IN PHOTOS: Yuva Sena candidates win Mumbai University senate polls

In a decisive victory, Yuva Sena's candidate (open category), Pradeep Balkrishna Sawant, secured his third consecutive win in the Mumbai University Registered Graduates Constituency. Pics/Ashish Raje, Yuva Sena and Story/Dipti Singh

Updated On: 2024-09-28 06:11 PM IST

Compiled by : Asif Ali Sayed

The elections for the Mumbai University Registered Graduates Constituency were held on September 24, after a delay of two years, since the previous senate's term ended in August 2022. Pics/Ashish Raje and Story/Dipti Singh

The victory comes as a morale boost for Shiv Sena (UBT) ahead of the Maharashtra Assembly polls

Aaditya Thackeray joins in the celebrations with Yuva Sena members  

Yuva Sena members with Uddhav Thackeray at Matoshree on Saturday

All five Yuva Sena candidates in these constituencies were declared winners, cementing the party’s stronghold in the Mumbai University's electoral landscape

The results reflect a significant show of strength from Yuva Sena in both the open and reserved categories, further consolidating their influence in the university’s decision-making body

Yuva Sena’s Shashikant Zore achieved a hat-trick victory in the Mumbai University Senate elections, leading an impressive sweep in the reserved constituencies

Sneha Gawli got 5,014 votes, she defeated Renuka Thakur who got 883 votes

A rising star in Yuva Sena, Varun played a pivotal role in securing a significant win for Shiv Sena (UBT) in the Mumbai University Registered Graduates Senate Elections

A civil engineering graduate from a university in the United States, resident of Vile Parle Varun Sardesai is the son of Aaditya’s maternal aunt

With Yuva Sena candidates winning in the recent Mumbai University senate elections, Varun Sardesai, a 31-year-old confidante of Shiv Sena (UBT) chief Uddhav Thackeray's son Aaditya Thackeray, has announced his arrival on the city's political scene

Addressing the media after the win, Sardesai said, this is our first win in the university senate after the Shiv Sena split and despite several attempts by the ruling party to sabotage the process

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