NEW DELHI: Congress' Ravindra Chavan won the Nanded Lok Sabha after defeating Bharatiya Janata Party's Santuk Hambarde.
Chavan received a total number of 5,86,788 votes while his main competitor Santuk Hambarde got 5,85,331 . there is only a margin of 1,457 votes.
The Nanded Lok Sabha bypoll witnessed a voter turnout of 67.81%, marking a 7% increase compared to the general elections earlier this year. The voting process was extended until 9:30pm due to procedural delays, as both the bypoll and assembly elections were conducted simultaneously. However, Nanded District Collector Abhijeet Raut assured that no such delays would affect the vote counting scheduled for November 23.
This bypoll was necessitated by the death of Congress MP Vasant Chavan, and the electoral contest became a straight fight between his son Ravindra Chavan (Congress) and Santuk Hambarde (BJP). Both camps are optimistic that the higher turnout could favor them.
Among the six assembly constituencies within the Nanded Lok Sabha seat, rural areas recorded a significantly higher turnout than urban centers. Bhokar constituency topped the turnout chart at 76%, followed by Naigaon (74%), Mukhed (70%), and Deglur (63%). Urban constituencies like Nanded South (64%) and Nanded North (61%) registered relatively lower participation.
Vote counting for the bypoll and assembly elections under the Nanded Lok Sabha seat will take place at Swami Ramanand Teerth Marathwada University. For the remaining three assembly constituencies— Kinwat, Hadgaon, and Loha—counting will take place at their respective taluka headquarters.
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