Maharashtra Assembly Elections 2024: Full list of Shiv Sena (UBT) candidates

Uddhav Thackeray's Shiv Sena on Wednesday released its first list of 65 candidates for Maharashtra assembly elections. Aditya Thackeray will contest from Worli. A high-stakes electoral battle is unfolding in Thane, where Uddhav Thackeray’s Shiv Sena (UBT) has fielded Kedar Dighe, nephew of the late Anand Dighe, against Maharashtra Chief Minister Eknath Shinde. Interestingly, Shinde regards Anand Dighe as his political mentor and often highlights his commitment to Bal Thackeray’s ideology while targeting Uddhav, his chief rival.

Kedar Dighe, who leads the Thane district unit of Shiv Sena (UBT), will challenge Shinde in his stronghold of Kopri-Pachpakhadi. In the Thane assembly constituency, the UBT has nominated former MP Rajan Vichare to contest against sitting BJP MLA Sanjay Kelkar, with the Maharashtra Navnirman Sena (MNS) adding to the competition by fielding Avinash Jadhav. Meanwhile, former deputy mayor Naresh Manera will represent the UBT from the Ovala-Majiwada segment, contesting against Pratap Sarnaik, the sitting MLA from Shinde’s faction.

Full list of Shiv Sena (UBT) candidates for Maharashtra   

The Uddhav Sena will contest 85 seats as per the seat-sharing deal with Congress and Sharad Pawar's NCP.