Mumbai, March 24: BJP's Bharti Pawar was elected as Member of Parliament from Dindori in Maharashtra. Dindori Lok Sabha constituency went to polls on April 29 in the fourth phase of general elections. The counting of votes took place on May 23 and the election result of Dindori Lok Sabha seat will be declared on the same day. Harishchandra Chavan of the BJP is the sitting Member of Parliament (MP) from Dindori parliamentary seat.

The BJP denied renomination to Chavan, who has been representing the tribal-dominated seat since 2009, and reposed faith in NCP turncoat Bharti Pawar. Notably, Chavan defeated Pawar in 2014 polls by a huge margin. The NCP declared Dhanraj Haribhau Mahale as its candidate. The process of filing nomination for Dindori Lok Sabha election began from April 2. Check Full Schedule of Lok Sabha Elections 2019.

The last day for nominations was April 9. The nominations was April 12. The BJP is contesting 25 out of total 48 seats in alliance with the Shiv Sena, which will fight on rest of the seats. The Congress and the NCP are contesting 24 and 20 seats respectively. Check Full Schedule of Lok Sabha Elections 2019.

Lok Sabha election 2019 schedule for phase four:

Issue of Notification April 2
Last date for filing nomination April 9
Scrutiny of nomination April 10
Last date for withdrawal of candidature April 12
Date Of Poll April 29
Date of Result May 23

In 2014 Lok Sabha elections, the alliance of the BJP, Shiv Sena and Swabhiman Paksha together won 42 seats in Maharashtra. The Congress bagged twos eats, while the NCP four. Lok Sabha elections will take place in seven phases - on April 11, April 18, April 23, April 29, May 6, May 12 and May 19.

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