Nagorao Ganar wins Nagpur Teachers' constituency

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Press Trust of India Nagpur
Last Updated : Feb 08 2017 | 1:48 PM IST
BJP supported nominee Nagorao Ganar has retained the Nagpur Teachers' constituency by defeating Rajendra Zade of Lok Bharti party in a closely contested election.
Ganar won the seat by a margin of 4,840 votesand had polled a total of 12,039 votes. Zade could secure 5,276 votes.
Biennial elections to five Graduates and Teachers constituencies in Maharashtra were held on February 3 and the counting was taken up yesterday.
Result of the Nagpur teachers' seat was announced late night.
This will be Ganar's second term as an MLC.
In other seats, Congress and NCP retained Nashik Graduates and Aurangabad Teachers constituencies, respectively.
Minister of State for Home Ranjit Patil retained the Amravati Graduates seat by defeating his nearest Congress rival Sanjay Khodke.
In Konkan, independent candidate Balaram Patil, supported by the NCP, won the election by defeating Shiv Sena's Dyaneshwar Mhatre.

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First Published: Feb 08 2017 | 1:48 PM IST

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