Maharashtra Assembly elections 2024: Kothrud to see 3-way fight as BJP Minister Chandrakant Patil seeks fresh term
The Hindu
Triangular contest in Pune's Kothrud constituency as BJP's Chandrakant Patil faces Shiv Sena and MNS for re-election.
Maharashtra Minister and BJP candidate Chandrakant Patil is locked in a triangular contest in Pune city's Kothrud constituency, where he faces a challenge from the Shiv Sena (UBT) and MNS for a second term from the seat.
Kothrud, an upmarket and a Brahmin-dominated suburb, is one of the most sought after residential areas in Maharashtra's Pune city.
The constituency, a BJP stronghold since 2014, comprises 4,36,472 voters, who have raised concerns over traffic woes and other infrastructure-related issues in the area ahead of the November 20 State polls.
From 2014 to 2019, the seat was represented by the BJP's Medha Kulkarni, now a Rajya Sabha member. In the 2019 Dtate elections, Ms. Kulkarni was denied the ticket to accommodate Chandrakant Patil, who hails from Kolhapur.
Despite initial criticism of being an “outsider,” former state BJP president Patil then won against Maharashtra Navnirman Sena (MNS) candidate Kishor Shinde, who had the backing of Congress and (then undivided) NCP backing, by a margin of more than 25,000 votes.
This election, however, presents a tougher challenge for Mr. Patil, as Shiv Sena (UBT) nominee Chandrakant Mokate, a former Shiv Sena (then unified) MLA from Kothrud until 2014, has expressed confidence that people will back him as he is the “son of the soil”.
The MNS has re-nominated Mr. Shinde, setting the stage for a triangular contest. Speaking to PTI, Mr. Mokate claimed there has been little progress on the basic infrastructure development in the constituency over the past 10 years.
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Triangular contest in Pune's Kothrud constituency as BJP's Chandrakant Patil faces Shiv Sena and MNS for re-election.
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