Bhandara (Lok Sabha constituency)
Bhandara Lok Sabha constituency was a former Lok Sabha (parliamentary) constituency in Maharashtra state in western India. With the delimitation of the parliamentary constituencies in 2008, based on the recommendations of the Delimitation Commission of India constituted in 2002, this constituency ceased to exist. A new constituency, Bhandara-Gondiya came into existence in place of it.
Assembly segments[]
Bhandara Lok Sabha constituency comprised the following Vidhan Sabha (Legislative Assembly) segments:[1]
- Tumsar
- Bhandara
- Tirora
- Gondiya
- (now defunct)
- pauni
Members of Parliament[]
- 1952: , Indian National Congress
- 1952: , Indian National Congress (from Bhandara ( Constituency no 18 of then Madhya Pradesh - electing two seats ) )[2]
- 1954 (bye-election): Ashok Ranjitram Mehta, PSP
- Dr Ambedkar also contested this 1954 by-poll but he came third. [3]
- 1955 (bye-election): Ansuyabai Borkar[4]
- 1957: Ramchandra Martand Hajarnavis, Indian National Congress
- 1957: Balkrishna Ramchandra Wasnik, Indian National Congress (from Bhandara ( Constituency no 49 of then Madhya Pradesh - electing two seats ) )[5]
- 1962: Ramchandra Martand Hajarnavis, Indian National Congress (from Bhandara ( Constituency no 33 of Maharashtra State ) )[6]
- 1967: A R Mehata, Indian National Congress (from Bhandara ( Constituency no 22 of Maharashtra State ) )[7]
- 1971: , Indian National Congress (from Bhadara ( Constituency no 22 of Maharashtra State ) )[8]
- 1977: Laxmanrao Mankar, Bharatiya Lok Dal, Janata Party (from Bhandara ( Constituency no 24 of Maharashtra State ) )[9]
- 1979: , Indian National Congress
- 1984: , Indian National Congress
- 1989: Khushal Bopche, Bharatiya Janata Party
- 1991: Praful Patel, Indian National Congress
- 1996: Praful Patel, Indian National Congress
- 1998: Praful Patel, Indian National Congress
- 1999: Chunnilal Thakur, Bharatiya Janata Party
- 2004: Shishupal Patle, Bharatiya Janata Party (from Bhandara ( Constituency no 24 of Maharashtra State ) )[10]
- 2008 onwards: Constituency does not exist
See Bhandara-Gondiya (Lok Sabha constituency)
See also[]
- Bhandara-Gondiya (Lok Sabha constituency) ( 2009 elections of 15th Lok Sabha onwards)
- Gondia (Lok Sabha constituency) ( 1962 election to 3rd Lok Sabha)
Notes[]
- ^ "Statistical Report on General elections, 2004 to the 14th Lok Sabha, Volume III" (PDF). Election Commission of India website. pp. 586–7. Retrieved 2 April 2010.
- ^ "General Election of India 1951, List of Successful Candidate" (PDF). Election Commission of India. p. 43. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2014-10-08. Retrieved 2010-01-12.
- ^ "When Ambedkar lost election".
- ^ "Election Results of Bye-elections, 1952-1995" (XLS). Election Commission of India. Retrieved 1 November 2017.
- ^ "General Election of India 1957, List of Successful Candidate" (PDF). Election Commission of India. p. 33. Retrieved 2010-01-12.
- ^ "General Election of India 1962, List of Successful Candidate" (PDF). Election Commission of India. p. 69. Retrieved 2010-01-12.
- ^ "General Election of India 1967, List of Successful Candidate" (PDF). Election Commission of India. p. 70. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2014-07-18. Retrieved 2010-01-13.
- ^ "General Election of India 1971, List of Successful Candidate" (PDF). Election Commission of India. p. 71. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2014-07-18. Retrieved 2010-01-13.
- ^ "General Election of India 1977, List of Successful Candidate" (PDF). Election Commission of India. p. 81. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2014-07-18. Retrieved 2010-01-13.
- ^ "Election Analysis 1977-1984, Partywise Comparison". Election Commission of India. Retrieved 2010-01-13.
Categories:
- Lok Sabha constituencies in Maharashtra
- Defunct constituencies of the Lok Sabha
- 2008 disestablishments in India
- Constituencies disestablished in 2008