Bhandara Assembly constituency

Bhandara Assembly constituency 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 for the Maharashtra Legislative Assembly
Constituency details
CountryIndia
RegionWestern India
StateMaharashtra
DistrictBhandara
Total electors3,70,690
ReservationSC
Member of Legislative Assembly
14th Maharashtra Legislative Assembly
Incumbent
Narendra Bhojraj Bhondekar
PartyIndependent
Elected year2019

Overview

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

The current constituency comprises Whole Bhandara and Pauni Tehsils including Bhandara and Pauni municipalities.

Members of Legislative assembly
Year Member Party
1952 Ram Lanjewar Indian National Congress
1957 Sitaram Bhambore
Dada Dhote
1962 Dada Dhote
1967 Independent
1968^ Nasikrao Tirpude Indian National Congress
1972 Govind Shende Independent
1978 Vitthalprasad Dube Indian National Congress (I)
1980 Madhavrao Dalal Independent
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

Election results

2019
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

References
  1. "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.
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