Bhandara (Vidhan Sabha constituency)
Bhandara | |
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Constituency details | |
State | Maharashtra |
District | Bhandara |
Total electors | 3,70,690 |
Reservation | SC |
Member of Legislative Assembly | |
Current MLA | Narendra Bhojraj Bhondekar |
Party | Independent |
Elected year | Current boundaries according to Delimitation of Parliamentary and Assembly Constituencies Order, 2008. |
Bhandara Vidhan Sabha constituency is one of the 288 Vidhan Sabha (legislative assembly) constituencies in Maharashtra state in central India. This constituency is one of the three constituencies located in Bhandara district.[1]
Overview[]
Bhandara is part of the Bhandara-Gondiya Lok Sabha constituency along with five other Vidhan Sabha segments, namely Sakoli and Tumsar in the Bhandara district and Gondiya, Arjuni Morgaon and Tirora in the Gondia district.[1]
Geographical Boundaries[]
The current constituency comprises Whole Bhandara and Pauni Tehsils including Bhandara and Pauni municipalities.
Members of Legislative Assembly[]
Madhya Pradesh (1950-1956)
Year | Winner | Party |
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1952 | Rama Bakaram Lanjewar | Indian National Congress |
Bombay State (1956-1960)
Year | Winner | Party |
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1957 | 1)Dada Dajibaji Dhote
2)Sitaram Jairam Bhambore* |
Indian National Congress |
*It was 2 seats constituency in Bombay state election of 1957.
Maharashtra State (1960–present)
Year | Winner | Party |
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1962 | Dada Dajibaji Dhote | Indian National Congress |
1967 | Dada Dajibaji Dhote | Independent |
1968* | Nashikrao Tirpude | Indian National Congress |
1972 | Govind Ramji Shende | Independent |
1978 | Vitthalprasad Sitaram Dubey | Indian National Congress (Indira) |
1980 | Madhavrao Tulsiram Dalal | Independent |
1985 | Indian National Congress | |
1990 | Bharatiya Janata Party | |
1995 | Bharatiya Janata Party | |
1999 | Bharatiya Janata Party | |
2004 | Nationalist Congress Party | |
2009 | Narendra Bhondekar | Shivsena |
2014 | Ramchandra Punaji Avsare | Bharatiya Janata Party |
2019 | Narendra Bhondekar | Independent |
* denotes Bypoll
Election Results[]
Assembly Elections 2019[]
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Independent | Narendra Bhojraj Bhondekar | 1,01,717 | 43.44 | ||
BJP | Arvind Manohar Bhaladhare | 78,040 | 33.33 | ||
INC | Jaideep Jogendra Kawade | 19,105 | 8.16 | ||
Majority | 23,677 | ||||
Turnout | 2,34,148 | ||||
Independent gain from BJP | Swing |
See also[]
- Bhandara
- List of constituencies of Maharashtra Vidhan Sabha
References[]
- ^ a b "District wise List of Assembly and Parliamentary Constituencies". Chief Electoral Officer, Maharashtra website. Archived from the original on 18 March 2010. Retrieved 5 September 2010.
- Assembly constituencies of Maharashtra
- Bhandara district
- Bhandara