Bhandara Assembly constituency
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Bhandara 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]
| Bhandara | |
|---|---|
| Constituency No. 61 for the Maharashtra Legislative Assembly | |
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| Constituency details | |
| Country | India |
| Region | Western India |
| State | Maharashtra |
| District | Bhandara |
| LS constituency | Bhandara–Gondiya |
| Established | 1951 |
| Total electors | 3,70,690 |
| Reservation | SC |
| Member of Legislative Assembly | |
| 14th Maharashtra Legislative Assembly | |
| Incumbent | |
| Party | Shiv Sena |
| Elected year | 2024 |
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]
The current constituency comprises the whole of Bhandara and Pauni Tehsils including Bhandara and Pauni municipalities.
| Election | Name | Party | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1952 | Ram Lanjewar | Indian National Congress | |
| 1957 | Sitaram Bhambore | ||
| Dada Dhote | |||
| 1962 | Dada Dhote | ||
| 1967 | Independent politician | ||
| 1968^ | Nasikrao Tirpude | Indian National Congress | |
| 1972 | Govind Shende | Independent politician | |
| 1978 | Vitthalprasad Dube | Indian National Congress | |
| 1980 | Madhavrao Dalal | Independent politician | |
| 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 politician | |
| 2024 | Shiv Sena | ||
2024
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| SHS | Narendra Bhondekar | 127,884 | 48.82 | ||
| INC | Puja Ganesh Thavakar | 89,517 | 34.17 | ||
| Independent | Narendra Shankarrao Pahade | 24,196 | 9.24 | ||
| NOTA | None of the Above | 2354 | 0.9 | ||
| Majority | 38,367 | ||||
| Turnout | 2,61,971 | ||||
| SS gain from Independent | Swing | ||||
2019
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Independent | Narendra Bhondekar | 101,717 | 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 | ||||
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