In a Sena vs Sena contest in Mumbai's Worli assembly seat, Uddhav Thackeray's Aaditya Thackeray defeated Milind Deora of the Shinde faction, securing the seat for the Thackeray-led Sena.

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Aaditya is eyeing a second consecutive term, having first won the Worli seat in 2019 by a margin of 67,427 votes. However, this time, he faced a strong challenge from Milind Deora.

Eknath Shinde faction of Shiv Sena has given tickets to Milind Deora and Uddhav Thackeray Sena has fielded Aaditya Thackeray from the Worli seat.

Republic World brings to you the latest updates from Nagpur South West where the counting of votes will be held amid tightened security. Follow our updates for the latest trends and round-wise updates.

As of 1:45 PM on Saturday, Aaditya Thackeray held a lead of 6,120 votes over Milind Deora, with 12 of the 17 counting rounds completed. Deora, a former Congress MP who joined Shinde’s Shiv Sena earlier this year, had briefly overtaken Thackeray during the initial rounds of counting before the latter regained his advantage.

The young Thackeray defeated Milind Deora, a former Congress MP who jumped ship and joined the Eknath Shinde-led Shiv Sena in January, with a margin of 8,801 votes. However, this is eight times less than the margin by which he has won in the 2019 Assembly elections.

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As of now, the counting of votes is underway, and the Worli constituency is among the most closely watched, given the intense rivalry between the Shiv Sena factions.

Aditya, the incumbent MLA from Worli, secured over 69 per cent of the vote in the 2019 Maharashtra Assembly elections, defeating NCP's Suresh Mane