Mumbai: The Shiv Sena (UBT) on Wednesday released its first list of 16 candidates for the upcoming Lok Sabha elections, nominating former Union Ministers Anant Geete and Arvind Sawant from Raigad and South Mumbai constituencies respectively.
The party also fielded Rajan Vichare from Thane, Amol Kirtikar from Mumbai North-West, and Sanjay Patil from Mumbai North-East.
The Uddhav Thackeray-led party is a constituent of the Maha Vikas Aghadi (MVA) in the State.
Another MVA constituent, NCP (Sharadchandra Pawar) is yet to officially declare its candidates in the State for the April-May Lok Sabha polls. On the other hand, the Congress, which is also a part of the state-level grouping of the opposition parties, has declared its candidates on some seats where there is no tussle with its alliance partners.
Maharashtra, which has 48 Lok Sabha seats, the second highest after Uttar Pradesh (80), will vote in five phases starting from April 19.
Shiv Sena list of candidates:
Amol Kirtikar from Mumbai North-West seat,
Sanjay Patil from Mumbai North-East.
Narendra Khedekar from Buldhana
Sanjay Deshmukh from Yavatmal-Washim
Sanjog Waghere-Patil from Mawal seat
Chandrahar Patil from Sangli seat
Nagesh Patil Ashtikar from Hingoli seat
Chandrakant Khaire from Sambhajinagar seat
Omraje Nimbalkar from Dharashiv
Bhausaheb Waghchaure from Shirdi
Rajabhau Waje from Nashik
Vinayak Raut from Sindhudurg-Ratnagiri
Sanjay Jadhav from Parbhani