Pune:Incumbent BJP MLA Siddharth Shirole, who is re-contesting from Shivaji Nagar constituency in Pune city, has secured victory by a margin of over 36,000 votes.
As per data available with the Election Commission of India, Shirole secured 84695 votes against his nearest rival Congress's Datta Bahirat, who bagged 47993 votes. The votes were counted in 20 rounds.
The Shivaji Nagar constituency is witnessing a triangular contest between Shirole, who is son of former Pune MP Anil Shirole, owner of a hotel chain, Bahirat and Manish Anand, a former Khadki Cantonment Board Vice President (VP) who rebelled against his party Congress, and stood as an independent candidate.
The constituency has a mix of voters from middle-class to affluent and comprises areas like Shivaji Nagar, Wakdewadi, Khadki, Pune University, and Bhosale Nagar.
Manish Anand has done considerable work in Khadki and is also associated with hockey. Anand is also close to hockey legend Dhanraj Pillay, who hails from the Khadki area, a Cantonment, with a large presence of Army institutions, including the CAFVD (Central Armed Forces Vehicular Depot).
Shirole on the other hand has banked on the work he has done for the last five years and has projected the achievements of the Eknath Shinde government along with the promises given by the Mahayuti.
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