In the by-poll to Chinchwad near the Pune district of Maharashtra, BJP candidate Ashwini Jagtap won the seat with a lead of over 36,000 votes. She defeated her nearest rival Nana Kate of NCP while Independent candidate Rahul Kalate trailed far behind.<br />''<br />''Meanwhile, Congress candidate Ravindra Dhangekar has won the Kasba Assembly seat in Pune city which was the BJP bastion. The counting of votes in Pune's two assembly by-polls – Kasba Peth and Chinchwad – started at 8 am this morning.<br />''<br />''The Kasba Peth and Chinchwad assembly went to polls on February 26 with an average turnout recorded of around 50 per cent.<br />''<br />''This was the first election after the formation of the Shinde-led Shiv Sena and BJP government in the State in place of the Uddhav Thackeray government. The by-polls were triggered by the death of Kasba Peths BJP MLA Mukta Tilak and Chinchwad MLA Laxman Jagtap.<br />''<br />''<br />