Mumbai, Apr 5 (PTI) The Congress on Sunday fielded its state unit secretary Akash More against Maharashtra Deputy Chief Minister Sunetra Pawar for the Baramati bypoll scheduled on April 23.
He is the son of former party MLC Vijayrao More and belongs to the Dhangar community, Congress leaders said.
He will file his nomination papers on Monday, which is the last date for the process, they added.
Currently a Rajya Sabha member, Sunetra Pawar too will file her nomination papers on Monday.
Incidentally, Sunetra Pawar on Sunday dialled state Congress chief Harshwardhan Sapkal and urged him to ensure an unopposed bypoll to the Baramati assembly segment, which she is contesting. A day earlier, Sunetra Pawar had sought Shiv Sena (UBT) chief Uddhav Thackeray’s support.
The opposition NCP (SP) has already announced it would not contest the bypoll as a mark of respect for the late Ajit Pawar, who represented the Baramati segment.
The bypoll was necessitated due to the death of sitting Nationalist Congress Party MLA and then deputy CM Ajit Pawar in a plane crash in Baramati on January 28. He represented the seat, in Pune district, eight times, with some of the his victories coming with record margins.
Counting of votes will take place on May 4. PTI MR BNM
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