Counting was being held on Monday for the June 18 elections to 11 seats within the state legislature’s Higher Home.
Gite secured 357 votes towards Darade’s 248, successful by 109 votes, as per election officers. His victory got here as a shock, because the ruling get together candidate was anticipated to place up a robust problem.
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Darade belongs to the Eknath Shinde-led Shiv Sena, which has been within the highlight following a riot by six of the 9 Shiv Sena (UBT) Lok Sabha members, with two of them confirming their change to the ruling Sena.
He had campaigned within the constituency together with a number of elected representatives for the election.
Shiv Sena MLC Manisha Kayande expressed reservations over the result, saying, “There’s a critical doubt in regards to the outcome as we had been assured that our candidate can be supported.”A visibly upset Darade left the counting centre after it grew to become clear {that a} majority of native representatives had voted in favour of Gite.
The Nashik constituency had witnessed controversy since Gite introduced his candidature towards Darade. He had alleged that Darade used foul language towards him.
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Gite entered the fray as an unbiased towards Darade, the ruling alliance’s official candidate. Senior Mahayuti leaders, together with Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis, Deputy CM Shinde, BJP minister Girish Mahajan and Shiv Sena minister Uday Samant had intervened to resolve the problem.
Following intense discussions, Gite halted his marketing campaign, however his identify remained on the poll because the withdrawal deadline had handed.
Although Gite had stated he wouldn’t proceed his marketing campaign after conferences with senior leaders, he clarified on Monday that he solely suspended his private marketing campaign whereas his supporters continued canvassing.
The biennial elections had been initially notified for 17 seats, together with one bypoll, however voting was necessitated in solely 11 constituencies as candidates of the Mahayuti alliance, comprising the BJP, Shinde-led Shiv Sena and Sunetra Pawar’s NCP, secured unopposed victories in six seats.
BJP’s Arun Lakhani from Wardha-Chandrapur-Gadchiroli and Prajakt Tanpure from Ahilyanagar, NCP nominees Vikram Kakade from Pune and Aniket Tatkare from Raigad-Ratnagiri-Sindhudurg, and Shiv Sena candidates Ravindra Phatak from Thane and Dushyant Chaturvedi from Yavatmal had been elected unopposed.
Tanpure joined the BJP shortly earlier than submitting his nomination. The Ahilyanagar chief, a nephew of NCP (SP) chief Jayant Patil, had earlier served as a minister within the Maha Vikas Aghadi (MVA) authorities.
The Opposition MVA alleged that the ruling alliance used cash and muscle energy to power withdrawal of rival candidates.
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