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Baramati Lok Sabha election: It’s daughter vs daughter-in-law, 48% voting registered
KV Prasad Jun 13, 2022, 06:35 AM IST (Published)
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Summary
The Baramati Lok Sabha seat comprises six Assembly segments, of which two each went to the BJP, Congress and the undivided NCP in the 2019 state Assembly elections.
Baramati, one of the 48 parliamentary constituencies in Maharashtra, has remained a stronghold of the Pawar family over the past few decades. However, it is witnessing an unprecedented contest in the 2024 Lok Sabha elections as veteran leader Sharad Pawar’s daughter Supriya Sule is facing a direct challenge from her cousin and Deputy Chief Minister Ajit Pawar’s wife Sunetra Pawar. The seat registered 47.84% voting as approximate trends were released by the Election Commission.
Baramati in Pune district is the only seat in the state which is witnessing a direct contest between two women candidates.
The NCP, led by Ajit Pawar, has fielded Sunetra Pawar, who is backed by the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) and the Shiv Sena (Eknath Shinde faction). In 2023, Ajit Pawar joined the ruling Mahayuti alliance and took oath as a deputy chief minister after breaking the NCP, which was formed by his uncle Sharad Pawar.
Despite being relatively new to the political arena, Sunetra is expected to take advantage of Ajit Pawar’s formidable influence in the Baramati region.
On the other hand, Sule forayed into politics in 2006 as a member of the Rajya Sabha. In 2009, she defeated BJP candidate Kanta Nalawade by over 3.36 lakh votes to secure her maiden victory from Baramati in the general elections. Later, she went on to register a win in 2014 and 2019 polls as well. Before her, this seat was represented by her father since 1996.
The Baramati Lok Sabha seat comprises six Assembly segments, out of which two each went to the BJP, Congress and the undivided NCP in the 2019 state Assembly elections. Ajit Pawar was one of the two NCP candidates to have secured a win from this region.
Voting date
Polling for the 2024 general elections in Maharashtra, which has the second-most parliamentary constituencies (48) after Uttar Pradesh (80), is being conducted in five phases. In the third phase, voting will be held in 11 seats in the state, including Baramati, on May 7.
During the 2019 polls, Baramati registered a total voter turnout of 61.82%.
List of candidates
A total of 38 candidates are in the fray for the Baramati seat in the 2024 Lok Sabha polls. However, the major contest here is between sitting MP Supriya Sule and Sunetra Pawar. Here’s a list of some of the prominent candidates:
| Candidate names | Party |
| Supriya Sule | Nationalist Congress Party – Sharadchandra Pawar |
| Sunetra Pawar | Nationalist Congress Party (NCP) |
| Priyadarshani Kokare | Bahujan Samaj Party (BSP) |
| Kamble Trishala | Bahujan Samaj Party (Ambedkar) |
| Dashrath Raut | Bharatiya Praja Surajya Paksha |
| Rajendra Bhosale | People’s Union Party |
2019 results
Sule secured a third consecutive term from the Baramati seat in 2019 elections, defeating rival BJP candidate Kanchan Rahul Kool by more than 1.55 lakh votes.
| Candidate names | Party | Vote Share |
| Supriya Sule | NCP | 6,86,714 (53%) |
| Kanchan Rahul Kool | BJP | 5,30,940 (41%) |
| Padalkar Navanath | VBA | 44,134 (3%) |
| NOTA | – | 7,868 (1%) |
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