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Chandrakant Patil

Chandrakant Patil is the minister in Maharashtra government and SENIOR Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) leader. He will contest from Kothrud assembly assembly seat. This seat is viewed as a stronghold for the BJP, although they faced challenges in the 2019 assembly election.The Maharashtra Navnirman Sena (MNS) candidate secured the second-highest votes, coming close to Patil. In the Kothrud constituency, which is considered a power centre of Pune, Brahmins make up a sizable population. The Congress and Nationalist Congress Party have never achieved success here. Former minister Prakash Javadekar used to live here.

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Updated On: 04 Mar 2026 | 11:47 PM IST

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Updated On: 04 Mar 2026 | 11:47 PM IST

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Updated On: 04 Mar 2026 | 11:46 PM IST

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Updated On: 04 Mar 2026 | 11:46 PM IST

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Updated On: 04 Mar 2026 | 11:46 PM IST

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Updated On: 04 Mar 2026 | 11:44 PM IST

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Updated On: 04 Mar 2026 | 11:41 PM IST

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Updated On: 04 Mar 2026 | 11:35 PM IST

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Updated On: 04 Mar 2026 | 11:32 PM IST

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Updated On: 04 Mar 2026 | 11:30 PM IST

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Updated On: 04 Mar 2026 | 11:27 PM IST

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Updated On: 04 Mar 2026 | 11:26 PM IST

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Updated On: 04 Mar 2026 | 11:23 PM IST

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Updated On: 04 Mar 2026 | 11:20 PM IST

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Updated On: 04 Mar 2026 | 11:19 PM IST

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Updated On: 04 Mar 2026 | 11:16 PM IST

West Asia crisis: Sensex slips to 11-month low, volatility gauge jumps 23%

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Updated On: 04 Mar 2026 | 11:15 PM IST

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Updated On: 04 Mar 2026 | 11:13 PM IST

India cuts urea output after Qatar LNG supplies suspended due to Iran war

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Updated On: 04 Mar 2026 | 11:12 PM IST

Safety mechanisms activated for seafarers amid West Asia tensions: Sonowal

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Updated On: 04 Mar 2026 | 11:12 PM IST