Bhandara Assembly constituency
| Bhandara | |
|---|---|
| Constituency No. 61 for the Maharashtra Legislative Assembly | |
| Constituency details | |
| Country | India |
| Region | Western India |
| State | Maharashtra |
| District | Bhandara |
| Lok Sabha constituency | Bhandara–Gondiya |
| Established | 1951 |
| Total electors | 379,252 |
| Reservation | SC |
| Member of Legislative Assembly | |
| 15th Maharashtra Legislative Assembly | |
| Incumbent | |
| Party | SHS |
| Alliance | NDA |
| Elected year | 2024 |
Bhandara Assembly 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 the whole of Bhandara and Pauni Tehsils including Bhandara and Pauni municipalities.
Members of Legislative assembly
| Year | Name | Party | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1952 | Ram Lanjewar | Indian National Congress | |
| 1957 | Sitaram Bhambore | ||
| Dada Dhote | |||
| 1962 | Dada Dhote | ||
| 1967 | Independent | ||
| 1968^ | Nasikrao Tirpude | Indian National Congress | |
| 1972 | Govind Shende | Independent | |
| 1978 | Vitthalprasad Dube | Indian National Congress (I) | |
| 1980 | Madhavrao Dalal | Independent | |
| 1985 | Anandrao Wanjari | Indian National Congress | |
| 1990 | Ram Gopal Aswale | Bharatiya Janata Party | |
| 1995 | |||
| 1999 | |||
| 2004 | Nana Panchbudhe | Nationalist Congress Party | |
| 2009 | Narendra Bhondekar | Shiv Sena | |
| 2014 | Ramchandra Avsare | Bharatiya Janata Party | |
| 2019 | Narendra Bhondekar | Independent | |
| 2024 | Shiv Sena | ||
Election results
Assembly Election 2024
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| SHS | Narendra Bhondekar | 127,884 | 49.26% | New | |
| INC | Puja Ganesh (Balu) Thavakar | 89,517 | 34.48% | 26.23 | |
| Independent | Narendra Shankarrao Pahade | 24,196 | 9.32% | New | |
| BSP | Balak Ekanath Gajbhiye | 5,041 | 1.94% | 0.89 | |
| VBA | Arun Jadho Gondane | 3,148 | 1.21% | 2.66 | |
| Independent | Premsagar Nilkanth Ganvir | 3,060 | 1.18% | New | |
| NOTA | None of the Above | 2,354 | 0.91% | 0.17 | |
| Independent | Devangana Vijay Gadhave | 1,984 | 0.76% | New | |
| Margin of victory | 38,367 | 14.78% | 4.56 | ||
| Turnout | 2,61,971 | 69.08% | 6.03 | ||
| Total valid votes | 2,59,617 | ||||
| Registered electors | 3,79,252 | 2.20 | |||
| SS gain from Independent | Swing | 5.35 | |||
Assembly Election 2019
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Independent | Narendra Bhondekar | 101,717 | 43.91% | New | |
| BJP | Arvind Manohar Bhaladhare | 78,040 | 33.69% | 2.22 | |
| INC | Jaideep Jogendra Kawade | 19,105 | 8.25% | 4.95 | |
| Independent | Prashant Balak Ramteke | 9,878 | 4.26% | New | |
| VBA | Visarjan (Vinod) Sajjan Chausare (Sevak) | 8,963 | 3.87% | New | |
| BSP | Dilip Bhajandas Motghare | 6,566 | 2.83% | 17.22 | |
| NOTA | None of the Above | 2,494 | 1.08% | 0.38 | |
| Independent | Sadanand Januji Koche | 1,633 | 0.70% | New | |
| Margin of victory | 23,677 | 10.22% | 5.63 | ||
| Turnout | 2,34,420 | 63.17% | 5.66 | ||
| Total valid votes | 2,31,654 | ||||
| Registered electors | 3,71,088 | 8.76 | |||
| Independent gain from BJP | Swing | 8.00 | |||
Assembly Election 2014
