The Shrivardhan Assembly Constituency is set to go to the polls on November 20 in Maharashtra. Located in Raigad district, this constituency has been a stronghold for the Nationalist Congress Party (NCP) in recent years.

Key Candidates

This year’s contest is expected to be a high-profile battle between two prominent political figures from the NCP. Incumbent Aditi Tatkare, the current Women and Child Development Minister will be contesting on an NCP ticket. She faces a challenge from Anil Dattaram Navgane, a candidate from NCP (SP). The third candidate in the fray is Faizal Abdul Ajij Popere, representing the Maharashtra Navnirman Sena (MNS).

NCP's stronghold in Shrivardhan

The Shrivardhan constituency has been consistently held by the NCP in the past three assembly elections. 

In the 2019 Assembly Elections, Aditi Tatkare won a decisive victory, securing over 92,000 votes. She defeated Shiv Sena’s Vinod Ghosalkar, who garnered around 52,000 votes. The 2019 elections saw a voter turnout of 59.9%, with 1.5 lakh votes cast out of more than 2 lakh registered voters in the constituency.

In the 2014 Assembly Elections, Aditi’s father, Avdhoot Tatkare, had also secured a win for the NCP, defeating Shiv Sena's Ravindra Munde with more than 60,000 votes.

With the constituency once again gearing up for a fierce electoral battle, all eyes are on whether the NCP will maintain its hold or if a new challenger will emerge victorious in this important Maharashtra seat.