Lok Sabha elections: Nitin Gadkari leading by 18,904 votes over Congress rival

Lok Sabha elections: Nitin Gadkari leading by 18,904 votes over Congress rival

Data from the Election Commission show that at 10.15 am, Gadkari was ahead of his nearest rival, Vikas Thakre of the Congress, by 18,904 votes.

Elections to the 48 Lok Sabha seats in Maharashtra were held in five phases from April 19 to May 20. Voting in Nagpur was held in the first phase on April 19.

This is the third time Gadkari is contesting the Lok Sabha elections from Nagpur. The former BJP president first contested the election from Nagpur in 2014 and then againin 2019.