The candidate of the Shiv Sena (Uddhav Balasaheb Thackeray) Rutuja Latke won the bypoll of Andheri East assembly seat on Sunday. The counting of votes began at 8 am at a civic-run school in the city. Rutuja Latke, the wife of late Sena leader Ramesh Latke was expected to win the byelection comfortably after the BJP withdrew its candidate from the bypoll. Pics/ Rane Ashish
Updated On: 2022-11-06 04:33 PM IST
After her victory Rutuja Latke met party chief Uddhav Thackeray at his Bandra residence, Matoshree.
The Andheri byelection was the first electoral contest in Maharashtra after the Uddhav Thackeray-led Maha Vikas Aghadi (MVA) government collapsed in June following a revolt by a section of the party's MLAs led by Eknath Shinde.
Latke was felicitated at Matoshree in presences of Aaditya Thackeray, Rashmi Thackeray and other party leaders.
Uddhav Thackeray said that the victory of our candidate Rutuja Latke in Andheri (East) Assembly bypoll shows people support us. Pic/ Sameer Markande
Rutuja Latke was seen with her daughter Bhargavi and son Ameya at her office after her victory.
