Mumbai, May 23: BJP's Ranjeetsinha Hindurao Naik-Nimbalkar was elected as Member of Parliament from Madha Lok Sabha seat. Madha Lok Sabha constituency which went to polls on April 24 in the third phase of general elections. Mohite Patil Vijaysinh Shankarrao of the NCP is the sitting Member of Parliament (MP) from Madha. However, he has been denied ticket this time.

The NCP has announced the nomination of Solapur Zilla Parishad president Sanjay Shinde for Madha parliamentary constituency. The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) fielded Ranjeetsinha Hindurao Naik-Nimbalkar to take on Shinde in the coming election. The process of filing nomination began from March 28. The last day for nominations was April 4. Maharashtra Lok Sabha Elections 2019 Dates: Constituency-Wise Complete Schedule Of Voting And Results For General Elections.

The last date for the withdrawal of the nominations was April 8. The NCP is contesting 20 seats, while its alliance partner the Congress is fighting on 24. The BJP and Shiv Sena are contesting 25 and 23 seats respectively of the total 48 Lok Sabha constituencies in Maharashtra. Check Full Schedule of Lok Sabha Elections 2019.

Lok Sabha elections 2019 schedule for third phase:

Issue of Notification March 28
Last date for filing nomination April 4
Scrutiny of nomination April 5
Last date for withdrawal of candidature April 8
Date Of Poll April 23
Date of Result May 23

The BJP-Shiv Sena combine together won 41 seats in the 2014 Lok Sabha election, with Congress and NCP winning two and four seats respectively. The seven-phase Lok Sabha elections are witnessing a fierce electoral contest between Prime Minister Narendra Modi led BJP and Rahul Gandhi's Congress.

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