Umred: Will BJP continue with its winning streak?
* BJP had bagged Umred seat for the first time in 2009 after it got reserved for Scheduled Caste post-delimitation By Kartik Lokhande Umred, a Congress-dominated constituency since 1962, witnessed a major change in Legislative Assembly election held in 2009. For the first time since 1962, Umred elected a candidate of Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) and Shiv Sena alliance. However, this time, the constituency is set to witness multi-cornered contest as all major parties including BJP, Shiv Sena, Congress, Nationalist Congress Party (NCP) are contesting separately. Against this backdrop, BJP’s sitting MLA Sudhir Parwe is facing a challenge of continuing with the winning streak of his party. Of a total 11 Legislative Assembly elections held so far, Congress candidate won nine times. Of the remaining two elections, held in 1999 and 2009, an Independent candidate Vasantrao Itkelwar and BJP candidate Sudhir Parwe emerged winner respectively. As had been the case across the state...