Shiv Sena (UBT) leader Sanjay Raut revealed the party’s preliminary list of 17 candidates for the 2024 Lok Sabha elections on Wednesday. Anil Desai has been selected to contest from the Mumbai South Central parliamentary constituency.
Raut stated that the Uddhav Thackeray-led party aims to compete for a total of 22 seats, with the announcement of the remaining five candidates expected soon. Additionally, Raut noted that farmers’ leader Raju Shetti has requested the endorsement of the Maha Vikas Aghadi in Hatkanangale.
Shivsena List of Candidates for Lok Sabha
| Constituency | Candidate |
|---|---|
| Buldhana | Narendra Khedekar |
| Yavatmal-Vashim | Sanjay Deshmukh |
| Maval | Sanjog Vaghere-Patil |
| Sangli | Chandrahar Patil |
| Hingoli | Nagesh Patil Ashtikar |
| Sambhajinagar | Chandrakant Khaire |
| Dharashiv | Omraje Nimbalkar |
| Shirdi | Bhausaheb Vaghchaure |
| Nashik | Rajabhau Waze |
| Raigad | Anant Geete |
| Sindhudurg-Ratnagiri | Vinayak Raut |
| Thane | Rajan Vichare |
| Mumbai North-East | Sanjay Dina Patil |
| Mumbai-South | Arvind Sawant |
| Mumbai South-Central | Anil Desai |
| Mumbai North-West | Amol Kirtikar |
| Parbhani | Sanjay Jadhav |
1st List of Shiv Sena (UBT) Candidates LS Elections 2024
Shivsena, led by Maharashtra Chief Minister Eknath Shinde, is poised to reveal its first list of candidates in the coming days, as mentioned by party leader and Lok Sabha MP Rahul Shewale. Meanwhile, the NCP, another crucial member of the MVA coalition, has not yet announced its candidates officially for the upcoming Lok Sabha elections in April-May.
Meanwhile, the Congress has announced its candidates for constituencies where there are no conflicts with its alliance partners. However, the MVA constituents, also part of the INDIA bloc, are still in the process of finalizing their seat-sharing agreement. Maharashtra will conduct voting in five phases, commencing from April 19. Maharashtra voter list is also available for download from the official website.
Maharashtra holds the second-highest number of Lok Sabha seats, totaling 48, just behind Uttar Pradesh. With the nomination filing deadline for the first phase on April 19 set for March 27, parties are expected to announce their candidates for these constituencies by Tuesday.
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