Maharashtra Lok Sabha Election 2024: As per the schedule released by the Election Commission, 11 Lok Sabha constituencies in Maharashtra will go to polls in the third phase on May 7. The Phase-3 of the Lok Sabha elections in Maharashtra will determine the destiny of several notable candidates such as Supriya Sule, Sunetra Pawar, Pankaja Munde, Narayan Rane.
In this phase, a total of 258 candidates are in the fray for the elections. The high–profile Baramati seat this time will have the highest number of candidates at 38, while Ratnagiri–Sindhudurg at 9 has the least number of candidates.
In this phase, over 2.09 crore people will vote on May 7, which includes 1.07 crore men, 1.02 crore women and 929 transgenders. The 11 constituencies have 23,036 polling centres of which 114 are critical.
The 11 seats that are going to polls include seven in Western Maharashtra (Satara, Kolhapur, Baramati, Sangli, Solapur, Madha, and Hatkanangle), two in Marathwada (Latur and Osmanabad), and two in Konkan (Raigad and Ratnagiri-Sindhudurg).
Some of the prominent candidates in Maharashtra for this phase include Supriya Sule, Sunetra Pawar, Pankaja Munde, Narayan Rane, and two descendants of the legendary Maratha warrior Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj.
Raigad
Sunil Tatkare (NCP) vs Anant Geete (SS-UBT)
Baramati
Supriya Sule (NCP-SP) vs Sunetra Pawar (NCP)
Dharashiv
Omraje Nimbalkar (SS-UBT) vs Archana Patil (NCP)
Latur (SC)
Sudhakar Shrungare (BJP) vs Dr Shivaji Kalge (Cong)
Solapur (SC)
Praniti Shinde (Cong) vs Ram Satpute (BJP)
Madha
Ranjit Naik Nimbalkar (BJP) vs Dhairyasheel Mohite-Patil (NCP-SP)
Sangli
Sanjaykaka Patil (BJP) vs Chandrahar Patil (SS-UBT) vs Vishal Patil (Ind)
Satara
Udayanraje Bhosle (BJP) Vs Shashikant Shinde (NCP-SP)
Ratnagiri -Sindhudurg
Vinayak Raut (SS-UBT) vs Narayan Rane (BJP)
Kolhapur
Sanjay Mandlik (Shinde-Sena) vs Shahu Maharaj Chhatrapati (Cong)
Hatkanangle
Dhairyasheel Mane (Shinde-Sena) Vs Raju Shetti (SWS) vs Satyajeet Patil (Sena-UBT)
Maharashtra is scheduled to vote in five phases in the ongoing Lok Sabha Elections. Phase 4 and Phase 5 are scheduled for May 13 and May 20, respectively. In the 2019 Lok Sabha elections in Maharashtra, the BJP emerged victorious in 23 out of the 48 seats in the state, while its erstwhile ally Shiv Sena secured 18 seats.
| Lok Sabha Constituencies | State Name | INDIA Bloc Party | INDIA Bloc Candidates | BJP/NDA Party | BJP/NDA Candidates |
| Baramati | Maharashtra | NCP(SP) | Supriya Sule | NCP | Sunetra Pawar |
| Hatkanangle | Maharashtra | SS(UBT) | Satyajeet Patil | SHS | Dhairyasheel Sambhajirao Mane |
| Kolhapur | Maharashtra | INC | Shahu Chhatrapati Maharaj | SHS | Sanjay Mandlik |
| Latur | Maharashtra | INC | Shivajirao Kalge | BJP | Sudhakar Tukaram Shrangare |
| Madha | Maharashtra | NCP(SP) | Dhairyasheel Mohite Patil | BJP | Ranjit Naik-Nimbalkar |
| Osmanabad | Maharashtra | SS(UBT) | Omprakash Rajenimbalkar | NCP | Archana Ranajagjitsinha Patil |
| Raigad | Maharashtra | SS(UBT) | Anant Geete | NCP | Sunil Tatkare |
| Ratnagiri-Sindhudurg | Maharashtra | SS(UBT) | Vinayak Raut | ||
| Sangli | Maharashtra | SS(UBT) | Chandrahar Patil | BJP | Sanjaykaka Patil |
| Satara | Maharashtra | NCP(SP) | Shashikant Shinde | BJP | Udayanraje Bhosale |
| Solapur | Maharashtra | INC | Praniti Sushilkumar Shinde | BJP | Ram Satpute |
Phase 1: April 19
Phase 2: April 26
Phase 3: May 7
Phase 4: May 13
Phase 5: May 20
Phase 6: May 25
Phase 7: June 1
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