28 candidates get poll symbols for 12 seats in Satara District Central Cooperative Bank election

Twenty-eight candidates are in the fray for 12 seats in the Satara District Central Cooperative Bank election. District Election Decision Officer Sanjay Sudrik allotted election symbols to all 28 candidates. After the allotment, the final list of candidates and their symbols was put up on the notice board of the district bank. Campaigning is now expected to gather speed, and candidates will rush around more to reach voters.

In the constituencies of primary agricultural credit supply development service societies, Vitthal Gole of Jaoli got ceiling fan and Dnyandev Ranjane got tractor. Sanjay More of Mahabaleshwar got pressure cooker, while Rupali Rajpure was given table. In Karad, Udaysinh Patil got diamond and Dhananjay Patil got ring. In Patan, Shambhuraj Desai got almirah and Satyajit Patankar was given autorickshaw. In Koregaon, Sunil Khatri got cup and saucer and Sunil Mane got scooter.

In the Man constituency, Rural Development Minister Jaykumar Gore was given football, Shekhar Gore carrom board and Manoj Pol spectacles. In Khandala, Ajay Bhosale got a jalopy, Shamrao Gadhave a walking stick and Sanjiv Gadhave mobile phone. In Phaltan, Samsher Naik Nimbalkar got helicopter and Sanjeevraje Naik Nimbalkar got suitcase.

In the Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes category, Satyawan Kamble got bus, Suresh Gaikwad taxi, Deepak Chavan umbrella and Ravindra Badekar envelope. In the Other Backward Classes category, Sandip Pachangane got bat and Yogesh Phadtare was given umbrella. In the Vimukta Jati and Nomadic Tribes and Special Backward Class category, Arjun Kale got plate and Sunil Wagh got kettle.

With the symbols allotted, candidates now have clarity on the direction of their campaigns. In the coming days, the contest is likely to get tighter as candidates work to make voters familiar with their symbols, fit local equations and win voters' support.