Sat Nov 23 15:53:12 UTC 2024: ## Aditya Thackeray’s Worli Victory Margin Narrows Significantly in Maharashtra Assembly Elections

**Mumbai, [Date]** – Aditya Thackeray, son of former Maharashtra Chief Minister Uddhav Thackeray, secured a victory in the Worli Assembly constituency, but his vote share saw a significant drop compared to the 2019 elections. While he won by a margin of 8801 votes, this is a substantial decrease from his 67,427 vote victory in 2019.

In the 2019 elections, Thackeray received 89,248 votes. This year, his vote count dwindled to 63,324. His main opponent, Milind Devda from the Shinde faction of Shiv Sena, received 54,523 votes. The strong showing by Raj Thackeray’s Maharashtra Navnirman Sena (MNS), whose candidate Sandeep Deshpande garnered over 19,367 votes, is being speculated as a key factor in the reduced margin for Aditya Thackeray. MNS did not field a candidate against Thackeray in 2019.

Analysts suggest that a significant portion of Thackeray’s lost votes may have shifted to the MNS, given the party’s increased presence this election cycle. This election saw a three-way contest, with the presence of MNS candidate alongside Thackeray and Devda. The relatively smaller vote share for other parties like the Vanchit Bahujan Aghadi (2885 votes) and Bahujan Samaj Party (730 votes) further highlights the impact of the MNS performance. The result signifies a considerable shift in the political landscape of the Worli constituency.

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