Check out Shiv Sena's first list of candidates for Maharashtra assembly election

Shiv Sena is expected to declare the remaining 53 candidates' names shortly. It is to be noted that the last day of filing nomination for the Maharashtra election is October 4.

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New Delhi: A day after formally announcing an alliance with BJP for the upcoming Maharashtra assembly election, the Shiv Sena on Tuesday released a list of 71 candidates who will be contesting the poll. According to the first list, Sena chief's Aditya Thackeray has been fielded from Worli assembly constituency, a party stronghold in south-central Mumbai.

The 29-year old grandson of Shiv Sena founder late Bal Thackeray, Aditya will be the first member from the Thackeray family to enter the electoral fray after Shalini Thackeray, the wife of Jeetendra Thackeray, a cousin of MNS founder Raj Thackeray, who had unsuccessfully contested the 2019 Lok Sabha elections.

Here's below is the first list of Shiv Sena for the upcoming Maharashtra election:

Name of the Assembly Constituency	Name of the Candidate
Nanded South	Rajshri Patil
Murud	Mahendra Sheth Dalvi
Hadgaon	Nagesh Patil Ashtikar
Mumbadevi	Pandurang Sakpal
Byculla	Yamini Jadav
Govandi	Vitthal Lokare
Aerandol/Parola	Chimanrao Patil
Vadnera	Priti Sanjay
Shrivardhan	Vinod Ghosalkar
Kopar Pachkapdi	Eknath Shinde
Vaijapur	Ramesh Bornave
ShiroI	Ulhas Patil
Gangakhed	Vishal Kadam
Dapoli	Yogesh Kadam
Guhaghar	Bhaskar Jadhav
Andheri East	Ramesh Latke
Kudal	Vaibhav Naik
Owla Majivade	Pratap Sarnaik
Beed	Jaydatta Kshirsagar
Par Thane	Sandipan Bhumre
Shahapur	Pandurang Barola
Nagar City	Anilbhaiya Rathod
Shillod	Abdul Sattar
Aurangabad (South)	Sanjay Shirsat
Akkalkuwa	Amsha Padvi
Igatpuri	Nirmala Gavit
Vasai	Vijay Patil
Nalasopara	Pradip Sharma
Sangola	Shabji Bapu Patil
Karjat	Mahendra Thorve
Dhan Savangi	Dr Hikmat Dada Udhan
Khanapur	Anil Babar
Rajapur	Rajan Salavi
Karvir	Chandradeep Narke
Balapur	Nitin Deshmukh
Deglur	Subhash Sabne
Umarga Lohara	Gyanraj Chougule
Digras	Sanjay Rathod
Parbhani	Dr Rahul Patil
Mehkar	Dr Sanjay Raymulkar
Jalna	Arjun Khotkar
Kalamnuri	Santosh Bangar
Kolhapur North	Rajesh Kshirsagar
Aurangabad (West)	Sanjay Shirsat
Chandgadh (Kolhapur)	Sangram Kupekar
Worli	Aditya Thackeray
Sewree	Ajay Chowdhary
Ichalkaranji	Sujit Michanekar
Radhanagari	Prakash Abitkar
Purandare	Vijav Shivtare
Dindoshi	Sunil Prabhu
Jogeshwari East	Ravi Waikar
Magathane	Prakash Surve
Govandi	Vitthal Lokare
Vikhroli	Sunil Raut
Anushakti Nagar	Tukaram Kate
Chembur	Prakash Fatarpekar
Kurla	Mangesh Kudalkar
Kalina	Sanjav Potnis
Mahim	Sada Sarvankar
Jalgaon Gramin	Gulabrao Patil
Pachora	Kishore Patil
Malegaon	Dadaji Bhuse
Sinnar	Rajabhau Vaze
Niphad	Anil Kadam
DeviaIi	Yogesh Gholap
Khed - Alandi	Suresh Gore
Pimpari	Gautam Chabukswar
Yevla	Sambhaji Pawar
Nandgaon	Suhas Khande

Shiv Sena is expected to declare the remaining 53 candidates' names shortly. It is to be noted that the last day to file nomination for the election is October 4. 

Earlier today, Shiv Sena's ally in the state BJP released its first list of 125 candidates for the Maharashtra election. The party left 124 seats for the Sena and remaining others for smaller allies. 

The 288-member Maharashtra Assembly will go to the polls on October 21, while the results will be declared on October 24.