Khadakwasla Assembly Seat: The fight for Khadakwasla seat will be interesting, BJP can field a new face, know the history of the seat in one click.

Mumbai:Election bugle has sounded in Maharashtra. The election dates have been announced by the Election Commission of India. Assembly elections in Maharashtra will be held in only one phase in which voting will be held on November 20 and counting of votes will take place here on November 23. There are total 288 assembly seats in Maharashtra in which Khadakwasla seat comes under Baramati Lok Sabha constituency.

This is the seat position

Khadakwasla seat came into existence after the delimitation of the year 2009. MNS Party MLA was first elected on this seat. Vanjale Ramesh Hiraman was the MLA from this seat. After this, this seat also remained untouched by the Modi wave of 2014. Here BJP candidate Tapkir Bhimarao Dhondiba was elected MLA. In the year 2019, the people of Khadakwasla seat once again expressed their trust in BJP and once again Tapkir Bhimarao Dhondiba was elected MLA.

These issues are important on the seat

According to the information, there has been less development and more urbanization on this seat. The main issues here include traffic congestion and irregular electricity and water supply. The constituency's upper class, as well as working and migrant middle-class citizens expect basic improvements such as traffic-free roads. Voters here will support any candidate who can solve these burning problems, no matter which party he belongs to.

New face can get ticket

In the 2019 election, there were a total of 4,87,102 voters in the constituency. Tapkir won with 1,20,518 votes, defeating NCP's Sachin Shivaji Dodke, who got 1,17,923 votes, by a margin of 2,595 votes. There were 4,28,239 voters in the constituency in 2014. Tapkir secured 1,11,531 votes and defeated NCP's Dilip Prabhakar Barate by a huge margin of 63,026 votes, who got 48,505 votes.

In the 2009 election, when there were 3,56,137 voters, Maharashtra Navnirman Sena's Ramesh Hiraman Wanjale won the seat with 79,006 votes, defeating NCP's Vikas Pandharinath Dangat, who got 56,488 votes. The number of first-time voters has increased significantly, and they are expected to play a decisive role in the upcoming elections. This constituency has consistently supported Sharad Pawar in the Lok Sabha elections even amid the split in the NCP.

There is growing dissatisfaction towards the outgoing BJP candidate Bhimrao Dhondiba Tapkir, who has represented the constituency for three consecutive terms. Some in the party believe it is time for a new face instead of giving Tapkir a fourth chance. Tapkir himself has acknowledged this sentiment and said he will abide by the party's decision – even if it means re-election. Whether to contest elections or step aside.