MUMBAI: Maharashtra, which has 48 parliamentary constituencies, will go to polls in four phases, starting April 11. In 2009 and 2014, Lok Sabha elections were held in three phases in Maharashtra
On April 11, seven
constituencies in Maharashtra’s Vidarbha region will go to polls - Nagpur, Wardha, Yavatmal-Washim, and the naxal-affected areas of Gadchiroli and Chandrapur.
In the second phase on April 18, 10 constituencies - including three constituencies in Vidarbha, six in Marathwada and Solapur in western Maharashtra - go to elections.
The third phase, on April 23, of polling will be held in Pune, Baramati, Jalgaon, Jalna, Aurangabad, Raigad and Ratnagiri-Sindhudurg, Sangli, Satara and Kolhapur.
In the final phase on April 29, all six constituencies in Mumbai, Thane, Kalyan, Palghar and Bhiwandi will go to polls among the total 17 seats in the state.
KEY CONSTITUENCIESAmong the key constituencies are Baramati and Nagpur featuring high-profile candidates such as Supriya Sule and Nitin Gadkari. Then there is Ahmednagar from where Sujay Vikhe Patil, son of senior Congress leader Radhakrishna Vikhe Patil, is contesting. Other important constituencies are Jalna, Chandrapur, Dhule, Beed, Sangli, Mumbai North Central, Mumbai North and Baramati.
CONSTITUENCIES | CONTENDERS |
Chandrapur | Union MoS Hansraj Ahir (BJP); Suresh Dhanorkar (Congress) |
Baramati | Kanchan Kul (BJP); Supriya Sule (Congress) |
Jalna | State BJP chief Raosaheb Danve BJP; Vilas Keshavrao Autade (Congress) |
Akola | Sanjay Dhotre (BJP); Hidayat Patel (Congress) |
Bhiwandi | Kapil Patil(BJP); Suresh Kashinath Taware (Congress) |
Nagpur | Union minister Nitin Gadkari (BJP) |
Ahmednagar | Sujay Vikhe Patil (BJP) |
Dhule | Union MoS for defence Subash Bhamre (BJP) |
Beed | Late BJP MP Gopinath Munde’s daughter Pritam (BJP); Bajrang Sonawane (NCP) |
Sangli | Sitting MP Sanjay Patil (BJP) |
Mumbai North Central | Poonam Mahajan (BJP) |
Aurangabad | Subhash Zambad (Congress) |
Gadchiroli | Ashok Nete (BJP) |
Mumbai North | Gopal Shetty (BJP) |