Mumbai: Maharashtra Assembly Speaker Rahul Narvekar, the BJP candidate from Colaba seat has won the seat against Congress candidate Heera Devasi by over 48000 votes as counting for the Maharashtra Assembly Elections draws towards conclusion.
As per the ECI's latest real-time data, Narvekar polled 81085 votes against Devasi's tally of 32504 after the conclusion of all 19 rounds thus giving a winning lead of 48581 to the BJP candidate.
Narvekar was seeking reelection from the elite Colaba Assembly seat in south Mumbai popularly known as SoBo.
The area comprises Colaba and Cuffe Parade, two of the most upscale localities in Mumbai. But it also has a local Koli community. Narvekar was pitted against Heera Devasi from the Congress and it was a straight fight between the two national parties. Colaba Assembly seat is the place which houses the Mantralaya, the state secretariat and Maharashtra Legislative Assembly.
Narvekar was banking on the work done by him and the Eknath Shinde government in the past two and half years. Narvekar also was in the headlines when he gave a verdict on the MLAs, who switched over to Eknath Shinde and Ajit Pawar, who caused a vertical split in Shiv Sena and the NCP respectively.
During his term as a Speaker, Rahul Narvekar will be remembered for giving pro verdicts for the NCP and the Shiv Sena MLAs, who rebelled against the party and joined the Eknath Shinde-led government. He has maintained in the past that he went by the Indian Constitution.
If the Mahayuti is elected, Narvekar could get a plum position.
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