Pune: BJP's sitting MLA from Parvati Madhuri Misal has retained the seat by a margin of over 54000 votes as counting for the Maharashtra Assembly Elections 2024 concluded.
As per the ECI's latest real-time data, Misal secured 118193 votes against her nearest rival Ashwini Kadam of the NCP (SP) who secured 63533 giving a comprehensive winning lead of 54660 to Misal.
Parvati Assembly constituency in the Pune city has been represented by BJP MLA Madhuri Satish Misal. Madhuri Misal, who was elected in 2009, 2014 and 2019, has established her clout by retaining the Parvati seat for the fourth time.
Misal, wife of late Satish Misal, was pitted against two key candidates - Ashwini Kadam of the NCP (SP), who is popular among the masses and Aba Bagul, who rebelled against his party Congress and contested the polls as an independent.
Bagul held key positions in the Pune Municipal Corporation (PMC) and has done several key works including the Rajiv Gandhi E-learning school in Sahakar Nagar.
He also is credited for the development of a unique 7 Wonders Garden in the constituency, while he was working in the municipal corporation. The constituency comprises mainly middle and upper-middle-class families and areas like Laxmi Nagar, Aranyeshwar, Pune Satara Road, Sahakarnahar, Padmavati and Taljai.
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