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BJP | Ramchandra Punaji Avsare | 83,408 | 35.91% | New | |
| BSP | Gadhave Dewangana Vijay | 46,576 | 20.05% | 7.65 | |
| SS | Narendra Bhojraj Bhondekar | 42,766 | 18.41% | 34.17 | |
| INC | Wasnik Yuoraj Dewaji | 30,655 | 13.20% | New | |
| NCP | Fulekar Sachchidanand Hiraman | 15,243 | 6.56% | 19.92 | |
| CPI | Ukey Hiwraj Bhikulal | 3,290 | 1.42% | New | |
| MNS | Manohar Shioprasad Kharole | 2,262 | 0.97% | New | |
| NOTA | None of the Above | 1,621 | 0.70% | New | |
| Margin of victory | 36,832 | 15.86% | 10.24 | ||
| Turnout | 2,34,606 | 68.76% | 3.14 | ||
| Total valid votes | 2,32,294 | ||||
| Registered electors | 3,41,185 | 12.14 | |||
| BJP gain from SS | Swing | 16.67 | |||
Assembly Election 2009
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| SS | Bhondekar Narendra Bhojraj | 103,880 | 52.58% | New | |
| NCP | Gadkari Mahendra Husanji | 52,326 | 26.48% | 6.30 | |
| BSP | Moreshwar Ramaji Meshram | 24,499 | 12.40% | 17.90 | |
| RPI(A) | Fulekar Sachchidanand Hiraman | 8,173 | 4.14% | New | |
| Independent | Nitin Pundalikrao Tumane | 2,645 | 1.34% | New | |
| Independent | Ramteke Ravindra Santosh | 1,717 | 0.87% | New | |
| Margin of victory | 51,554 | 26.09% | 25.25 | ||
| Turnout | 1,97,679 | 64.98% | 8.44 | ||
| Total valid votes | 1,97,581 | ||||
| Registered electors | 3,04,236 | 69.14 | |||
| SS gain from NCP | Swing | 19.80 | |||
Assembly Election 2004
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| NCP | Panchabudhe Nana Jairam | 43,269 | 32.78% | 18.21 | |
| BJP | Aswale Ram Gopal | 42,158 | 31.94% | 5.15 | |
| BSP | Karemore Raju Manikrao | 40,000 | 30.30% | 29.22 | |
| Independent | Shende Sadashio Sadhooji | 2,300 | 1.74% | New | |
| SP | Bramhankar Abhay Raghunath | 1,348 | 1.02% | New | |
| BBM | Asha Maroti Bodele | 857 | 0.65% | New | |
| Independent | Vaidya Sunil Rambhau | 844 | 0.64% | New | |
| Margin of victory | 1,111 | 0.84% | 10.19 | ||
| Turnout | 1,32,143 | 73.46% | 3.83 | ||
| Total valid votes | 1,32,004 | ||||
| Registered electors | 1,79,877 | 16.10 | |||
| NCP gain from BJP | Swing | 4.31 | |||
Assembly Election 1999
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BJP | Aswale Ram Gopal | 39,968 | 37.09% | 8.89 | |
| INC | Anandrao Tukaramji Wanjari | 28,079 | 26.06% | 0.12 | |
| NCP | Dalal Dhananjay Madhaorao | 15,698 | 14.57% | New | |
| Independent | Shahare (Guruji) Ramdas Jagannath | 13,184 | 12.23% | New | |
| Independent | Waghmare Charan Sovinda | 7,933 | 7.36% | New | |
| Independent | Idris (Mamu) Munir Sheikh | 1,250 | 1.16% | New | |
| BSP | Nimbarte Ramkrushna Yadaorao | 1,161 | 1.08% | New | |
| Margin of victory | 11,889 | 11.03% | 8.77 | ||
| Turnout | 1,12,422 | 72.56% | 12.42 | ||
| Total valid votes | 1,07,766 | ||||
| Registered electors | 1,54,937 | 0.36 | |||
| BJP hold | Swing | 8.89 | |||
Assembly Election 1995
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BJP | Aswale Ram Gopal | 58,194 | 45.98% | 14.63 | |
| INC | Vairagade Jayant Vasantrao | 33,131 | 26.18% | 1.26 | |
| Independent | Ganvir Manohar Chandan | 10,910 | 8.62% | New | |
| JD | Bhiogade Ashok Hariram | 10,748 | 8.49% | 16.07 | |
| CPI | Bante Madhaorao Tulshiram | 6,682 | 5.28% | New | |
