Shiv Sena (UBT) releases first list of candidates; check full list here

The Shiv Sena UBT on Wednesday released the first list of candidates in Maharashtra for the upcoming Lok Sabha elections 2024According to the list Shiv Sena UBT fieled Amol Kirtikar from the Mumbai NorthWest Lok Sabha constituency Arvind Sawant from South Mumbai constituency Sanjay Dina Patil from MumbaiNorth East constituency Chandrahar Patil from Sangli and Anant Gete from RaigadRajan Vichare will contest from Thane while Vinayak Raut has been given a ticket from Ratnagiri Sindhudurg Sitting MPs Sanjay Jadhav Parbhani and Omraje Nimbalkar Osmanabad have been renominatedThe party will also contest Aurangabad fielding former MP Chandrakant Khaire from the seatAlso Read Congress Candidate List 2024 Check statewise candidate name and constituencyParty leader Sanjay Raut took to X formerly known as Twitter to share the list of the 17 candidates namely for Raigad Ratnagiri Thane Parbhani Buldhana Yavatmal Chhatrapati Sambhajinagar Shirdi South Mumbai North West Mumbai North East Mumbai Sangli Hingoli Dharshiv Nasik and Maval seatsTweeting the list of candidates party leader Sanjay Raut posted on X With the blessings of Shiv Sena chief Balasaheb Thackeray and the order of Shiv Sena party chief Uddhavji Thackeray the list of 17 Lok Sabha candidates of Shiv Sena is announced Mumbai South Central Announcing the candidature of Shri Anil Desai Other 16 candidates are as follows 17 16 hellip pictwittercomnPg2RHimSFmdash Sanjay Raut rautsanjay61 March 27 2024Notably Amols father and sitting MP from the seat Gajanan Kirtikar is affiliated to the rival Shiv Sena headed by Maharashtra Chief Minister Eknath ShindeEarlier Shiv Sena UBT leader Sanjay Raut had said that the Shiv Sena UBTs first list of candidates in Maharashtra for the ensuing Lok Sabha elections will be formally declared on March 26The list of the Uddhav Thackerayled opposition party a constituent of the Maha Vikas Aghadi MVA in the state will feature up to 16 names he had saidMeanwhile Maharashtra Chief Minister Eknath Shindeled Shiv Sena is likely to release its first list of candidates in a day or two party leader and Lok Sabha MP Rahul Shewale said on MondayAlso Read BJP Candidate List 2024 Check statewise candidate name and constituencyAnother MVA constituent NCP Sharadchandra Pawar is yet to officially declare its candidates in the state for the AprilMay Lok Sabha polls On the other hand the Congress which is also a part of the statelevel grouping of the opposition parties has declared its candidates on some seats where there is no tussle with its alliance partnersThe MVA constituents who are also members of the INDIA bloc have yet to finalize their seatsharing arrangementMaharashtra which has 48 Lok Sabha seats the second highest after Uttar Pradesh 80 will vote in five phases starting from April 19As the last date for filing nominations is March 27 for the five seats going to the polls in the first phase on April 19 it becomes necessary for parties who have not named nominees for these constituencies to do so by Tuesday