As the vote counting for the Maharashtra Elections 2024 came to an end. Zeeshan Siddique lost the Bandra East assembly election seat to Shiv Sena UBT's Varun Sardesai, according to ECI data.

Shiv Sena (Uddhav Balasaheb Thackeray) candidate Varun Satish Sardesai is leading in Bandra east constituency with 40.

The high-profile seat has become a battleground between Zeeshan Siddique of the Nationalist Congress Party (NCP), Varun Sardesai of Shiv Sena (UBT), and Trupti Sawant of the Maharashtra Navnirman Sena (MNS).

Uddhav Thackeray's nephew Varun Sardesai of the Shiv Sena (UBT) won from Vandre East by a margin of over 11,000 votes - Mr Sardesai won over 57,000 seats as against Mr Siddique's 46,000 votes. Zeeshan Siddique, who had joined the Ajit Pawar-led faction ...

Zeeshan Siddique lost the Bandra East seat to Shiv Sena (UBT) candidate Varun Sardesai, who won with 57,708 votes.

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Bandra East Assembly Election results 2024 - Zeeshan Siddique (Shinde Sena) vs Varun Sardesai (Uddhav Sena): Bandra East Assembly seat will see a contest between Zeeshan Siddique and Varun Sardesai. Siddique represents the Ajit Pawar-led NCP.

While Zeeshan Siddique relied on his father’s legacy and a potential sympathy wave, Varun Sardesai looked to consolidate Shiv Sena (UBT) votes and tap into the Congress vote base from the MVA alliance. Trupti Sawant of the MNS may also influence the outcome by drawing Marathi votes.