Gokul Gite

Gokul Gite is an Indian politician from Maharashtra who is a member of the Maharashtra Legislative Council.[1] He was elected from the Nashik Local Authorities Constituency in the 2026 Maharashtra Legislative Council election as an independent candidate.[2][3][4][5]

Political career

Gite was also elected as a director of the Pimpalgaon Baswant Agricultural Produce Market Committee (APMC) on two occasions. In 2026 Gite contested the Nashik Local Authorities Constituency election to the Maharashtra Legislative Council as an independent candidate. His candidacy came after the Mahayuti alliance nomonated Narendra Darade of Shiv Sena as its candidate.[6][7]

The election was held on 18 June 2026. Of the 618 votes cast, 605 were declared valid and 13 were invalid. Gite received 357 votes, crossing the winning quota of 303 votes in the first round. Narendra Darade received 248 votes, giving Gite a winning margin of 109 votes.[8][9]

Reference

  1. ↑ "Maharashtra MLC polls: BJP Rebel candidate defeats Shiv Sena nominee in Nashik". Deccan Herald. Retrieved 2026-08-21.
  2. ↑ "Nashik MLC poll result exposes cracks in Mahayuti as rebel Gokul Gite defeats official candidate". Mid-Day. Retrieved 2026-08-21.
  3. ↑ PTI (2026-06-22). "Independent candidate Gite defeats Sena nominee in MLC polls in Nashik, later joins Shinde party". ThePrint. Retrieved 2026-08-21.
  4. ↑ परब, वैभव (2026-06-22). "महायुती को सीधा झटका देने वाले निर्दलीय गोकुल गीते कौन हैं? नासिक में BJP से छीन लाए जीत". ABP News (in Hindi). Retrieved 2026-08-21.
  5. ↑ "Alliance wins 16 of 17 seats: Mahayuti sweeps MLC polls but Nashik result exposes BJP-Sena rift". The Indian Express. 2026-06-22. Retrieved 2026-08-21.
  6. ↑ "Mahajan, Samant fail to convince rebel Gokul Gite to pull out of Nashik MLC poll fray". The Times of India. 2026-06-05. ISSN 0971-8257. Retrieved 2026-08-21.
  7. ↑ "Darade brothers make frantic efforts to get BJP-rebel Gokul Gite's cooperation in Nashik MLC polla". The Times of India. 2026-06-09. ISSN 0971-8257. Retrieved 2026-08-21.
  8. ↑ Bharat, E. T. V. (2026-06-22). "Mahayuti Sweeps Maharashtra MLC Polls, Wins 16 Of 17 Seats; Rebel Candidate Defeats Sena Nominee In Nashik". ETV Bharat News. Retrieved 2026-08-21.
  9. ↑ Pandit, Vinaya Deshpande (2026-06-22). "Maharashtra MLC polls: Mahayuti sweeps Legislative Council polls". The Hindu. ISSN 0971-751X. Retrieved 2026-08-21.
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