Chandrapur, Maharashtra Assembly constituency
| Chandrapur | |
|---|---|
| Constituency No. 71 for the Maharashtra Legislative Assembly | |
Kishore Jorgewar, present MLA of Chandrapur | |
| Constituency details | |
| Country | India |
| Region | Western India |
| State | Maharashtra |
| District | Chandrapur |
| Lok Sabha constituency | Chandrapur |
| Established | 1976 [1] |
| Total electors | 374,360 |
| Reservation | SC |
| Member of Legislative Assembly | |
| 15th Maharashtra Legislative Assembly | |
| Incumbent | |
| Party | BJP |
| Alliance | NDA |
| Elected year | 2024 |
Chandrapur Assembly constituency is one of the 288 Vidhan Sabha (legislative assembly) constituencies of Maharashtra state, western India. This constituency is located in Chandrapur district. The delimitation of the constituency happened in 2008.[2]
Geographical scope
The constituency comprises parts of Chandrapur taluka viz. Ghugus revenue circle and Chandrapur Municipal Corporation.[2]
Members of Legislative assembly
| Year | Member | Party | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1978 | Nareshkumar Puglia | Indian National Congress (I) | |
| 1980 | |||
| 1985 | Shyam Gopalrao Wankhede | Indian National Congress | |
| 1990 | |||
| 1995 | Sudhir Mungantiwar | Bharatiya Janata Party | |
| 1999 | |||
| 2004 | |||
| 2009 | Nanaji Shamkule | ||
| 2014 | |||
| 2019 | Kishor Jorgewar | Independent | |
| 2024 | Bharatiya Janata Party | ||
Election results
Assembly Election 2024
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BJP | Kishor Gajanan Jorgewar | 106,841 | 49.17% | 26.85 | |
| INC | Pravin Nanaji Padwekar | 84,037 | 38.68% | 31.58 | |
| Independent | Brijbhushan Mahadeo Pazare | 14,598 | 6.72% | New | |
| Independent | Raju Chinnayya Zode | 5,711 | 2.63% | New | |
| NOTA | None of the Above | 2,255 | 1.04% | 0.18 | |
| BSP | Manoj Gopichand Lade | 1,891 | 0.87% | 0.01 | |
| Margin of victory | 22,804 | 10.50% | 25.63 | ||
| Turnout | 2,19,523 | 58.64% | 7.26 | ||
| Total valid votes | 2,17,268 | ||||
| Registered electors | 3,74,360 | 5.49 | |||
| BJP gain from Independent | Swing | 9.28 | |||
Assembly Election 2019
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Independent | Kishor Gajanan Jorgewar | 117,570 | 58.46% | New | |
| BJP | Nanaji Sitaram Shamkule | 44,909 | 22.33% | 19.92 | |
| VBA | Anirudha Dhonduji Wankar | 15,403 | 7.66% | New | |
| INC | Mahesh Marotrao Mendhe | 14,284 | 7.10% | 5.93 | |
| Peoples Party of India (Democratic) | Namdeo Atmaram Gedam | 3,956 | 1.97% | New | |
| BSP | Bhikkhu S. Buddhasharan | 1,772 | 0.88% | 3.45 | |
| NOTA | None of the Above | 1,730 | 0.86% | 0.19 | |
| Margin of victory | 72,661 | 36.13% | 20.17 | ||
| Turnout | 2,03,694 | 51.42% | 3.06 | ||
| Total valid votes | 2,01,119 | ||||
| Registered electors | 3,96,117 | 10.57 | |||
| Independent gain from BJP | Swing | 16.21 | |||
Assembly Election 2014
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BJP | Nanaji Sitaram Shamkule | 81,483 | 42.25% | 1.89 | |
