Summary:
While the former got 5.29 lakh votes, Patel received 3.98 lakh votes. “After defeat in Lok Sabha polls in 2009 and 2014, Congress leader Amrishbhai Patil is not willing to contest from Dhule and has backed Patil,” Congress sources said.But age is a factor for Patil who is now 79-year-old. Hence, distress of farmers is also a major issue apart from unemployment.In 2014 Lok Sabha election, Bhamre had defeated Patel a by margin of 1.31 lakh votes. Drought has been declared by the state government in all talukas in the constituency. He hails from Malegaon Outer state assembly constituency and can have influence on the three assembly seats that fall in Nashik district.Unemployment is a major issue in Dhule and industrialization is yet to pick up..