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Did NOTA decide Mumbai mandate?
Updated On: 06 June, 2024 07:50 AM IST | Mumbai | Prajakta Kasale
It would seem so, especially in North West, where 15,000+ voters opted for NOTA and result was decided by 48 votes
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The results in some constituencies were affected by the number of NOTA registrations. Representation pic
In a close fight in Mumbai North West, Ravindra Waikar was finally declared as a winner with a margin of just 48 votes. Interestingly, over 15,000 voters, the highest number for the city, opted for NOTA (none of the above)in the same constituency. In addition to that, the Vanchint Bahujan Aaghadi (VBA) candidate fetched over 10,000 votes. Party workers from both the Sena (UBT) and Shinde Sena pointed to these votes, which had power to change the result or increase the margin. There are two other seats where the winning margin was close to the number of NOTA entries.
Of the six constituencies in Mumbai, three saw close fights where the winning margin was less than 30,000 votes. After a tight clash and flip-flops in every round, Amol Kirtikar from Sena (UBT) was ahead by one vote over his rival Waikar from Shinde Sena. But after counting postal ballot votes, the Election Commission declared Waikar the winner by 48 votes. There were clashes between party workers from both sides after the results and also discussions over the votes towards NOTA and VBA.
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