| SS | Kishor Gajanan Jorgewar | 50,711 | 26.29% | New | |
| INC | Mahesh Marotrao Mendhe | 25,140 | 13.03% | 20.99 | |
| BBM | Aniruddha Dhondu Wankar | 14,683 | 7.61% | 5.08 | |
| BSP | Ankalesh Natthuji Khaire | 8,357 | 4.33% | 4.88 | |
| NCP | Ashok Namdeorao Nagpure | 7,459 | 3.87% | New | |
| NOTA | None of the Above | 2,026 | 1.05% | New | |
| Independent | Nalboga Chinnaji Bhimayya | 1,698 | 0.88% | New | |
| Margin of victory | 30,772 | 15.96% | 5.84 | ||
| Turnout | 1,95,115 | 54.46% | 3.82 | ||
| Total valid votes | 1,92,866 | ||||
| Registered electors | 3,58,250 | 17.59 | |||
| BJP hold | Swing | 1.89 | |||
Assembly Election 2009
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BJP | Nanaji Sitaram Shamkule | 67,255 | 44.14% | 5.86 | |
| INC | Bita Ghansham Ramteke | 51,845 | 34.02% | 1.66 | |
| BSP | Tanuja Dewaji Khobragade | 14,035 | 9.21% | 3.20 | |
| BBM | Deshak Girish Khobragade | 3,865 | 2.54% | 0.17 | |
| RPI(A) | Pravin Hemchandra Khobragade | 3,012 | 1.98% | New | |
| Independent | Dhanraj Harishchandra Sawarkar | 2,021 | 1.33% | New | |
| Independent | Patkotwar Prabhakar Govindrao | 1,897 | 1.24% | New | |
| Margin of victory | 15,410 | 10.11% | 4.19 | ||
| Turnout | 1,52,444 | 50.04% | 11.70 | ||
| Total valid votes | 1,52,376 | ||||
| Registered electors | 3,04,673 | 0.00 | |||
| BJP hold | Swing | 5.86 | |||
Assembly Election 2004
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BJP | Sudhir Sachchidanand Mungantiwar | 94,003 | 49.99% | 1.51 | |
| INC | Gajanan Balaji Gawande (Guruji) | 67,102 | 35.69% | 2.78 | |
| BSP | Adv. Nandkishor Mandlik | 11,311 | 6.02% | New | |
| BBM | Bharat Somaji Thulkar | 5,091 | 2.71% | New | |
| Independent | Sonpimpale Shatrughan Vyankatrao (Patrakar) | 2,613 | 1.39% | New | |
| Independent | Meshram Vinod Dinanath | 2,044 | 1.09% | New | |
| Shivrajya Party | Dhote Parshuram Alias Baliraj | 1,490 | 0.79% | New | |
| Margin of victory | 26,901 | 14.31% | 4.29 | ||
| Turnout | 1,88,696 | 61.93% | 3.79 | ||
| Total valid votes | 1,88,025 | ||||
| Registered electors | 3,04,673 | 7.33 | |||
| BJP hold | Swing | 1.51 | |||
Assembly Election 1999
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BJP | Sudhir Sachchidanand Mungantiwar | 84,688 | 51.51% | 2.85 | |
| INC | Vinayak Baburao Bangade | 54,109 | 32.91% | 12.33 | |
| Independent | Deepak Shankarlal Jaiswal | 22,251 | 13.53% | New | |
| Independent | Adv. Vijay Ganpatrao Mogare | 1,836 | 1.12% | New | |
| Margin of victory | 30,579 | 18.60% | 9.48 | ||
| Turnout | 1,69,165 | 59.59% | 14.43 | ||
| Total valid votes | 1,64,417 | ||||
| Registered electors | 2,83,868 | 5.89 | |||
| BJP hold | Swing | 2.85 | |||
Assembly Election 1995
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BJP | Sudhir Sachchidanand Mungantiwar | 94,379 | 48.66% | New | |
| INC | Shyam Gopalrao Wankhede | 39,915 | 20.58% | 22.79 | |
| JD | Rajakhan Maheboobkhan | 29,167 | 15.04% | New | |
| BSP | Rajkumar Udaybhan Tirpude | 6,832 | 3.52% | 2.66 | |
