Amravati, Oct. 28 -- Shiv Sena (Shinde faction) candidate Kiran Sarnaik has won the Maharashtra Legislative Council election from the Amravati Division Teachers' Constituency for the second consecutive term.
Sarnaik secured 16,663 votes, crossing the required quota of 16,134 votes through the counting of first and second-preference votes.
His victory came after nearly 32 hours of counting, which began at 8 am on Tuesday at Lokshahi Bhavan in Amravati.
Congress candidate Aditi Pohare finished second with 8,636 votes, while rebel Shiv Sena candidate Shrikant Deshpande secured 7,017 votes to finish third.
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