Maharashtra Election: BJP names candidates for 99 state Assembly seats; see full list here
Maharashtra State Election 2024: The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) has released its first list of 99 candidates for the upcoming state elections in Maharashtra.
The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) on Sunday released its first list of candidates for the upcoming Maharashtra state Assembly polls. The BJP's list contained candidates for 99 out of the total 288 seats in the state Assembly.
As per the list, the BJP has fielded Deputy Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis from his traditional Assembly seat in Nagpur South West. The names of Mumbai Bharatiya Janata Party president Ashish Selar, and senior party leader and Lok Sabha MP Narayan Rane's son, Nitesh Rane, also featured on the list.
While the BJP has fielded Selar from the Vandre West seat, it fielded Nitesh Rane from Kankavli. Rane already represents the Kankavli seat in the state Assembly.
The party has fielded its Maharashtra president, Chandrashekhar Bawankule, from Kamthi, former state president Chandrakant Patil from Kothrud, and former chief minister Ashok Chavan's daughter, Sreejaya Chavan, from Bhokar, according to the list.
BJP's First List of Candidates for Maharashtra State Polls
| State Assembly Seat | Candidate Name |
| Nagpur South West | Devendra Gangadharrao Fadnavis |
| Kamthi | Chandrashekhar Krishnarao Bawankule |
| Shahada (ST) | Rajesh Udesingh Padvi |
| Nandurbar (ST) | Vijaykumar Krishnarao Gavit |
| Dhule City | Anup Agarwal |
| Sindkheda | Jaikumar Jitendrasinh Rawal |
| Shirpur (ST) | Kashiram Vechan Pawara |
| Raver | Amol Jawale |
| Bhusawal (SC) | Sanjay Waman Savkare |
| Jalgaon City | Suresh Damu Bhole (Rajumama) |
| Chalisgaon | Mangesh Ramesh Chavan |
| Jamner | Girish Dattatray Mahajan |
| Chikhli | Sweta Vidyadhar Mahale |
| Khamgaon | Akash Pandurang Fundkar |
| Jalgaon (Jamod) | Dr Sanjay Shriram Kute |
| Akola East | Randhir Pralhadrao Sawarkar |
| Dhamangaon Railway | Pratap Janardhan Adsad |
| Achalpur | Pravin Tayde |
| Deoli | Rajesh Bakane |
| Hinganghat | Samir Trimbakrao Kunawar |
| Wardha | Dr Pankaj Rajesh Bhoyar |
| Hingna | Sameer Dattatraya Meghe |
| Nagpur South | Mohan Gopalrao Mate |
| Nagpur East | Krishna Pancham Khopde |
| Tirora | Vijay Bharatlal Rahangdale |
| Gondiya | Vinod Agrawal |
| Amgaon (ST) | Sanjay Hanwantrao |
| Armori (ST) | Krushna Damaji Gajbe |
| Ballarpur | Sudhir Sachchidanand Mungantiwar |
| Chimur | Bunty Bhangadiya |
| Wani | Sanjivreddy Bapurao Bodkurwar |
| Ralegaon | Dr Ashok Ramaji Uike |
| Yavatmal | Madan Madhukarrao Yerawar |
| Kinwat | Bhimrao Ramjee Keram |
| Bhokar | Sushri Sreejaya Ashok Chavan |
| Naigaon | Rajesh Sambhaji Pawar |
| Mukhed | Tushar Rathod |
| Hingoli | Tanaji Mutkule |
| Jintur | Meghna Bordikar |
| Partur | Babanrao Lonikar |
| Badnapur (SC) | Narayan Kuche |
| Bhokardan | Santosh Raosaheb Danve |
| Phulambri | Anuradhatai Atul Chavan |
| Aurangabad East | Atul Save |
| Gangapur | Prashant Bamb |
| Baglan (ST) | Dileep Manglu Borse |
| Chandvad | Dr Rahul Daulatrao Aher |
| Nashik East | Rahul Uttamrao Dhikale |
| Nashik West | Seemarai Mahesh Hiray |
| Nalasopara | Rajan Naik |
| Bhiwandi West | Mahesh Prabhakar Choughule |
| Mudbad | Kisan Shankar Kathore |
| Kalyan East | Sulabha Kalu Gaikwad |
| Dombiwali | Ravindra Dattatray Chavan |
| Tahne | Sanjay Mukund Kelkar |
| Airoli | Ganesh Naik |
| Belapur | Manda Vijay Mhatre |
| Dahusar | Manisha Ashok Chaudhary |
| Mulund | Mihir Kotecha |
| Kandivali East | Atul Bhatkhalkar |
| Charkop | Yogesh Sagar |
| Malad West | Vinod Shelar |
| Goregaon | Vidya Jaiprakash Thakur |
| Andheri West | Ameet Satam |
| Vile Parle | Paarg Alavani |
| Ghatkopar West | Ram Kadam |
| Vandre West | Ashish Shelar |
| Sion Kiliwada | R Tamil Selvan |
| Wadala | Kalidas Nilkanth Kolambkar |
| Malabar Hill | Mangal Prabhat Lodha |
| Colaba | Rahul Suresh Narwekar |
| Panvel | Prashant Thakur |
| Uran | Mahesh Baldi |
| Daund | Rahul Subhashraio Kul |
| Chinchwad | Shankar Jagtap |
| Bhosari | Mahesh (Dada) Kishan Landge |
| Shivajinagar | Siddhrath Shirole |
| Kothrud | Chandrakant Dada Bacchu Patil |
| Parvati | Madhuri Satish Misal |
| Shirdi | Radhakrishna Eknathrao Vikhe Patil |
| Shevgaon | Monika Rajeev Rajale |
| Rahuri | Shivajira Bhanudas Kardile |
| Shrigonda | Pratibha Pachpute |
| Karjat Jamkhed | Ram Shankar Shinde |
| Kaij (SC) | Namita Mundada |
| Nilanga | Sambhaji Patil Nilangekar |
| Ausa | Abhimanyu Pawar |
| Tuljapur | Ranajagjitsinha Padmasinha Patil |
| Solapur City North | Vijaykumar Deshmukh |
| Akkalkot | Sachin Kalyanshetti |
| Solapur South | Subhash Deshmukh |
| Man | Jaykumar Bhagwanrao Gore |
| Karad South | Dr Atul Suresh Bhosale |
| Satara | Chhatrapati Shivendra Raje Bhosale |
| Kankavli | Nitesh Narayan Rane |
| Kohlapur South | Amal Mahadik |
| Ichalkaranji | Rahul Prakash Awade |
| Miraj (SC) | Suresh Khade |
| Sangli | Sudhir Dada Gadgil |
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