How the bigwigs are faring in Maharashtra, Jharkhand

by · Rediff

As the results for the Maharashtra and Jharkhand assembly elections are tickling in, here is how some of the big faces are faring in the contest.

Maharashtra Chief Minister Eknath Shinde is leading from Kopri-Pachpakhadi assembly seat.

Maharashtra deputy chief ministers Devendra Fadnavis and Ajit Pawar are leading in their respective assembly constituencies.

Shiv Sena (UBT) leader and sitting MLA Aaditya Thackeray is trailing from in Worli assembly seat in Mumbai.

Jharkhand Chief Minister Hemant Soren is leading in the Barhait assembly constituency.

JMM leader and Chief Minister Hemant Soren's wife Kalpana Soren is leading in Gandey constituency.

Jharkhand BJP chief Babulal Marandi is leading in Dhanwar constituency.

MNS leader Raj Thackeray's son Amit is trailing from Mahim assembly seat.

Maharashtra Congress president Nana Patole leading by 344 votes from Sakoli assembly seat by at the end of first round.

NCP leader Nawab Malik is trailing far behind in Mumbai's Mankhurd-Shivajinagar constituency. Samajwadi Party's Abu Asim Azmi is leading the race while Malik is at the fourth position.

NCP leader Nawab Malik's daughter and party candidate from Anushakti Nagar in Mumbai is leading.