Vote counting in Baramati, a stronghold of the Pawar family, has commenced. Latest trends suggest NCP's Supriya Sule is leading in this Lok Sabha seat by 11,532 at the end of the second round.
The key contest is between Sharad Pawar's daughter, Supriya Sule, and her cousin, Sunetra Pawar, who is the wife of Deputy Chief Minister Ajit Pawar.
About Baramati Lok Sabha constituency
The Baramati constituency comprises six assembly segments—Baramati town, Indapur, Daund, Purandar, Bhor, and Khadakwasla.
The Baramati Lok Sabha seat includes six assembly segments, with two each won by the BJP, Congress, and the undivided NCP in the 2019 state Assembly elections.
The NCP faction led by Ajit Pawar fielded Sunetra Pawar, who is supported by the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) and the Shiv Sena (Eknath Shinde faction).
In the 2019 elections, Sule secured 6,86,714 votes, defeating BJP's Kanchan Rahul Kul. Sule has consistently secured the Baramati seat in the past three elections, reinforcing the Pawar family's dominance.
In the 2019 elections, Sule garnered 686,714 votes, defeating BJP's Kanchan Rahul Kul.
Even during the Modi wave in 2014, Sule retained the seat with 521,562 votes. Her closest competitor, Mahadev Jankar of the Rashtriya Samaj Paksha (RSP), received 451,843 votes, while Suresh Khopade of the Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) finished third with 26,396 votes.
This story will be updated with the latest trends as they come in.
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