Multi-cornered contest for Ramtek seat
* Shiv Sena’s lone MLA from Nagpur district Ashish Jaiswal is seeking fourth consecutive term, but he is locked in multi-cornered contest with BJP, Congress, NCP candidates By Kartik Lokhande Ramtek is one constituency in Nagpur district that has elected candidate of BJP’s predecessor Janata Party and BJP’s long-term ally (now estranged) Shiv Sena both. Since 1999, Ramtek has been patronising Shiv Sena candidate Ashish Jaiswal. This time, he is looking forward to securing fourth consecutive term as MLA from this constituency. However, with break-up of major alliances, Jaiswal is locked in multi-cornered contest this time. If one takes a look at the results of previous elections to Maharashtra Legislative Assembly since 1962, Ramtek has mostly preferred one candidate more than once. Barring the candidates elected in 1962 and 1995, the constituency has always re-elected others for consecutive terms. Gunderao Mahajan of Congress, Pandurang Hazare who contested on tick...