Shiv Sena Announces Candidates For Mumbai Legislative Council Elections

On Saturday, the Shiv Sena led by Uddhav Thackeray named MLC Anil Parab and party functionary J M Abhyankar as its candidates for the Mumbai Graduates and Mumbai Teachers constituencies, for the Legislative Council elections scheduled on 26^th June.

मुंबई पदवीधर मतदारसंघासाठी शिवसेना नेते ॲड. अनिल परब तर मुंबई शिक्षक मतदारसंघासाठी प्रा. ज. मो. अभ्यंकर ह्यांना शिवसेना (उद्धव बाळासाहेब ठाकरे) पक्षाची उमेदवारी जाहिर झाल्याबद्दल त्यांचे मनःपूर्वक अभिनंदन!@advanilparab pic.twitter.com/EXqXu88pCb

— ShivSena – शिवसेना Uddhav Balasaheb Thackeray (@ShivSenaUBT_) May 25, 2024

Parab is a former state transport minister in Maha Vikas Aghadi Government led by Thackeray and Abhyankar is the head of the Shiv Sena (UBT) teacher’s cell.

Out of 78 seats in the Legislative Council, Shiv Sena has 11 members, NCP has 9, Congress 8, BJP 22 and the JD (U), Peasants and Workers Party, Rashtriya Samaj Paksha have one member each. While four are independent, 21 seats are vacant. The Vacant seats include 12 members to be nominated by the Governor and 9 to be selected through local body representatives.

In Particular, most of the MLCs from Shiv Sena and Nationalist Congress Party have switched their sides to the camps led by CM Eknath Shinde and Deputy CM Ajit Pawar, after the split in these parties.

The biennial elections to the four legislative council seats- Mumbai Graduates constituency, Konkan Graduates Constituency, Mumbai Teachers Constituency and The Nashik Teachers constituency became necessary as the terms of the sitting members are about to expire in July.

The last date for filing the nomination is 7^th June and voting will be held on June 26^th. Results will be declared on July 1^st. Parab has expressed his confidence in getting victory on the strength of the works done by Shiv Sainiks. Parab stated that the BJP may not allot the Mumbai Graduates Constituency to the Sena led by Eknath Shinde.

Author: Sangi Roy

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