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In the 2024 Assembly election in Maharashtra, the Kandivali East seat is witnessing a fierce poll battle between Atul Bhatkhalkar and Kalu Budheliya.
Bhatkhalkar, who wrested the seat from former Congress MLA Thakur Ramesh Singh in 2014 and secured another term in 2019, is eyeing a hattrick from Kandivali East, this time on a Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) ticket.
Established during the 2008 delimitation exercise, the Kandivali East Assembly constituency comprises areas like Ashok Nagar, Poisar, parts of Malad East, Hanuman Nagar and Lokhandwala Township. It is home to a mix of affluent, middle-class as well as economically-weaker sections.
The poll campaign's prime focus is on slum rehabilitation, traffic decongestion and better infrastructure.
The Kandivli East segment falls under the Mumbai North Lok Sabha constituency — a stronghold of the BJP — represented by Union Minister Piyush Goyal in Lok Sabha.
In 2019, the BJP emerged as the single-largest party in Maharashtra during the Assembly election, securing a win in 105 of the 288 seats, while the then undivided Shiv Sena got 56 seats. The Congress and NCP, meanwhile, got 44 and 54 seats, respectively.
However, the BJP and Shiv Sena alliance soon fell apart over the chief minister's post, despite a clear majority, resulting in the formation of the Maha Vikas Aghadi (MVA). Later, the MVA government suffered a major setback after the Eknath Shinde-led camp rebelled against the then Uddhav Thackeray-led government in June 2022, leading to an unprecedented split in Shiv Sena.
In July last year, a similar split was seen in the NCP when Ajit Pawar parted ways with his uncle Sharad Pawar and joined the ruling Mahayuti.
Kandivali East Assembly election: Polling date
Voting for the 2024 Assembly election in Maharashtra is set to take place on November 20. All the 288 seats in the state, including Kandivali East, will vote in a single phase, while results will be out on November 23.
This time, Kandivali East has approximately 2.85 lakh voters.
Kandivali East Assembly election: Candidates' list
In total, nine candidates are in the fray from the Kandivali East seat in the 2024 Assembly polls.
2019 result
In 2019, BJP's Atul Bhatkhalkar won the Assembly election from Kandivali East and defeated then Congress candidate Dr Ajanta Yadav by 52,354 votes.
Bhatkhalkar, who wrested the seat from former Congress MLA Thakur Ramesh Singh in 2014 and secured another term in 2019, is eyeing a hattrick from Kandivali East, this time on a Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) ticket.
Established during the 2008 delimitation exercise, the Kandivali East Assembly constituency comprises areas like Ashok Nagar, Poisar, parts of Malad East, Hanuman Nagar and Lokhandwala Township. It is home to a mix of affluent, middle-class as well as economically-weaker sections.
The poll campaign's prime focus is on slum rehabilitation, traffic decongestion and better infrastructure.
The Kandivli East segment falls under the Mumbai North Lok Sabha constituency — a stronghold of the BJP — represented by Union Minister Piyush Goyal in Lok Sabha.
In 2019, the BJP emerged as the single-largest party in Maharashtra during the Assembly election, securing a win in 105 of the 288 seats, while the then undivided Shiv Sena got 56 seats. The Congress and NCP, meanwhile, got 44 and 54 seats, respectively.
However, the BJP and Shiv Sena alliance soon fell apart over the chief minister's post, despite a clear majority, resulting in the formation of the Maha Vikas Aghadi (MVA). Later, the MVA government suffered a major setback after the Eknath Shinde-led camp rebelled against the then Uddhav Thackeray-led government in June 2022, leading to an unprecedented split in Shiv Sena.
In July last year, a similar split was seen in the NCP when Ajit Pawar parted ways with his uncle Sharad Pawar and joined the ruling Mahayuti.
Kandivali East Assembly election: Polling date
Voting for the 2024 Assembly election in Maharashtra is set to take place on November 20. All the 288 seats in the state, including Kandivali East, will vote in a single phase, while results will be out on November 23.
This time, Kandivali East has approximately 2.85 lakh voters.
Kandivali East Assembly election: Candidates' list
In total, nine candidates are in the fray from the Kandivali East seat in the 2024 Assembly polls.
| Candidate Names | Party |
| Atul Bhatkhalkar | Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) |
| Kalu Budheliya | Congress |
| Mahesh Farkase | Maharashtra Navnirman Sena (MNS) |
| Venugopal | Bahujan Samaj Party (BSP) |
| Ravi Gavli | Samata Party |
| Vikas Shirsat | Vanchit Bahujan Aaghadi |
| Gajanan Sonkamble | Independent |
| Reema Yadav | Independent |
| Satish Salve | Independent |
2019 result
In 2019, BJP's Atul Bhatkhalkar won the Assembly election from Kandivali East and defeated then Congress candidate Dr Ajanta Yadav by 52,354 votes.
| Candidate Names | Party | Votes |
| Atul Bhatkhalkar | BJP | 85,152 (63.22%) |
| Dr Ajanta Yadav | Congress | 32,798 (24.35%) |
| NOTA | - | 2,780 (2.06%) |
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(Edited by : Shoma Bhattacharjee)
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