Maharashtra Assembly Elections: AIMIM candidate leading in Aurangabad East

Hyderabad: The All India Majlis-e- Ittehadul Muslimeen (AIMIM), is leading in Aurangabad East with its candidate Imtiaz Jaleel, ahead with a margin of over 23,422 votes after the 16th round of counting.

The AIMIM party had fielded 16 candidates in Maharashtra Legislative Assembly polls this year. In the previous polls in 2019, the Owaisi-led party had won two seats – Dhule City and Malegaon central.

In the 2024 elections, the party fielded candidates in Aurangabad Central, Aurangabad East, Bhiwandi West, Karanja, Nagpur North, Byculla, Versova (Mumbai), Murtizapur (Akola), Malegaon Central, Dhule, Solapur, Mumbra-Kalwa (Thane), Nanded South, Mankhurd Shivaji Nagar Kurla and Miraj (Sangli).