Independent stuns both NCP faction candidates, wins Maharashtra’s Junnar seat

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The northernmost constituency successful Pune, which is predominantly agrarian and agrarian successful its demographics, Junnar was won by Atul Benke of undivided NCP successful 2019, who defeated Sonavane, who fought the spot from the past undivided Shiv Sena.

In the Assembly predetermination earlier that successful 2014, Sonavane had fought the predetermination connected a MNS summons and was the lone MNS legislator successful the 2014 Maharashtra Assembly.

Victory should marque america humble, Sharad Sonavane tells workers

After the triumph was announced, Sonavane said: “A ample fig of grassroot workers worked for maine during this election. I privation to archer them that they should support their feet connected to the crushed arsenic they observe this. We each person a batch of enactment up for our Junnar constituency and I americium going to request them more. This triumph should marque america humble.”

He further said: “My aboriginal program for Junnar is to enactment connected its immense imaginable for tourism. We person successful caput a precise elaborate blueprint of the aforesaid that we volition question an support for. Human-leopard conflicts remains a captious challenge. We volition besides beryllium moving connected mounting up a leopard-centric wood safari.”

Originally a loyal Shiv Sainik from Junnar, Sonavane (52) has implicit 25 years of acquisition successful politics.

After a stint with the MNS, Sonavane returned to Shiv Sena successful 2019.

NCP’s important elector basal successful Junnar

The NCP, connected the different hand, has ever had a important elector basal successful Junnar, which falls nether the Shirur Lok Sabha constituency.

With the divided successful the NCP, the Assembly predetermination was expected to witnesser a conflict betwixt the 2 NCPs led by Ajit Pawar and Sharad Pawar.

While the Ajit Pawar-led NCP had Benke, the NCP (SP) had chosen Satyasheel Sherkar who shifted from the Congress days earlier filing nomination.

Sonavane was hopeful of getting the candidature from Mahayuti and decided to rebel aft the summons went to NCP’s Benke.

The combat for Junnar was expected to beryllium betwixt the 2 NCPs, but connected Saturday erstwhile the votes were counted, Sonavane stunned everyone with a victory.

He bagged 73,355 votes and won with a borderline of 6,664 implicit Sherkar, who got 66,691 votes.

Sitting MLA successful 3rd position

Sitting MLA Benke remained successful 3rd presumption with 48,100.

“We judge that the beardown protagonist basal of Sonavane, which helium has worked hard for implicit the past 25 years, was the cardinal here. He is simply a Shiv Sainik to the core. Though Mahayuti had fixed candidature of Benke and MVA to Sherkar, the halfway elector for Shiv Sena from some the sides voted for Sonavane. He has remained accessible adjacent aft his triumph successful 2014 and decision successful 2019,” said a section governmental worker.

“The rivals of Sonavane tried to play dirty, ran a smear campaign, pitted 2 candidates with the aforesaid name, denied him permissions for rallies and more. It seems that it generated sympathy among immoderate and besides made his loyal supporters determined to spot him win,” said different section worker.

When contacted, NCP’s Benke said: “It was a truly unexpected effect for us. We volition analyse the result.”