency had attracted considerable attention, with Gawade facing a challenge from independent candidate Sachin Sanap, backed by Eknath Shinde-led Shiv Sena, and Congress candidate Jayant Asgaonkar. Gawade emerged victorious in the three-way contest, bringing the electoral battle to a close.
As the result became clear, Sanap congratulated Gawade on his victory. According to reports, Gawade’s winning margin over Sanap was approximately 6,200 votes.
Meanwhile, Pratapsingh Patil, representing the Sharad Pawar-led faction of the Nationalist Congress Party (NCP), won the Chhatrapati Sambhajinagar Graduates’ Constituency.
With these two results declared, counting is continuing in the remaining three constituencies — Pune Graduates, Nagpur Graduates and Amravati Teachers.
The results from these constituencies are expected to complete the picture of the Maharashtra Legislative Council elections, which have drawn considerable political attention across the state.
