Maharashtra Election: BJP Releases Third List, Names Candidates For Nagpur, Latur, Vasai, And More

The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) on October 28 released its third list of 25 candidates for the upcoming Maharashtra Assembly elections, further intensifying the electoral battle. The list includes candidates for key constituencies such as Nagpur, Latur, Vasai, and more, ahead of the November 20 polls.
Among the notable names in the list, Harish Marotirao Pimple has been fielded from Murtijapur (SC), while Sai Prakash Dahake will contest from Karanja. Rajesh Shriram Wankhade is the BJP candidate from Teosa, and Sumit Kishor Wankhede has been nominated from Arvi. The party has chosen Charansingh Babulalji Thakur for the Katol constituency and Sudhakar Vitthalrao Kohale for Nagpur West.
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In Nagpur North (SC), Dr. Milind Pandurang Mane will represent the BJP, and Ashish Raje Deshmukh has been chosen for Savner. For the Latur City constituency, Archana Shailesh Patil Chakurkar has been nominated, reflecting the BJP’s strategy to bring in new faces along with some re-nominations.
The third list also features candidates such as Sanjay Upadhyay for Borivali, Sneha Premnath Dube for Vasai, and Raju Narayan Todsam for Arni (ST). Other candidates include Parag Kishorchandra Shah for Ghatkopar East and Vinod Suresh Medha for Dahanu (ST).
This announcement comes after the BJP’s second list released on October 26, which included 22 candidates. The second list had re-nominated prominent figures like Devayanai Pharande from Nashik Central and Prakash Bharsakle from Akot. It also featured several new candidates, replacing sitting legislators like Deorao Holi from Gadchiroli (ST) with Milind Narode.
With the release of the third list, the BJP has announced candidates for 146 seats so far in the 288-member Maharashtra Assembly, as it aims to secure a majority in the upcoming elections.