Wardha Lok Sabha Constituency in Maharashtra Results 2019: BJP Candidate Ramdas Chandrabhanji Tadas Elected as MP

Mumbai, March 24: Wardha Lok Sabha seat is one of the 48 parliamentary constituencies in Maharashtra. Wardha Lok Sabha seat went to polls on April 11 in the first phase of general elections. Ramdas Chandrabhanji Tadas of the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP), who is the sitting Member of Parliament (MP) from Wardha, was re-elected on Thursday.

Tadas defeated Congress's candidate Meghe Sagar Dattatraya in 2014 Lok Sabha polls. The Congress declared Charulata Rao Tokas as its candidate from Wardha seat. The process of filing nomination for Wardha Lok Sabha polls began from March 18. The last day for nominations was March 25. Scrutiny was done on March 26 and the last date for the withdrawal of the nominations was March 28. Maharashtra Lok Sabha Elections 2019 Dates: Constituency-Wise Complete Schedule Of Voting And Results For General Elections.

The BJP and Shiv Sena are contesting 25 and 23 seats respectively, whereas the Congress and the Nationalist Congress Party (NCP) are contesting 24 and 20 seats respectively of the total 40 Lok Sabha constituencies in Maharashtra. Check Full Schedule of Lok Sabha Elections 2019.

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Of the 48 seats, the BJP-Shiv Sena combine bagged 41 in the 2014 Lok Sabha polls. The Congress bagged two seats, while the NCP won 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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