Counting begins for Maharashtra Assembly byelections

Counting of votes for the Assembly byelections to Bandra (East) in suburban Mumbai and Tasgaon Kavthe-Mahankal in Sangli district began this morning.
In Tasgaon-Kavthe Mahankal bypoll, NCP candidate Suman Patil, the widow of party stalwart R R Patil, polled 4,991 votes after first round.
She was ahead of BJP rebel and independent candidate Swapnil Patil, who was on second position with 718 votes.
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First Published: Apr 15 2015 | 9:02 AM IST
