

Updated On: 16 August, 2024 01:10 PM IST | Mumbai | mid-day online correspondent
The Bombay HC on Friday issued summons to BJP MP Narayan Rane on Shiv Sena (UBT) leader Vinayak Raut`s plea seeking cancellation of the former`s election from the Ratnagiri-Sindhudurg constituency. Rane defeated Raut, a two-term MP, by a margin of 47,858 votes in his debut election for Lok Sabha

Shiv Sena (UBT) leader Vinayak Raut has filed an election petition in Bombay HC, claiming that BJP MP Narayan Rane had won the 2024 Lok Sabha polls by "fraudulent means". File pic
The Bombay High Court (HC) on Friday issued a summons to Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) lawmaker Narayan Rane on Shiv Sena (Uddhav Balasaheb Thackeray) leader Vinayak Raut`s plea seeking cancellation of the former`s election from the Ratnagiri-Sindhudurg constituency.
Rane defeated Raut, a two-term Member of Parliament (MP), by a margin of 47,858 votes on June 4 in his debut election for Lok Sabha. He polled 4,48,514 votes, while Raut secured 4,00,656 votes. Narayan Rane`s son Nilesh had won the Ratnagiri-Sindhudurg seat in 2009 as the Congress candidate.