Akola Lok Sabha constituency

Akola Lok Sabha constituency is one of the 48 Lok Sabha (parliamentary) constituencies in Maharashtra state in central India.

Akola
اکولا
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 (1952)
Total electors18,65,109
ReservationNone
Member of Parliament
17th Lok Sabha
Incumbent
PartyBJP
Elected year2019
Preceded byPrakash Ambedkar (2004) BBM

Assembly segments

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 Bharatiya Janata Party
29 Balapur Nitin Tale Shiv Sena
30 Akola West Govardhan Sharma Bharatiya Janata Party
31 Akola East Randhir Savarkar Bharatiya Janata Party
32 Murtizapur (SC) Harish Pimple Bharatiya Janata Party
33 Risod Washim Amit Zanak Indian National Congress

Members of Parliament
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 Indian National Congress
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

^ by-poll

Election results

General elections 2019
2019 Indian general elections: Akola
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
BJP Sanjay Dhotre 554,444 49.53 +2.89
VBA Prakash Ambedkar 2,78,848 24.91 +24.91
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
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
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

References
  1. "District wise List of Assembly and Parliamentary Constituencies". Chief Electoral Officer, Maharashtra website. Archived from the original on 18 March 2010.

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