Congress Names Three Candidates for Maharashtra Legislative Council Polls
Congress renominates Abhijit Wanjari and Jayant Asagaonkar and fields Aditi Pohare for Maharashtra MLC seats voting on October 23.
The Congress has announced three candidates for the upcoming Maharashtra Legislative Council election, covering one Graduate constituency and two Teacher constituencies.
The biennial polls will be held for five vacant seats across three Graduate constituencies, Aurangabad, Pune and Nagpur, and two Teacher constituencies, Amravati and Pune.
The election is scheduled for October 23.
Wanjari, Asagaonkar renominated
The party has renominated sitting MLC Abhijit Wanjari for the Nagpur Division Graduates’ seat.
It has also renominated member Jayant Dinkar Asagaonkar for the Pune Division Teachers’ seat.
Aditi Pohare, a newcomer, has been fielded from the Amravati Teachers’ seat.
The Congress announced the names in a release issued on Friday.
The schedule sets October 6 as the last date for filing nominations, while candidates can withdraw their nominations by October 9.
MVA had discussed seat-sharing
The announcement comes after the Maha Vikas Aghadi announced a plan to contest the polls.
The plan was discussed at a meeting attended by Congress leader Naseem Khan, NCP (SP) leaders Shashikant Shinde and Harshwardhan Patil, and Shiv Sena (UBT) leader Sanjay Raut.
Khan said discussions had been held for the constituency for Graduates of Chhatrapati Sambhajinagar, the constituency for Graduates of Pune and the constituency for Teachers of Amravati.
The constituencies discussed by the alliance include Graduate and Teacher seats among those covered by the October 23 election.
Three sitting members retiring
NCP’s Satish Chavan from the constituency for Graduates of Chhatrapati Sambhajinagar, Arun Lad of the NCP (SP) from the constituency for Graduates of Pune, and Kiran Sarnaik of the Shiv Sena from the constituency for Teachers of Amravati are retiring on December 6.
The Congress announcement therefore confirms its nominees for the Nagpur Graduate seat, the Pune Teacher seat and the Amravati Teacher seat, while discussions involving the MVA had also covered the Chhatrapati Sambhajinagar and Pune Graduate constituencies.
Source: The Hindu
Frequently asked questions
How many candidates has Congress announced for the Maharashtra Legislative Council polls?
Congress has announced three candidates for three Maharashtra Legislative Council seats.
Which constituencies are covered by the Congress nominations?
The nominations cover the Nagpur Division Graduates’ seat, the Pune Division Teachers’ seat and the Amravati Teachers’ seat.
Who are the Congress candidates?
Abhijit Wanjari has been renominated for Nagpur, Jayant Dinkar Asagaonkar for Pune Teachers, and newcomer Aditi Pohare has been fielded for Amravati Teachers.
When will the Maharashtra Legislative Council election be held?
The election is scheduled for October 23.
What are the nomination deadlines?
October 6 is the last date for filing nominations, and candidates can withdraw their nominations by October 9.
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