Sena keeps Mumbai graduates seat, BJP wrests Konkan

Mumbai: The Shiv Sena retained the Mumbai Graduates constituency in the Maharashtra Legislative Council, while NCP deserter Niranjan Davkhare, who contested on a BJP ticket in the Konkan Graduates' seat, emerged victorious on Friday.

The Sena retained the Mumbai Graduates' seat, which it has held since 1985.

Senior Shiv Sena leader late Pramod Navalkar had represented the seat for three terms. Present Health Minister Deepak Sawant won it twice.

Sena candidate Vilas Potnis polled 19,354 votes while Ameetkumar Mehta of the BJP bagged 7,792 votes.

In Konkan Graduates' constituency, Shiv Sena's Sanjay More was defeated by Niranjan Davkhare, who had defected to the BJP from the NCP on the eve of the polls.

Davkhare, who was the sitting MLC of NCP, bagged 29,035 votes, while Shiv Sena's Sanjay more got 23,357 votes.