Nagpur, 24 Apr

(HS): Baramati in Pune district has recorded 56.56 per cent voting, while

Rahuri in Ahilyanagar district recorded54.80 per cent of voting.

By-polls in two

seats in Maharashtra were held following deaths of the representatives of those

constituencies. Deputy Chief Minister Ajit Pawar died in a plane crash in

Baramati on January 28. His wife Sunetra Pawar is contesting elections in the

vacancy created by his death. She has been made DCM by the BJP-led Mage

Alliance.

BJP MLA

Shivajirao Kardile of Rahuri died in October last year. His son Akshay Kardile is

contesting elections from the constituency.

Many major

political parties made efforts to conduct the elections unopposed. But the

efforts failed and polling was conducted on April 23.

Counting of

votes will be held on May 4, along with four states were Assembly elections are

being held and eight other constituencies in various states where by-polls were

held on April 23.

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Hindusthan Samachar / Ajay Vasant Mardikar