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BJP wins five seats

In Maharashtra, the Bharatiya Janata Party is leading the pack with wins in five assembly seats, followed by the Shiv Sena with two wins and the Samajwadi Party and Congress with one each. The Nationalist Congress Party led by Sharad Pawar is yet to open its account.

As per the trends available, the Congress is leading in 30 seats, the Sena in 26, the BJP in 17, the NCP in 18, the Bharatiya Bahujan Sangh in 3, independents in 2, the Peasants Workers Party in 2 and the Samajwadi Party in 1.

Minister of State for Housing Raj Purohit has won by a margin of 11,512 votes from Mumbadevi. He defeated his nearest rival Bhawarsingh of the Congress.

Bashir Patel of the Samajwadi Party has won by a margin of 1,788 votes from the Umerkhedi assembly constituency. He defeated his nearest rival Abdullah Shahadat of the Congress.

Marzban Patrawala of the Congress has defeated his nearest rival Prakash Sampat of the Shiv Sena in the Colaba assembly constituency.

Former mayor Chandrakant Padwal has retained the Opera House constituency for the Shiv Sena.

Patrawala defeated his nearest Sena rival Prakash Bhaud by a margin of 11,273 votes, while Padwal retained his seat by trouncing his nearest rival Kishan Jadhav by a margin of 4,537 votes.

Bal Mane of the BJP has defeated his nearest rival Kumar Shetye by a margin of 2,313 votes in Ratnagiri.

Haribhau Jawale of the BJP has won from the Yawal assembly constituency defeating his nearest rival Ramesh Chaudhary of the Congress by just 359 votes.

Bhaurao Jadhav of the Shiv Sena has defeated his nearest rival Ramesh Bhai Kadam of the NCP by a margin of 1776 votes in Chiplun.

State Excise Minister Prakash Mehta of the BJP has defeated his nearest rival Chandrika Keniya of the Congress in Ghatkopar by 44,963 votes.

The trends available are as follows:

Saheb Rao Deshmukh of the Congress is leading by 232 votes over his nearest rival Atul Shah of the BJP in the Khetwadi assembly constituency.

Baburao Mane of the Shiv Sena is leading by 134 votes over his nearest rival Eknath Gaikwad of the Congress in the Dharavi assembly constituency.

Maharashtra Irrigation Minister Eknath Khadse is leading over his nearest rival Gajendra Patil of the Congress by 2,711 votes after the second round in the Edlabad assembly constituency.

B S Patil of the BJP is leading over his nearest rival Anil Shinde of the NCP by 8,543 votes at the end of fourth round in the Amalner assembly constituency.

Haribhau Jawle of the BJP is leading over his nearest rival Ramesh Chowdhadry of the NCP by 916 votes in the Yaval assembly constituency (Jalgaon).

Tatya Saheb of the Shiv Sena is leading by a margin of 2,269 votes over his nearest rival Onkar Wagh in the Pachora assembly constituency.

Sena candidate and former legislative assembly speaker Dattaji Nalawade who had earlier trailed in the Worli assembly constituency is now leading over his nearest rival Vijaya Patil of the Congress.

Deorao Asole of the BJP is leading by 765 votes over Sunil Kedar of the NCP in Saoner.

Sanjay Deptale of the NCP is leading by 205 votes over Dr Anil Bujone of the Shiv Sena.

Former Maharashtra revenue minister Udayanraje Bhosale is trailing behind his uncle Abhaysingraje Bhosale of the NCP by 7,036 votes in Satara.

Opposition leader in the Maharashtra Legislative Assembly Madhukar Pichad is leading in Nagar Akola.

Rajesh Tope of the NCP is leading by 893 votes over his nearest rival Ankush Kakade of the NCP.

Vinayak Nimhan of the Shiv Sena is leading by 1,037 votes over his nearest rival Ramesh Bagwe of the Congress in Shivaji Nagar assembly constituency.

Vishwas Gangurde of the BJP is leading by 1,037 votes over his nearest rival Ramesh Bagwe of the Congress in the Parvati assembly constituency.

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