Congress Renominates Jayant Asgaonkar for Pune Teachers' Constituency

PCMC24Published: 4 Oct 2026, 12:06 am1 min read

काँग्रेसकडून पुणे शिक्षक मतदारसंघासाठी जयंत आसगावकर यांना पुन्हा उमेदवारी

The Congress party has announced its candidates for the upcoming Maharashtra Legislative Council elections, renominating incumbent MLA Jayant Dinkar Asgaonkar for the Pune Teachers' Constituency. The party has also nominated Abhijeet Wanjari for the Nagpur Graduates' Constituency and Prof. Aditi Rishikesh Pohare for the Amravati Teachers' Constituency. The Maha Vikas Aghadi is set to contest these elections together.

Key points

Jayant Dinkar Asgaonkar has been renominated by Congress for the Pune Teachers' Constituency.
Abhijeet Wanjari is nominated for Nagpur Graduates' and Prof. Aditi Rishikesh Pohare for Amravati Teachers' Constituency.
Elections will be held for a total of five Legislative Council seats, with the Maha Vikas Aghadi contesting together.
The last date for filing nominations is October 6, and the last date for withdrawing nominations is October 9.
The terms of Satish Chavan, Arun Lad, and Kiran Sarnaik are set to expire on December 6.

The Congress party has announced its candidates for the upcoming Maharashtra Legislative Council elections. Incumbent MLA Jayant Dinkar Asgaonkar has been renominated for the Pune Teachers' Constituency, as reported by Punekar News. Abhijeet Wanjari has been given another opportunity for the Nagpur Graduates' Constituency, while Prof. Aditi Rishikesh Pohare has been fielded as a new candidate for the Amravati Teachers' Constituency.

Voting will take place for a total of five Legislative Council seats in this election. These include the Pune Graduates', Nagpur Graduates', Chhatrapati Sambhajinagar Graduates', Pune Teachers', and Amravati Teachers' constituencies. The Maha Vikas Aghadi (MVA), comprising Congress, Nationalist Congress Party (Sharadchandra Pawar), and Shiv Sena (Uddhav Balasaheb Thackeray), plans to contest these elections together.

According to the election schedule, the last date for filing nomination papers is October 6, while the last date for withdrawing nominations has been set for October 9. The terms of current MLAs Satish Chavan, Arun Lad, and Kiran Sarnaik are set to expire on December 6. This election has generated significant interest in political circles.