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Bhandara Assembly constituency

Coordinates: 21°10′N 79°39′E / 21.17°N 79.65°E / 21.17; 79.65
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Bhandara
Constituency No. 61 for the Maharashtra Legislative Assembly
Constituency details
CountryIndia
RegionWestern India
StateMaharashtra
DistrictBhandara
LS constituencyBhandara–Gondiya
Established1951
Total electors3,70,690
ReservationSC
Member of Legislative Assembly
14th Maharashtra Legislative Assembly
Incumbent
PartyIndependent
Elected year2019

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]

Overview

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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

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The current constituency comprises the whole of Bhandara and Pauni Tehsils including Bhandara and Pauni municipalities.

Members of Legislative assembly

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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

Election results

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2024

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2024 Maharashtra Legislative Assembly election: Bhandara
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
INC Puja Ganesh Thavkar
Independent Premsagar Nilkanth Ganvir
SHS Narendra Bhondekar
NOTA None of the Above
Majority
Turnout
gain from Swing

2019

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2019 Maharashtra Legislative Assembly election: Bhandara
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Independent Narendra Bhojraj 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

See also

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References

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  1. ^ a b "District wise List of Assembly and Parliamentary Constituencies". Chief Electoral Officer, Maharashtra website. Archived from the original on 18 March 2010. Retrieved 5 September 2010.


21°10′N 79°39′E / 21.17°N 79.65°E / 21.17; 79.65