Mumbai: Bypoll to the Baramati assembly seat in Maharashtra, where deputy chief minister Sunetra Pawar was in the fray, recorded a voter turnout of around 52.44% till 5 pm on Thursday. The voting percentage in Rahuri assembly constituency where BJP’s Akshay Kardile is in the fray, also saw a bypoll, and saw a turnout of 50.68%.
Bypolls in Baramati and Rahuri assembly constituencies were necessitated after the death of NCP leader Ajit Pawar and Shivaji Kardile, respectively.
Sunetra’s election is widely seen as a formality, as major Opposition parties have not fielded candidates against her. However, her youngest son, Jay Pawar, drew attention after staking a claim for the Baramati assembly seat in the 2029 elections.
Bypolls in Baramati and Rahuri assembly constituencies were necessitated after the death of NCP leader Ajit Pawar and Shivaji Kardile, respectively.
Sunetra’s election is widely seen as a formality, as major Opposition parties have not fielded candidates against her. However, her youngest son, Jay Pawar, drew attention after staking a claim for the Baramati assembly seat in the 2029 elections.
“People want me to contest the 2029 assembly elections; however, I want to work as a party functionary. It may be the people’s wish, but I am not too keen,” Jay Pawar said.
His remarks have sparked speculation about a potential contest within the Pawar family, as Yugendra Pawar – grand-nephew of Sharad Pawar from the NCP(SP) faction – who had contested against Ajit in the 2024 assembly polls, could be pitted against Jay in 2029.
