Archive · 23 Dec 2025
Jalgaon Voters Reject Candidates of Three Ministers
In the recent municipal elections in Jalgaon, voters showed their displeasure with three ministers by rejecting the candidates they supported.
Raksha Khadse, Gulabrao Patil, and Sanjay Savkare saw their candidates lose, indicating that the public was unhappy with their performance and overconfidence.
In Dharangaon, Lilabai Chaudhary won against the candidate supported by Gulabrao Patil.
In Muktainagar, Sanjana Patil won against Raksha Khadse's candidate.
In Bhusawal, Sanjay Savkare's wife lost the mayoral election.
However, in Jamner, Water Resources Minister Girish Mahajan's wife won unopposed, showing his strong control over the area.
The Mahayuti alliance won most of the mayoral seats, while the Maha Vikas Aghadi and Congress party performed poorly.
Voters in Jalgaon rejected candidates supported by ministers Raksha Khadse, Gulabrao Patil, and Sanjay Savkare in municipal elections.
Lilabai Chaudhary won the mayoral election in Dharangaon against the candidate supported by Guardian Minister Gulabrao Patil.
Sanjana Patil, daughter of Shinde Sena MLA Chandrakant Patil, won the mayoral election in Muktainagar against Raksha Khadse's candidate by 2436 votes.
Sanjay Savkare's wife, Rajni Savkare, lost the mayoral election in Bhusawal, which was reserved for a Scheduled Caste woman.
Water Resources Minister Girish Mahajan's wife, Sadhana Mahajan, won the mayoral election in Jamner unopposed, showing his strong control over the area.
- Who
- Voters in Jalgaon district, including Raksha Khadse, Gulabrao Patil, Sanjay Savkare, and their supported candidates
- What
- Municipal elections where voters rejected candidates supported by three ministers
- When
- During the recent municipal elections
- Where
- Jalgaon district, including Dharangaon, Muktainagar, Bhusawal, Jamner, and Pachora
- Why
- Voters were angry due to lack of development work and other issues, sending a message to the ministers not to take them for granted
- Ministers Affected
- Raksha Khadse, Gulabrao Patil, Sanjay Savkare
- Election Type
- Municipal elections
- Key Candidates
- Vaishali Bhave, Lilabai Chaudhary, Sanjana Patil, Rajni Savkare, Sadhana Mahajan, Sunita Patil
- Winning Margins
- Sanjana Patil won by 2436 votes
- Alliance Wins
- Mahayuti alliance won 16 out of 18 mayoral seats
- Congress Performance
- Congress party did not win any seats
- Shiv Sena Performance
- Shinde group won one seat, Uddhav Thackeray faction won one seat
