Maharashtra deputy Chief Minister and NCP president Ajit Pawar on Saturday won from his traditional Baramati assembly constituency by defeating his nephew and NCP (SP) candidate Yugendra Pawar by more than one lakh votes.

In a closely contested battle in the Karjat Jamkhed constituency, Rohit Pawar of the Nationalist Congress Party – Sharad Pawar faction (NCP-SP) emerged victorious, securing 127,676 votes. He defeated Professor Ram Shankar Shinde of the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP), who garnered 126,433 votes. Pawar won by a narrow margin of 1,243 votes.

Dy CM Ajit Pawar has held on to Baramati assembly seat since 1991. He lost the first round in NCP vs NCP fight when his wife Sunetra lost to Supriya Sule in Lok Sabha elections.

Baramati, the bastion of the Pawar family, turned into an epicentre of political drama in the Maharashtra assembly elections, as voters faced a unique dilemma — choosing between seasoned leader Ajit Pawar and first-time contender Yugendra Pawar.

NCP-SP candidate Yugendra Pawar is trailing behind NCP chief Ajit Pawar by 21,349 votes after 5 rounds of counting for the Baramati seat in the as

Baramati became the stage for a high-stakes faceoff between seasoned politician Ajit Pawar, a seven-term MLA and deputy chief minister, and his young challenger, 32-year-old Yugendra Pawar.

In Maharashtra's 2024 elections, the Pawar family focuses on defeating NCP leader Ajit Pawar in Baramati. He faces his nephew Yugendra Pawar, making the constituency a hot topic. Vote counting started at 8 am Saturday,

Ajit Pawar's wife Sunetra Pawar told news agency PTI that they were extremely grateful for the support in Baramati as Ajit Pawar continues to increase his lead in the constituency. During the Lok Sabha elections,

Nationalist Congress Party chief Ajit Pawar is trailing behind Yugendra Pawar of NCP (Sharad Pawar) in the early trends of vote counting for the Maharashtra Election. Currently, postal votes are being counted.