| Independent | Kangale Ramesh Zibal | 1,659 | 1.31% | New | |
| Independent | Chakole Vinayak Gopalrao | 1,082 | 0.85% | New | |
| Margin of victory | 25,063 | 19.80% | 15.89 | ||
| Turnout | 1,30,149 | 84.30% | 16.02 | ||
| Total valid votes | 1,26,562 | ||||
| Registered electors | 1,54,383 | 8.75 | |||
| BJP hold | Swing | 14.63 | |||
Assembly Election 1990
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BJP | Aswale Ram Gopal | 29,356 | 31.35% | New | |
| INC | Jayant Vasant Vairagade | 25,693 | 27.44% | 10.77 | |
| JD | Ashok Hariramji Bhiogade | 22,998 | 24.56% | New | |
| RPI(K) | Charandas Ganpat Meshram | 5,370 | 5.73% | 10.73 | |
| Independent | Kamlesh Gangaram Kanoje | 3,206 | 3.42% | New | |
| Independent | Dhurve Arun Anandrao | 1,986 | 2.12% | New | |
| Independent | Yadavrao Maroti Gate | 1,198 | 1.28% | New | |
| Margin of victory | 3,663 | 3.91% | 13.34 | ||
| Turnout | 95,097 | 66.99% | 2.39 | ||
| Total valid votes | 93,643 | ||||
| Registered electors | 1,41,966 | 26.85 | |||
| BJP gain from INC | Swing | 6.86 | |||
Assembly Election 1985
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| INC | Anandrao Tukaramji Wanjari | 29,225 | 38.21% | New | |
| IC(S) | Dhananjay Madhaorao Dalal | 16,033 | 20.96% | New | |
| Independent | Gaidhane Ramaji Sakharam | 14,657 | 19.16% | New | |
| RPI(K) | Kale Hiraman Shankar | 12,593 | 16.46% | 2.70 | |
| Independent | Zanjade Sudhakar Ganpati | 1,532 | 2.00% | New | |
| Independent | Uparade Jayram Dandu | 1,139 | 1.49% | New | |
| Independent | Rambhau Tukaram Sakharkar | 658 | 0.86% | New | |
| Margin of victory | 13,192 | 17.25% | 12.79 | ||
| Turnout | 77,676 | 69.41% | 7.28 | ||
| Total valid votes | 76,490 | ||||
| Registered electors | 1,11,913 | 7.81 | |||
| INC gain from Independent | Swing | 1.86 | |||
Assembly Election 1980
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Independent | Dalal Madhavrao Tulsiram | 25,395 | 40.06% | New | |
| INC(I) | Ram Hedaoo | 22,570 | 35.61% | 5.29 | |
| RPI(K) | Shahare Janabai Sundarlal | 8,727 | 13.77% | New | |
| Independent | Nandurkar Shamrao Atmamram | 6,037 | 9.52% | New | |
| Independent | Shahane Avinash Bhaskar | 441 | 0.70% | New | |
| Margin of victory | 2,825 | 4.46% | 6.75 | ||
| Turnout | 64,578 | 62.21% | 16.21 | ||
| Total valid votes | 63,387 | ||||
| Registered electors | 1,03,804 | 7.13 | |||
| Independent gain from INC(I) | Swing | 0.83 | |||
Assembly Election 1978
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| INC(I) | Dube Vithalprasad Sitaram | 30,621 | 40.89% | New | |
| INC | Shende Govinda (Dada) Ramji | 22,230 | 29.69% | 4.93 | |
| JP | Deshkar Shalini Madhukar | 13,182 | 17.60% | New | |
| Independent | Bhiogade Ashok Hariram | 7,074 | 9.45% | New | |
| Independent | Raut Madhukar Ramji | 1,153 | 1.54% | New | |
| Margin of victory | 8,391 | 11.21% | 13.50 | ||
| Turnout | 76,998 | 79.46% | 1.70 | ||
| Total valid votes | 74,880 | ||||
| Registered electors | 96,897 | 4.64 | |||
| INC(I) gain from Independent | Swing | 18.42 | |||
Assembly Election 1972
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Independent | Govind Ramji Shende | 41,511 | 59.31% | New | |
