Ratnagiri: The BJP's Narayan Rane won by a tremendous margin of 47,858 votes, with a total of 44,8514, votes behind him over his foremost rival, Shiv Sena UBT's Vinayak Raut, who got 4,00,656 total votes.
At 03.30 pm
Narayan Rane takes a comfortable lead of over 59,122 votes over his trailing competitor, UBT's Vinayak Raut.
At 02.20 pm
BJP's Narayan Rane Hold a comfortable lead over Vinayak Raut of the UBT Shiv Sena.
At 01.31 pm
Narayan Rane from the BJP is holding a steady lead of over 34609 votes.
At 12.50 pm
Vinayak Raut of the UBT Shiv Sena has lost his initial lead over the BJP's Narayan Rane.
At 12.01 pm
The BJP's Narayan Rane has taken over Shiv Sena UBT's Vinayak Raut.
At 11.07 am
Shiv sena UBT's Vinayak Raut is maintaining lead over BJP's Narayan Rane
At 10.32 am
Narayan Rane (BJP) is trailing behind Vinayak Raut of Shiv Sena (UBT)
Ratnagiri–Sindhudurg Lok Sabha constituency is one of the 48 Lok Sabha constituencies of the state of Maharashtra. This constituency was created in 2008, and Lok Sabha elections were held for the first time in the constituency in 2009. At present, Ratnagiri-Sindhudurg Lok Sabha constituency comprises six Vidhan Sabha segments, including Chiplun, Ratnagiri, Rajapur, Kankavli, Kudal, and Sawantwadi. Voting will be held in Ratnagiri–Sindhudurg Lok Sabha constituency on May 7 during phase 3.
![At present, Ratnagiri–Sindhudurg Lok Sabha constituency comprises six Vidhan Sabha segments](https://media.assettype.com/freepressjournal/2024-05/73fce3ff-3e39-4426-896c-a85702d79eb6/image__94_.png)
At present, Ratnagiri–Sindhudurg Lok Sabha constituency comprises six Vidhan Sabha segments | FPJ
BJP's Narayan Rane Vs Shiv Sena (UBT)'s Vinayak Raut
Ratnagiri–Sindhudurg Lok Sabha constituency is going to be a high-stakes, tough battle between BJP's Narayan Rane and Vinayak Raut of the Shiv Sena (UBT), who is also the current MP of Ratnagiri–Sindhudurg. Ratnagiri–Sindhudurg has been a UBS Sena's strong bastion. It will be an interesting fight between Vinayak Raut and Narayan Rane, who was once a Shiv Sena strongman. Rane has been a 6-time-MLA from the Kudal Assembly Constituency of Konkan.
![BJP's Narayan Rane Vs Shiv Sena (UBT)'s Vinayak Raut](https://media.assettype.com/freepressjournal/2024-05/84a0d1a1-05ee-4f1d-8ead-568ea9854c4e/image__95_.png)
BJP's Narayan Rane Vs Shiv Sena (UBT)'s Vinayak Raut | FPJ
Previous Lok Sabha Election Winners
In 2009 General elections, Narayan Rane's elder son, Nilesh Rane, clinched victory on a Congress ticket, securing 3,53,915 votes. He had defeated Shiv Sena's Suresh Prabhu with a margin of 46,750 votes. In 2014, Shiv Sena's Vinayak Raut won the elections, defeating Congress' Nilesh Rane, securing 4,93,088 votes with a margin of 1,50,051 votes.
![Previous Lok Sabha Election Winners](https://media.assettype.com/freepressjournal/2024-05/c6f5e37d-63a8-4e02-90bb-31a24ba36699/image__96_.png)
Previous Lok Sabha Election Winners | FPJ
The Ratnagiri-Sindhudurg constituency, which covers two key coastal districts of Maharashtra, has predominantly had a strong hold on the undivided Shiv Sena. In June 2022, when the party split, Vinayak Raut continued to support the Uddhav Thackeray-led faction. Vinayak Raut fought the battle of 2019 on the Shiv Sena ticket and retained the seat, defeating Nilesh Rane, who had fought the election on the Maharashtra Swabhiman Paksha (MSP) ticket. The MSP later merged with the BJP.
![Previous Lok Sabha Election Results](https://media.assettype.com/freepressjournal/2024-05/840749ba-23ac-490a-8a36-ba5205a6d6f7/image__97_.png)
Previous Lok Sabha Election Results | FPJ