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Akola Lok Sabha constituency

Coordinates: 20°42′32.09″N 76°59′47.73″E / 20.7089139°N 76.9965917°E / 20.7089139; 76.9965917
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Akola
Lok Sabha constituency
Map Showing Akola LS in Dark Green
Constituency details
CountryIndia
RegionWestern India
StateMaharashtra
Assembly constituenciesAkot
Balapur
Akola West
Akola East
Murtizapur
Risod
Established1952
Total electors18,90,814
ReservationNone
Member of Parliament
18th Lok Sabha
Incumbent
PartyBJP
Elected year2024
Preceded bySanjay Dhotre (2019) BJP

Akola Lok Sabha constituency is one of the 48 Lok Sabha (parliamentary) constituencies in Maharashtra, currently represented by Anup Dhotre.

Assembly segments

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Presently, after the implementation of the Presidential notification on delimitation in 2008, Akola Lok Sabha constituency comprises six Vidhan Sabha (legislative assembly) segments. These segments (with their constituency numbers and reservation status) are:[1]

No Name District Member Party
28 Akot Akola Prakash Bharasakle BJP
29 Balapur Nitin Tale SS(UBT)
30 Akola West Vacant* None*
31 Akola East Randhir Savarkar BJP
32 Murtizapur (SC) Harish Pimple BJP
33 Risod Washim Amit Zanak INC

NOTE*:- On 3 November 2023, Akola West Assembly Seat got Vacant after death of Incumbent MLA Govardhan Sharma.[2]

Members of Parliament

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Year Name Party
1952 Gopalrao Khedkar Indian National Congress
Laxman Bhatkar
1957 Gopalrao Khedkar
Laxman Bhatkar
1960^ T S Patil
1962 Mohammad Mohibbul Haq
1967 K.M. Asghar Husain
1971
1972^ Vasant Sathe
1977
1980 Vairale Madhusudan
1984
1989 Pandurang Fundkar Bhartiya Janata Party
1991
1996
1998 Prakash Ambedkar Republican Party of India
1999 Bharipa Bahujan Mahasangh
2004 Sanjay Dhotre Bhartiya Janata Party
2009
2014
2019
2024 Anup Dhotre

^ by-poll

Election results

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2024

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2024 Indian general elections: Akola
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
BJP Anup Sanjay Dhotre 457,030 38.96 Decrease10.57
INC Abhay Kashinath Patil 416,404 35.50 Increase10.59
VBA Prakash Ambedkar 276,747 23.59 Decrease1.32
NOTA None of the Above 5,783 0.49 Decrease0.30
INL Adv Najib Shaikh 3,300 0.28 N/A
BSP Kashinath Vishwanath Dhamode 2,760 0.24 N/A
Majority 40,626 3.46 Decrease21.16
Turnout 11,73,072 62.04 Increase1.98
BJP hold Swing

General elections 2019

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2019 Indian general elections: Akola
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
BJP Sanjay Dhotre 554,444 49.53 +2.89
VBA Prakash Ambedkar 2,75,596 24.91 New
INC Hidayatullah Barakatullah Patel 2,54,370 22.72 −3.17
NOTA None of the Above 8,866 0.79 +0.16
Majority 2,75,596 24.62
Turnout 11,20,185 60.06
BJP hold Swing

General elections 2014

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2014 Indian general elections: Akola
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
BJP Sanjay Shamrao Dhotre 456,472 46.64
INC Hidayatulla Barkatulla Patel 2,53,356 25.89
BBM Prakash Yashwant Ambedkar 2,38,776 24.40
AAP Ajay Panjabrao Hingankar 8,076 0.83
BSP Bhai B. C. Kamble 7,858 0.80
NOTA None of the Above 6,206 0.63
Majority 2,03,116 20.75
Turnout 9,78,630 58.51
BJP hold Swing

General elections 2009

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2009 Indian general elections: Akola
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
BJP Sanjay Dhotre 287,526 38.91
BBM Prakash Ambedkar 2,22,678 30.13
INC Babasaheb Dhabekar 1,82,776 24.73
Majority 64,848 8.78
Turnout 7,38,955 49.91
BJP hold Swing

See also

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References

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  1. ^ "District wise List of Assembly and Parliamentary Constituencies". Chief Electoral Officer, Maharashtra website. Archived from the original on 18 March 2010.
  2. ^ "BJP MLA Govardhan Sharma passes away at 74 in Akola". The Week. 3 November 2023. Retrieved 3 November 2023.
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