| RPI(K) | Jayant Pandurang Padwekar | 6,449 | 3.32% | 13.60 | |
| Independent | Vinayak Baburao Bangade | 6,182 | 3.19% | New | |
| BBM | Wamanrao Raghobaji Bankar | 2,478 | 1.28% | New | |
| Margin of victory | 54,464 | 28.08% | 3.49 | ||
| Turnout | 1,96,693 | 73.37% | 13.33 | ||
| Total valid votes | 1,93,956 | ||||
| Registered electors | 2,68,087 | 19.09 | |||
| BJP gain from INC | Swing | 5.29 | |||
Assembly Election 1990
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| INC | Shyam Gopalrao Wankhede | 57,622 | 43.37% | 9.26 | |
| Independent | Gayacharam Mahaviraprasad Trivedi | 24,947 | 18.78% | New | |
| RPI(K) | Jayant Pandurang Padwekar | 22,486 | 16.93% | 12.16 | |
| SS | Dilip Ramchandra Potdukhe | 12,653 | 9.52% | New | |
| CPI | Ganpat Govindrao Amrutkar | 8,949 | 6.74% | New | |
| BSP | Deorao Kawduji Kolhe | 1,148 | 0.86% | New | |
| Independent | Kumre Udhao Raghoba | 1,074 | 0.81% | New | |
| Margin of victory | 32,675 | 24.59% | 1.05 | ||
| Turnout | 1,34,561 | 59.78% | 0.03 | ||
| Total valid votes | 1,32,853 | ||||
| Registered electors | 2,25,110 | 42.48 | |||
| INC hold | Swing | 9.26 | |||
Assembly Election 1985
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| INC | Shyam Gopalrao Wankhede | 49,099 | 52.63% | New | |
| RPI(K) | Girish Dewaji Khobragade | 27,133 | 29.09% | 24.03 | |
| BJP | Chandansingh Sadhusinh Chandel | 14,870 | 15.94% | 9.44 | |
| Independent | Gulab Panurang Rajukar | 695 | 0.75% | New | |
| Margin of victory | 21,966 | 23.55% | 4.53 | ||
| Turnout | 94,776 | 59.99% | 9.41 | ||
| Total valid votes | 93,283 | ||||
| Registered electors | 1,57,989 | 19.86 | |||
| INC gain from INC(I) | Swing | 8.23 | |||
Assembly Election 1980
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| INC(I) | Nareshkumar Chunnalal Puglia | 29,048 | 44.40% | 3.04 | |
| BJP | Chandansinh Sadhusinh Chandel | 16,606 | 25.38% | New | |
| INC(U) | Datta Pandhare | 8,708 | 13.31% | New | |
| CPI | Ganpat Govindrao Amrutkar | 6,355 | 9.71% | 1.67 | |
| RPI(K) | Sayyad Majherbhai | 3,309 | 5.06% | 25.96 | |
| Independent | Thakre Madhao Balajipant | 774 | 1.18% | New | |
| Margin of victory | 12,442 | 19.02% | 2.60 | ||
| Turnout | 66,665 | 50.58% | 18.79 | ||
| Total valid votes | 65,419 | ||||
| Registered electors | 1,31,810 | 12.54 | |||
| INC(I) hold | Swing | 3.04 | |||
Assembly Election 1978
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| INC(I) | Nareshkumar Chunnalal Puglia | 38,018 | 47.44% | New | |
| RPI(K) | Rajaram Tulsiram Dumbere | 24,857 | 31.02% | New | |
| CPI | Ganpat Govindrao Amrutkar | 9,124 | 11.39% | New | |
| INC | Eknath Salve | 4,739 | 5.91% | New | |
| Independent | Madhao Balaji Thakre | 893 | 1.11% | New | |
| Independent | Lahamage Vishwas Ramrao | 760 | 0.95% | New | |
| Margin of victory | 13,161 | 16.42% | |||
| Turnout | 82,225 | 70.20% | |||
| Total valid votes | 80,140 | ||||
| Registered electors | 1,17,124 | ||||
| INC(I) win (new seat) | |||||
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