Kopargaon Assembly constituency

Kopargaon Assembly constituency is one of the 288 Vidhan Sabha (Legislative Assembly) constituencies of Maharashtra state in Western India.^[1]

Kopargaon
Constituency No. 219 for the Maharashtra Legislative Assembly
Ashutosh Kale, present MLA of Kopargaon
Constituency details
Country	India
Region	Western India
State	Maharashtra
District	Ahmed Nagar
LS constituency	Kopargaon
Established	1978
Reservation	None
Member of Legislative Assembly
14th Maharashtra Legislative Assembly
Incumbent Ashutosh Ashokrao Kale
Party	Nationalist Congress Party

Overview

Kopargaon (constituency number 219) is one of the twelve Vidhan Sabha constituencies located in the Ahmednagar district. It comprises the entire Kopargaon taluka of the district.^[2]

Kopargaon is part of the Shirdi Lok Sabha constituency along with five other Vidhan Sabha segments in this district, namely Akole, Shirdi, Sangamner, Shrirampur and Nevasa.

Members of the Legislative Assembly

Year	Member	Party		Ref.
1978	Shankarrao Genuji Kolhe		Indian National Congress	[3]
1980			Indian National Congress	[4]
1985	Rohamare Dadasaheb Shahaji		Indian National Congress	[5]
1990	Shankarrao Genuji Kolhe			[6]
1995				[7]
1999			Nationalist Congress Party	[8]
2004	Ashokrao Shankarrao Kale		Shiv Sena	[9]
2009				[10]
2014	Snehalata Kolhe		Bharatiya Janata Party	[11]
2019	Ashutosh Ashokrao Kale		Nationalist Congress Party	[12]
2024

Election results

2024

2024 Maharashtra Legislative Assembly election: Kopargaon^[13]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	NCP	Ashutosh Kale	161147	77.46
	NCP-SP	Sandeep Gorakshanath Varpe	36523	17.55
Majority			124624	59.91
Turnout			208050
	Ashutosh Ashokrao Kale hold		Swing

2019

2019 Maharashtra Legislative Assembly election: Kopargaon^[14]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	NCP	Ashutosh Kale	87,566	43.23%
	BJP	Snehalata Kolhe	86,744	42.83%
	Independent	Rajesh Namdeorao Parjane	15,446	7.63%
	NOTA	None of the Above	1,622
Majority			822
Turnout			2,02,540	76.38%
	NCP gain from BJP		Swing

2014

2014 Maharashtra Legislative Assembly election: Kopargaon

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	BJP	Snehalata Kolhe	99,763	50.78%
	SS	Ashutosh Kale	70,493	35.88%
	INC	Nitin Bhanudas Autade	19,586	9.97%
Majority			29,270
Turnout			1,96,480	79.95%
	BJP gain from SS		Swing

2009

2009 Maharashtra Legislative Assembly election: Kopargaon

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	SS	Ashokrao Shankarrao Kale	84,680	48.84%
	NCP	Bipin Shankarrao Kolhe	77,989	44.98%
Majority			6,691
Turnout			1,73,390	76.38%
	SS hold		Swing

2004

2004 Maharashtra Legislative Assembly election: Kopargaon

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	SS	Ashokrao Shankarrao Kale	77,326	48.84%
	NCP	Bipin Shankarrao Kolhe	61,012	44.98%
Majority			16,314
Turnout			1,44,388	76.38%
	SS hold		Swing

1999

1999 Maharashtra Legislative Assembly election: Kopargaon

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	NCP	Shankarrao Genuji Kolhe	40,933	36.83%
	SS	Namdeorao Rakhamaji Parjane	36,654	32.98%
	INC	Ashokrrao Shankarrao Kale	32,774	29.49%
Majority			4,279
Turnout			1,11,126	76.51%
	NCP gain from INC		Swing

1995

1995 Maharashtra Legislative Assembly election: Kopargaon

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	INC	Shankarrao Genuji Kolhe	53,999	48.70%
	SS	Bhagatsing Dayaram Sonawane	47,157	32.98%
Majority			6,842
Turnout			1,10,874	77.14%
	INC hold		Swing

1990

1990 Maharashtra Legislative Assembly election: Kopargaon

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	INC	Shankarrao Genuji Kolhe	56,673	60.91%
	SS	Sambhajirao Kisan Kale	32,801	35.25%
Majority			23,872
Turnout			93,048	65.33%
	INC hold		Swing

1985

1985 Maharashtra Legislative Assembly election: Kopargaon

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	INC	Dadasaheb Shahji Rohamare	42,028	54.87%
	IC(S)	Sambhajirao Kisanrao Kale	33,221	43.37%
Majority			8,807
Turnout			76,599	67.57%
	INC hold		Swing

1980

1980 Maharashtra Legislative Assembly election: Kopargaon

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	INC(I)	Shankarrao Genuji Kolhe	43,166	56.04%
	INC(U)	Shankarrao Deoram Kale	33,335	43.27%
Majority			9,831
Turnout			77,033	76.13%
	INC(I) gain from INC		Swing

1978

1978 Maharashtra Legislative Assembly election: Kopargaon

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	INC	Shankarrao Genuji Kolhe	40,414	57.11%
	JP	Panditrao Gangadhar Jadhav	27,274	38.54%
Majority			9,831
Turnout			70,765	77.48%
	INC win (new seat)

See also

• Sangamner
• List of constituencies of Maharashtra Vidhan Sabha

References

1. "District wise List of Assembly and Parliamentary Constituencies". Chief Electoral Officer, Maharashtra website. Archived from the original on 18 March 2010. Retrieved 11 February 2010.
2. "Delimitation of Parliamentary and Assembly Constituencies Order, 2008" (PDF). The Election Commission of India. p. 275.
3. "Maharashtra Assembly Election Results 1978". Election Commission of India. Retrieved 16 November 2022.
4. "Maharashtra Assembly Election Results 1980". Election Commission of India. Retrieved 16 November 2022.
5. "Maharashtra Assembly Election Results 1985". Election Commission of India. Retrieved 16 November 2022.
6. "Maharashtra Assembly Election Results 1990". Election Commission of India. Retrieved 16 November 2022.
7. "Maharashtra Assembly Election Results 1995". Election Commission of India. Retrieved 16 November 2022.
8. "Maharashtra Assembly Election Results 1999". Election Commission of India. Retrieved 16 November 2022.
9. "Maharashtra Assembly Election Results 2004". Election Commission of India. Retrieved 16 November 2022.
10. "Maharashtra Assembly Election Results 2009". Election Commission of India. Retrieved 16 November 2022.
11. "Maharashtra Assembly Election Results 2014". Election Commission of India. Retrieved 16 November 2022.
12. "Maharashtra Assembly Election Results 2019". Election Commission of India. Retrieved 16 November 2022.
13. "Maharastra Assembly Election Results 2024 - Kopargaon". Election Commission of India. 23 November 2024. Archived from the original on 17 December 2024. Retrieved 17 December 2024.
14. "Maharashtra Legislative Assembly Election, 2019". Election Commission of India. Retrieved 2 February 2022.

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