Who became the Member of Legislative Assembly from Andheri East constituency in Maharashtra, India, in November 2022?
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Correct answer: B
Explanation
The correct answer is option 2 i.e. Rutuja Latke
- Rutuja Latke is a member of the 14th Maharashtra Legislative Assembly, representing the Andheri East Assembly constituency.
- Rutuja Latke, the wife of late Shiv Sena MLA Ramesh Latke, whose death forced the by-election, received 3,757 more votes than her husband. Voter turnout was low, at 38%.
- There were nineteen rounds of counting. Latke was in the lead from the beginning.
- The votes received by the six independent contenders ranged from 624 (Milind Kamble) to 1,571 (Rajesh Tripathi).