Maharashtra bypoll results: BJP takes lead in Chinchwad assembly, Congress at Kasba Peth

Mumbai: The counting for votes of by-election to the Chinchwad and Kasba Peth Assembly seats in Maharashtra is underway. According to the trends, the Bharatiya Janata Party is leading in the Chinchwad constituency while Congress is leading in the Kasba Peth constituency.

The poll was held on February 27.

Kasba Peth, Chinchwad candidates

The counting, which began at 8 am, will decide electoral fates of three leading candidates from Chinchwad Assembly constituency -- NCP's Vitthal Kate, BJP's Ashwini Jagtap and Independent Rahul Kalate.

A two-way fight between the BJP and the Maha Vikas Aghadi (MVA) will decide the poll outcome for Kasba Peth, with the latter pitting Congress candidate Ravindra Dhangekar against the BJP's Hemant Rasane.

Heavyweights of the contesting parties campaigned in poll-bound regions

The heavyweights of the contesting parties, including Chief Minister Eknath Shinde, Deputy CM Devendra Fadnavis, NCP chief Sharad Pawar, senior NCP leader Ajit Pawar, Shiv Sena UBT's Aditya Thackeray and Congress state chief Nana Patole, have been campaigning extensively and vigorously for their respective party candidates through roadshows, street corner meetings and public rallies in the poll-bound constituencies.

Number of voters in the two constituencies

As per data released by the district information office, the total number of voters in the Kasba Peth constituency is 2,75,428 with 1,38, 550 women voters and 1,36,87 male voters and five transgender voters.

In the Chinchwad Assembly constituency, a total of 56,8954 eligible voters cast their votes across 510 pooling booths.

Why were by-polls necessitated?

Around 1300 police personnel along with all senior officials of the police department were deployed for voting day by the Pune police.

The bye-elections were necessitated after the demise of BJP's MLA Laxman Jagtap, from the Chinchwad Assembly constituency, and Mukta Tilak from the Kasba Peth Assembly constituency.