Sunetra Pawar, wife of late Nationalist Congress Party (NCP) leader Ajit Pawar's wife has won the bypolls from the Baramati constituency, with a margin of 2,09,000 votes, according Election Commission data.
The Baramati bypoll elections were conducted following the death of then Maharashtra deputy chief minister Ajit Pawar in a plane crash on January 28.
"This is the first election after Ajit Pawar. Never had I thought that I would have to contest this election. The votes from the people of Baramati are the real tribute to Ajit Dada. I thank everyone from the bottom of my heart," Sunetra Pawar told NDTV in her first reaction after the counting started.
"I will continue to serve my people and bring the dreams of Ajit Pawar into reality through the developmental work."
Pawar also thanked NCP (SP) chief Sharad Pawar and Baramati MP Supriya Sule for their support.
"Baramati is my family. Sharad Pawar had declared that they would not contest any candidate. This is the support I've got from my family. The kind of work, belief, and service Supriya Sule and the Pawar family have offered (to this constituency) as of now, I will try my best to take it forward," she said.
With the latest victory, Sunetra Pawar, who now holds his Cabinet berth in Maharashtra has made a debut in electoral politics. With no major party mounting a serious challenge and the Pawar family's strong influence in Baramati, she was widely seen as the frontrunner in her first Assembly election. The Congress had initially fielded Akash More but later withdrew his candidature.
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