Bhartiya Janta Party released the lists of its candidates for the upcoming state polls of Maharashtra. The saffron party has released two different lists which now carry a total of 132 nominees.
Incumbent Chief Minister of Maharashtra Devendra Fadnavis will contest from Nagpur South West seat. BJP leader Chandrakant Patil will contest from Kothrud. It has been reported that the names of 12 sitting MLAs have been dropped off the final list. Eknath Khadse was dropped off with Education minister Vinod Tawde and Energy minister Chandrashekhar Bawankule.
Maharashtra will go to polls for its 288 assembly seats on October 21 along with Haryana, following which voting will be done on October 24.
Complete List of BJP Candidates-
- Nagpur South West – Devendra Fadnavis
- Kothrud – Chandrakant Dada Patil
- Shahada (ST) – Rajesh Udesingh Padvi
- Nandurbar (ST) – Vijaykumar Gavit
- Solapur City North – Vijayrao Deshmukh
- Solapur South – Subhash Deshmukh
- Wai – Madan Prataprao Bhosale
- Man – Jaykumar Gore
- Karad South – Atul Suresh Bhosale
- Satara – Shivendrasinh Abhaysingraje Bhosale
- Kolhapur South – Amal Mahadeek
- Ichalkaranji – Suresh Halwankar
- Miraj (SC) – Suresh Khade
- Sangli – Sudhir Gadgil
- Shirala – Shivajirao Naik
- Jat – Vilasrao Jagtap
- Nawapur (ST) – Bharat Manikrao Gavit
- Dhule Rural – Dnyanjyoti Manohar Badane Patil
- Tirora – Vijay Rahangadale
- Amgaon (ST) – Sanjay Puram
- Armori (ST) – Krushna D. Gajbhe
- Gadchiroli (ST) – Devrao Holi
- Rajura – Sanjay Dhote
- Chandrapur (SC) – Nana Shyamkule
- Ballarpur – Sudhir Mungantiwar
- Chimur – Kirtikumar (Bunty) Bhangdiya
- Wani – Sanjiv Reddy Bodkurwar
- Akola West – Goverdhan Sharma
- Akola East – Randhir Sawarkar
- Murtijapur (SC) – Harish Pimple
- Washim (SC) – Lakhan Malik
- Karanja – Rajendra Patni
- Amravati – Sunil Deshmukh
- Daryapur (SC) – Ramesh Bundile
- Morshi – Anil Bonde
- Arvi – Dadarao Keche
- Hinganghat – Samir Kunawar
- Wardha – Pankaj Bhoyar
- Savner – Rajiv Potdar
- Hingna – Samir Meghe
- Umred (SC) – Sudhir Parwe
- Nagpur South – Mohan Mate
- Nagpur East – Krushna Khopde
- Nagpur Central – Vikas Shankarrao Kumbhare
- Nagpur West – Sudhakar Deshmukh
- Sindkheda – Jaykumar Rawal
- Bhiwandi West – Mahesh Chaugule
- Murbad – Kisan Kathore
- Kalyan East – Ganpat Kalu Gayakwad
- Dombivali – Ravindra Chavhan
- Mira Bhayandar – Narendra Mehata
- Thane – Sanjay Kelkar
- Airoli – Sandip Naik
- Belapur Smt. Manda Mhatre
- Dahisar Smt. Manisha Chaudhari
- Mulund – Mihir Kotecha
- Kandivali East – Atul Bhatkhalkar
- Charkop – Yogesh Sagar
- Goregaon Smt. Vidya Thakur
- Andheri West – Amit Satam
- Vile Parle Adv. Parag Alavani
- Ghatkopar West – Ram Kadam
- Vandre West Adv. Ashish Shelar
- Raver – Haribhau Jawale
- Bhusawal (SC) – Sanjay Sawkare
- Jalgaon City – Suresh (Rajumama) Bhole
- Amalner – Shirish Chaudhari
- Chalisgaon – Mangesh Ramesh Chavhan
- Jamner – Girish Mahajan
- Malkapur – Chainsukh Sancheti
- Chikhli – Shweta Mahale
- Khamgaon – Aakash Phundkar
- Jalgaon (Jamod) – Sanjay Kute
- Akot – Prakash Bharsakale
- Nagpur North (SC) – Milind Mane
- Arjuni-Morgaon (SC) – Rajkumar Badole
- Ralegaon – Ashok Ramji Uikey
- Yavatmal – Madan Madhukar Yerawar
- Arni (ST) – Sandip Prabhakar Dhurve
- Bhokar – Bapusaheb Gorthekar
- Mukhed – Tushar Rathod
- Hingoli – Tanaji Mutkule
- Partur – Babanrao Dattatray Lonikar
- Badnapur (SC) – Narayan Kuche
- Bhokardan – Santosh Raosaheb Patil Danve
- Phulambri – Haribhau Bagde
- Aurangabad East – Atul Sawe
- Gangapur – Prashant Bam
- Chandvad – Rahul Aher
- Nashik Central Sau Devyani Farande
- Nashik West Sau Seema Hire
- Dahanu (ST) – Paskal Dhanare
- Vikramgad (ST) – Hemant Sawara
- Sion Koliwada Capt. Tamil Selwan
- Wadala – Kalidas Kolambkar
- Malabar Hill – Mangalprabhat Lodha
- Panvel – Prashant Thakur
- Pen – Ravisheth Patil
- Shirur – Baburao Kashinath Pacharne
- Indapur – Harshwardhan Patil
- Chinchwad – Laxman Jagtap
- Bhosari – Mahesh (Dada) Kisan Landge
- Vadgaol Sheri – Jagdish Mulik
- Shivajinagar – Sidharth Padmakar Shirole
- Khadakwasala – Bhimarao Tapkir
- Parvati Smt. Madhuri Misal
- Hadapsar – Yogesh Tilekar
- Pune Cantonment (SC) – Sunil Kamble
- Kasba Peth Sau Mukta Tilak
- Akole (ST) – Vaibhav Pichad
- Shirdi – Radhakrushna Vikhe Patil
- Kopargaon Smt. Snehalata Kolhe
- Nevasa – Balasaheb Murkute
- Shevgaon Smt. Monika Rajale
- Rahuri – Shivajirao Kardile
- Shrigonda – Babanrao Pachpute
- Karjat Jamkhed Prof. Ram Shinde
- Georai Adv Laxman Pawar
- Majalgaon – Ramesh Adaskar
- Ashti – Bhimrao Dhonde
- Parli Sau Pankaja Gopinathrao Munde – Palwe
- Ahmadpur – Vinayak Kisan Jadhav Patil
- Nilanga – Sambhaji Patil Nilangekar
- Ausa – Abhimanyu Pawar
- Tuljapur – Rana Jagjitsingh
- Muktainagar- Rohini Khadse
- Katol- Charan Singh Thakur
- Tumsar- Pradeep Padole
- Nashik East- Adv. Rahul Dhikale
- Borivali- Sunil Rane
- Ghatkopar East- Parag Shah
- Colaba- Rahul Narvekar
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