Wealth and cases: Top Candidates’ profiles revealed

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Chhatrapati Smabhajinagar

In the six assembly constituencies of Gangapur, Phulambri, Kannad, Vaijapur, Sillod, and Paithan, the wealthiest candidate is Satish Chavan, the Maha Vikas Aghadi candidate from the Gangapur constituency. He has declared assets worth Rs 44 crore and holds an engineering degree. Vilas Bhumre, the Maha Yuti candidate from Paithan, has the second-highest assets worth Rs 19.15 crore and holds an MA degree. Among prominent candidates, Shinde Sena’s candidate from Sillod, Abdul Sattar, has the highest number of criminal cases filed against him, with 11 charges. Key candidates' assets, education, and criminal records are summarized below.

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Gangapur Assembly Constituency

Satish Bhanudasrao Chavan, NCP Sharad Pawar, Engineering Graduate, Rs 44 crore, 1 criminal case

Prashant Bamb, BJP, MBA, Rs 4.5 crore, 2 criminal cases

Anil Ashok Chandaliya, VBA, B.Com. (Second Year), Rs 2.65 crore, None

Suresh Sahebrao Sonawane, Independent, B.Ed., Rs 3.85 crore, 4 criminal cases

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Paithan Assembly Constituency

Vilas Bhumre, Shinde Sena, MA, Rs 19.15 crore, None

Dattatray Gorde, Uddhav Sena, B.Com, Rs 98.26 lakh, None

Arun Ghodke, VBA, BA, Rs 4.48 crore, None

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Sillod Assembly Constituency

Abdul Sattar, Shinde Sena, BA FY, Rs 12.54 crore, 11 criminal cases

Suresh Pandurang Bankar, Uddhav Sena, BA, Rs 98.44 lakh, 3 criminal cases

Bane Khan Nur Khan Pathan, VBA, BA (Second Year), Rs 25 lakh, None

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Vaijapur Assembly Constituency

Ramesh Bornare, Shinde Sena, M.Com., Rs 9.61 crore, 1 criminal case

Dr Dinesh Pardeshi, Uddhav Sena, BHMS, Rs 1.89 crore, None

Kishore Jejurkar, VBA, Civil Engineer, Rs 61 lakh, 1 criminal case

Eknath Jadhav, Independent, Mechanical Engineer, Rs 3 crore, 1criminal case

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Phulambri Assembly Constituency

Anuradha Chavan, BJP, BA, Rs 5 crore, 1 criminal case

Vilas Autade, BA First Year, Rs 26.28 crore, 3 criminal cases

Ramesh Pawar, Independent, BA, Rs 4.46 crore, None

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Kannad Assembly Constituency

Sanjana Jadhav, Shinde Sena, BA, Rs 4.18 crore, None

Udaysingh Rajput, Uddhav Sena, BA, Rs 4.65 crore, None

Harshvardhan Jadhav, Independent, BA, Rs 2.94 crore, 8 criminal cases

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Five incumbents and one former MLA in the fray

In the six assembly constituencies of Gangapur, Phulambri, Kannad, Vaijapur, Sillod, and Paithan, five incumbent MLAs are contesting the election. BJP's Prashant Bamb is contesting from Gangapur. Satish Chavan, a Legislative Council member, is running from the Nationalist Congress Party, Sharad Pawar. Additionally, in Vaijapur, incumbent MLA Ramesh Bornare from Shinde Sena, Udaysingh Rajput from Uddhav Sena in Kannad and Abdul Sattar from Shinde Sena in Sillod are also in the race. Harshvardhan Jadhav, the only former MLA, is contesting from Kannad.