Maharashtra Election: Sharad Pawar's NCP declares 45 candidates, fields Jayant Patil, Deshmukh

The first list of 45 candidates of the Sharad Pawar faction was released on Thursday. Yugendra Pawar's name was announced from the Baramati seat. He will contest against his uncle and Maharashtra Deputy Chief Minister Ajit Pawar. 

Maharashtra State President of the NCP (Sharadchandra Pawar faction), Jayant Patil said, "As per instructions from Nation President Sharad Pawar, I am announcing the first list of NCP SP. Jayant Patil to contest from Islampur. Jitendra Awahad to contest from Mumbra. Anil Deshmukh to contest from Katol. Rohit Pawar to contest from Karjat Jamkhed and Rohini Khadse to contest from Muktainagar."

Here is FULL LIST of candidates:

1. Islampur - Jayant Patil
2. Katol - Anil Deshmukh
3. Rajesh Tope - Ghansawangi
4. Balasaheb Patil - Karad North
5. Jitendra Awad - Kalwa Mumbra
6. Koregaon - Shashikant Shinde
7. Jayaprakash Dandegaonkar - Vasmat
8. Gulabrao Deokar - Jalgaon Rural
9. Harshvardhan Patil - Indapur
10. Prajakt Tanpure - Rahuri
11. Ashok Pawar - Shirur
12. Man Singh Naik - Shirala
13. Sunil Bhusara - Vikramgad
14. Rohit Pawar - Karjat Jamkhed
15. Rohit Patil - Tasgaon
16. Vinayak Patil - Ahampur
17. Rajendra Shingane - King of Shindkhed
18. Sudhakar Bhalerao - Udgir.
19. Chandrakant Danve - Bhokardan
20. Charan Waghmare - Tumsar
21. Pradeep Naik - Kinwat
22. Vijay Bhamble - Jintoor
23. Sandeep Naik - Belapur
24. Bapu Saheb Pathare - Vadgaon Sherry
25. Dilip Khodpe - Jamner
26. Rohini Khadse - Muktainagar
27. Samrat Dongardive - Murtijapur
28. Duneshwar Pethe - Nagpur
29. Tiroda - Ravikant Bopche
30. Bhagyashree Atram - Hari
31. Rupkumar Bablu Chaudhary - Badnapur
32. Rakhi Jadhav - Ghatkopar East
33. Devdutt Nikam - Ambegaon
34. Yugendra Pawar - Baramati
35. Sandeep Varpe - Kopargaon
36. Pratap Dhakane - Shevgaon
37. Rani Lanka - Parner
38. Narayan Patil - Karmala
39. Mahesh Kothe - Solapur North
40. Samarjit Singh Ghatge - Kagal
41. Prashant Yadav - Chiplun
42. Prashant Jagtap - Hadapsar
43. Prithviraj Sathe - Cage
44. Mehboob Shaikh - Ashti
45. Man Singh Naik - Shirala

Baramati to see uncle Vs nephew fight as NCP-SP fields Yugendra 

The NCP (SP) on Thursday announced the candidature of Yugendra Pawar against his uncle and Maharashtra deputy Chief Minister Ajit Pawar from Baramati as the party came out with its first list of 45 candidates for the state assembly elections.

Yugendra is the son of Ajit Pawar's younger brother Shrinivas.

Others in the NCP (SP) list included its state chief Jayant Patil (Islampur), Jitendra Awhad (Mumbra-Kalwa), Anil Deshmukh (Katol), Harshvardhan Patil (Indapur) and late R R Patil's son Rohit Patil who is making a debut (Tasgaon-Kavthemahankal).

Notably, in the Lok Sabha elections NCP president Ajit Pawar's wife Sunetra Pawar had polled 5,73,979 votes in Baramati parliamentary constituency in Pune district, losing to her sister-in-law and NCP (SP) leader Supriya Sule who got 7,32,312 votes.

Jayant Patil on Yugendra Pawar selection from Baramati seat

On Baramati candidate selection, Maharashtra State President of the NCP (Sharadchandra Pawar faction), Jayant Patil said, "Baramati candidate selection is based on the demand from the local people of Baramati. I had an interaction with them. They have suggested he is the new face young and educated and can take everyone along. So we thought he would be the best person from our side. The way people are supporting him I think there will be different results this time."