Akot Assembly constituency
{{Short description|Constituency of the Maharashtra legislative assembly in India}}
{{Use Indian English|date=February 2023}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=August 2019}}
{{Infobox Indian constituency
| name = Akot
| constituency_no = 28
| type = SLA
| state = Maharashtra
| latest_election_year = 2024
| map_image = 28-Akot.svg
| loksabha_cons = Akola
| established = 1962
| district = Akola
| reservation = None
| mla = Prakash Gunvantrao Bharsakale
| party = Bharatiya Janata Party
| incumbent_image =
| alliance =
| electors =
}}
Akot Assembly constituency is one of the 288 constituencies of Maharashtra Vidhan Sabha and one of the five which are located in the Akola district.
It is a part of the Akola (Lok Sabha constituency) along with five other assembly constituencies, viz Balapur, Akola West, and Akola East, Murtizapur (SC) and Risod from Washim district.{{cite web|url=http://ceo.maharashtra.gov.in/acs.php |title=District wise List of Assembly and Parliamentary Constituencies |publisher=Chief Electoral Officer, Maharashtra website |access-date=14 January 2010 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100318055304/http://ceo.maharashtra.gov.in/acs.php |archive-date=18 March 2010 }}
As per orders of Delimitation of Parliamentary and Assembly constituencies Order, 2008, No. 28 Akot Assembly constituency is composed of the following:
1. Telhara Tehsil, 2. Akot Tehsil (Part), Revenue Circle- Umara, Panaj, Akot and Akot (MC). of Akola district.{{cite web|url = http://eci.nic.in/eci_main/CurrentElections/CONSOLIDATED_ORDER%20_ECI%20.pdf |title = Schedule – XVII of Constituencies Order, 2008 of Delimitation of Parliamentary and Assembly constituencies Order, 2008 of the Election Commission of India|work= Schedule XVII Maharashtra, Part A – Assembly constituencies, Part B – Parliamentary constituencies |publisher = |access-date = 2015-03-11 }}
Members of the Legislative Assembly
| class = wikitable
!Year !Member !colspan=2|Party |
| 1962
| rowspan=2|Gopalrao Khedkar | {{Full party name with color|Indian National Congress|rowspan=3}} |
| 1967 |
| 1972
| Manohar Tayade |
| 1978
| Sudhakar Gangane | {{Full party name with color|Indian National Congress (I)|rowspan=2|dab=yes}} |
| 1980
| Manohar Tapre |
| 1985
| Sudhakar Gangane |{{Full party name with color|Indian National Congress}} |
| 1990
| Jagannath Dhone | {{Full party name with color|Shiv Sena|rowspan=2}} |
| 1995
| Rameshwar Karale |
| 1999
| Ramdas Bodkhe |{{Full party name with color|Bharipa Bahujan Mahasangh}} |
| 2004
| Gulabrao Gawande | {{Full party name with color|Shiv Sena|rowspan=2}} |
| 2009
| Sanjay Gawande |
| 2014
| rowspan=3|Prakash Bharsakale | {{Full party name with color|Bharatiya Janata Party|rowspan=3}} |
| 2019 |
| 2024 |
Election results
=2024=
{{Election box begin |title=2024 Maharashtra Legislative Assembly election: Akot{{cite news |title=Maharastra Assembly Election Results 2024 - Akot |url=https://results.eci.gov.in/ResultAcGenNov2024/candidateswise-S1328.htm |access-date=30 November 2024 |publisher=Election Commission of India |date=23 November 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20241130135443/https://results.eci.gov.in/ResultAcGenNov2024/candidateswise-S1328.htm |archive-date=30 November 2024}}}}
{{Election box winning candidate with party link|
|candidate = Prakash Gunvantrao Bharsakale
|party = Bharatiya Janata Party
|votes = 93,338
|percentage = 43.51
|change =
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Indian National Congress
|candidate = Mahesh Sudhakarrao Gangane
|votes = 74,487
|percentage = 34.72
|change =
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Vanchit Bahujan Aaghadi
|candidate = Deepak Ramdas Bodkhe
|votes = 34,135
|percentage = 15.91
|change =
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = NOTA
|candidate = None of the Above
|votes = 1161
|percentage = 0.54
|change =
}}
{{Election box majority|
|votes = 18,851
|percentage =
|change =
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{{Election box turnout|
|votes =214,543
|percentage =
|change =
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{{Election box gain with party link|
|winner = Bharatiya Janata Party
|loser = Indian National Congress
|swing =
}}
{{Election box end}}
=2019=
{{Election box begin | title= 2019 Maharashtra Legislative Assembly election: Akot{{cite web |url=https://old.eci.gov.in/files/file/11699-maharashtra-legislative-assembly-election-2019/ |title=Maharashtra Legislative Assembly Election, 2019 |publisher=Election Commission of India |access-date= 2 February 2022 |url-access=limited}}}}
{{Election box winning candidate with party link
|candidate = Prakash Gunvantrao Bharsakale
|party = Bharatiya Janata Party
|votes = 70,086
|percentage = 42.3%
|change =
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link
|candidate = Mahesh Sudhakarrao Gangane
|party = Indian National Congress
|votes = 38,675
|percentage = 23.34%
|change =
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link
|candidate = Pradeep Sadashiv Wankhade
|party = Bharipa Bahujan Mahasangh
|votes = 32,350
|percentage = 19.53%
|change =
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link
|candidate = Sanjay Laxman Gawande
|party = Shiv Sena
|votes = 14,024
|percentage = 8.46%
|change =
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link
|candidate = None of the Above
|party = None of the above
|votes = 706
|percentage = 0.43%
|change =
}}
{{Election box majority
|votes = 31,411
|percentage =
|change =
}}
{{Election box turnout
|votes = 165,683
|percentage = 60.75%
|change =
}}
{{Election box gain with party link
|winner = Bharatiya Janata Party
|loser= Indian National Congress
|swing =
}}
{{Election box end}}
See also
Notes
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