Dynamite News Maharashtra: BJP names 3 candidates for state Legislative Council bypolls
The Election Commission of India announced the details of the bypolls for five seats on March 3. A must read on Dynamite News:
Mumbai: The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) on Sunday released the list of three candidates for the upcoming Maharashtra Legislative Council bypolls.
The selected candidates are Sandip Diwakarrao Joshi, Sanjay Kishanrao Kenekar, and Dadarao Yadavrao Keche.
Why Bypoll
The bypolls were necessitated after five Members of Legislative Council (MLCs) were elected as MLAs in the 2024 Assembly elections
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These five MLCs include three from BJP— Praveen Datke, Gopichand Padalkar, Ramesh Karad — and one each from NCP (SP) (Rajesh Vitekar) and Shiv Sena (Amisha Padvi).
The Election Commission of India announced the details of the bypolls for these five seats on March 3.
Counting Of Votes
The bypolls for the five seats in state Legislative Council will be held on March 27. The counting of votes would take place the same day after the completion of the voting process.
The sitting MLAs would vote for electing the five new MLCs.
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Maharashtra Legislative Council
The Maharashtra Legislative Council or Maharashtra Vidhan Parishad is the upper house of the bicameral legislature of Maharashtra state.