IN PHOTOS: MNS’ victorious candidates from Kalyan–Dombivali meet Raj Thackeray in Mumbai

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Winning MNS candidates from Kalyan–Dombivali meet party chief Raj Thackeray at his residence, Shivtirth, in Dadar, Mumbai. PIC/ASHISH RAJE

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Thackeray's wife Sharmila greets the winners with a traditional 'aarti'

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Among the top five biggest winners by margin of victory in KDMC, MNS' Sandesh Patil emerged as the biggest winner. Patil, contesting from Ward 22A, registered a commanding win by 8,946 votes, marking one of the most emphatic victories in the KDMC polls

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Interestingly, Patil defeated BJP candidate Prakash Bhoir who had switched from MNS shortly before the elections

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Another notable MNS win came from Ward 22B, where Dr Rasika Sandesh Patil won by 5,467 votes, adding to the party’s strong showing in select wards

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Another MNS candidate, Ganesh Landge, had emerged victorious from ward no 7D.