| INC | Tirpude N. Khantadu | 24,224 | 34.61% | New | |
| RPI(K) | Banson Bhanudasji Sego | 3,585 | 5.12% | New | |
| RPI | Shriram Suryabhan Jkey | 665 | 0.95% | New | |
| Margin of victory | 17,287 | 24.70% | |||
| Turnout | 72,053 | 77.81% | |||
| Total valid votes | 69,985 | ||||
| Registered electors | 92,603 | ||||
| Independent gain from INC | Swing | ||||
Assembly By-election 1968
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| INC | T. R. Khanntadu | 35,225 | |||
| ABJS | N. B. R. Baliram | 18,461 | |||
| Independent | S. Sappasingh | 659 | New | ||
| Independent | S. Sappasingh | 659 | New | ||
| Margin of victory | 16,764 | ||||
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Assembly Election 1967
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Independent | Dada Da Jibaji Dhote | 27,915 | 46.44% | New | |
| INC | N. K. Tirapude | 21,608 | 35.95% | 6.2 | |
| RPI | H. A. Khobaragade | 8,681 | 14.44% | 12.39 | |
| Independent | S. B. Parasodkar | 800 | 1.33% | New | |
| ABJS | N. T. Hedawoo | 588 | 0.98% | 6.95 | |
| Margin of victory | 6,307 | 10.49% | 4.83 | ||
| Turnout | 64,489 | 76.61% | 8.96 | ||
| Total valid votes | 60,105 | ||||
| Registered electors | 84,177 | 24.10 | |||
| Independent gain from INC | Swing | 4.29 | |||
Assembly Election 1962
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| INC | Dada Da Jibaji Dhote | 17,855 | 42.15% | 16.51 | |
| RPI | Sadanand Mangalram Ramteke | 11,364 | 26.83% | New | |
| Independent | Sakharam Balaji Parshodkar | 9,780 | 23.09% | New | |
| ABJS | Bhaskarrao Baliram Ninawe | 3,358 | 7.93% | New | |
| Margin of victory | 6,491 | 15.32% | 14.70 | ||
| Turnout | 46,385 | 68.39% | 56.11 | ||
| Total valid votes | 42,357 | ||||
| Registered electors | 67,828 | 43.35 | |||
| INC hold | Swing | 16.51 | |||
Assembly Election 1957
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| INC | Bhambore Sitaram Jairam (Sc) | 36,407 | 25.65% | 21.03 | |
| INC | Dhote Dada Dajiba | 35,521 | 25.02% | 21.65 | |
| SCF | Bansod Bhanudas Sego (Sc) | 22,826 | 16.08% | 5.4 | |
| SCF | Rahate Dinkar Modku (Sc) | 20,309 | 14.31% | 7.18 | |
| PSP | Dandekar Vinayaka Sakharam | 11,048 | 7.78% | New | |
| PSP | Motghare Premlal Fursud (Sc) | 10,269 | 7.23% | New | |
| Independent | Wasnik Pandurang Nagorao (Sc) | 2,328 | 1.64% | New | |
| Margin of victory | 886 | 0.62% | 20.25 | ||
| Turnout | 1,41,951 | 118.56% | 58.47 | ||
| Total valid votes | 1,41,951 | ||||
| Registered electors | 1,19,733 | 177.24 | |||
| INC hold | Swing | 21.03 | |||
Assembly Election 1952
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| INC | Rama Bakaram Lanjewar | 12,113 | 46.68% | New | |
| Independent | Ganpatrao Yadeorao Pande | 6,695 | 25.80% | New | |
| SCF | Kewaldas Maniram Ramteke | 5,575 | 21.48% | New | |
| Independent | Shravan Laxman Kadeo | 1,287 | 4.96% | New | |
| Independent | Pandurang Nagorao | 281 | 1.08% | New | |
| Margin of victory | 1,120 | ||||
| Turnout | 25,951 | 60.09% | |||
| Total valid votes | 25,951 | ||||
| Registered electors | 43,188 | ||||
| Independent win (new seat) | |||||
See also
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