Ashti Assembly constituency
{{Short description|Constituency of the Maharashtra legislative assembly in India}}
{{Other places|Ashti (disambiguation){{!}}Ashti}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=July 2017}}
{{Use Indian English|date=July 2017}}
{{Infobox Indian constituency
| name = Ashti
| constituency_no = 231
| type = SLA
| state = Maharashtra
| latest_election_year = 2024
| map_image = 231-Ashti.svg
| loksabha_cons = Beed
| district = Beed
| established = 2008
| reservation = None
| mla = Suresh Dhas
| party = Bharatiya Janata Party
| incumbent_image =
| alliance =
| electors =
}}
Ashti Assembly constituency is one of the 288 Vidhan Sabha (legislative assembly) constituencies of Maharashtra state in western India.{{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 |accessdate=5 September 2010 |url-status=dead |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20090225084439/http://ceo.maharashtra.gov.in/acs.php |archivedate=25 February 2009 }}
Overview
Ashti (constituency number 231) is one of the six Vidhan Sabha constituencies located in Beed district. It covers the entire Ashti and Patoda tehsils and part of the Shirur tehsil of this district.{{cite web|url=http://eci.nic.in/eci_main/CurrentElections/CONSOLIDATED_ORDER%20_ECI%20.pdf|title=Delimitation of Parliamentary and Assembly Constituencies Order, 2008|publisher=The Election Commission of India|pages=270–1}}
Ashti is part of the Beed Lok Sabha constituency along with all other Vidhan Sabha segments in this district, namely Parli, Majalgaon, Georai, Beed and Kaij.{{cite web|url=http://eci.nic.in/eci_main/CurrentElections/CONSOLIDATED_ORDER%20_ECI%20.pdf|title=Delimitation of Parliamentary and Assembly Constituencies Order, 2008|publisher=The Election Commission of India|pages=278}}
Members of Vidhan Sabha
| class="wikitable"
!Year ! colspan="2" |Party |
| rowspan="2" |1962
|Bhausaheb Kashinath |{{Full party name with color|rowspan=2|Indian National Congress}} |
| Ramdas Sonone |
| 1967
|N. V. Ugale |{{Full party name with color|Communist Party of India}} |
| 1972
|Sripatrao Kadam |{{Full party name with color|rowspan=2|Indian National Congress}} |
| 1978
|Laxmanrao Jadhav |
| 1980
| rowspan="3" |Bhimrao Dhonde |{{party name with color|Independent politician}} |
| 1985
|{{Full party name with color|rowspan=2|Indian National Congress}} |
| 1990 |
| 1995
|Sahebrao Darekar |{{party name with color|Independent politician}} |
| 1999
| rowspan="3" |Suresh Dhas |{{Full party name with color|rowspan=2|Bharatiya Janata Party}} |
| 2004 |
| 2009
|{{Full party name with color|Nationalist Congress Party}} |
| 2014
|Bhimrao Dhonde |{{Full party name with color|Bharatiya Janata Party}} |
| 2019
|{{Full party name with color|Nationalist Congress Party}} |
| 2024
|{{Full party name with color|Bharatiya Janata Party}} |
Election results
=2024=
{{Election box begin |title=2024 Maharashtra Legislative Assembly election: Ashti}}
{{Election box winning candidate with party link|
|party= Bharatiya Janata Party
|candidate= Suresh Dhas
|votes= 1,40,507
|percentage= 48.99 %
|change= {{increase}}6.59
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party=Independent
|candidate=Bhimrao Dhonde
|votes=62,532
|percentage=21.8 %
|change=New
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party= Nationalist Congress Party - Sharadchandra Pawar
|candidate=Mahebub Shekh
|votes=52,738
|percentage=18.39%
|change=New
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party= Nationalist Congress Party (post–2023)
|candidate= Balasaheb Ajabe
|votes=21,598
|percentage=7.53%
|change= {{decrease}}45.67
}}
{{Election box majority||votes=77,975|percentage=27.19%|change=}}
{{Election box turnout|votes=2,86,784|percentage=|change=}}
{{Election box gain with party link|
|winner = Bharatiya Janata Party
|loser = Nationalist Congress Party
|swing =
}}
{{Election box end}}
=2019=
{{Election box begin | title= 2019 Maharashtra Legislative Assembly election: Ashti}}
{{Election box winning candidate with party link
|candidate = Balasaheb Ajabe
|party = Nationalist Congress Party
|votes = 1,26,756
|percentage = 53.2
|change = {{increase}}8.3
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link
|candidate = Bhimrao Donde
|party = Bharatiya Janata Party
|votes = 1,00,931
|percentage = 42.40
|change = {{decrease}}5.9
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link
|candidate = None of the Above
|party = None of the above
|votes = 2,631
|percentage = 1.09
|change =
}}
{{Election box majority
|votes = 25,825
|percentage = 10.80
|change =
}}
{{Election box turnout
|votes = 2,40,838
|percentage = 64.69
|change =
}}
{{Election box gain with party link
|winner = Nationalist Congress Party
|loser = BJP
|swing =
}}
{{Election box end}}
=2014=
{{Election box begin | title= 2014 Maharashtra Legislative Assembly election: Ashti}}
{{Election box winning candidate with party link
|candidate = Bhimrao Donde
|party = Bharatiya Janata Party
|votes = 1,20,915
|percentage = 48.30
|change =
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link
|candidate = Suresh Dhas
|party = Nationalist Congress Party
|votes = 1,14,933
|percentage = 45.90
|change =
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link
|candidate = None of the Above
|party = None of the above
|votes = 1,124
|percentage = 0.45
|change =
}}
{{Election box majority
|votes = 5,982
|percentage = 2.4
|change =
}}
{{Election box turnout
|votes = 2,50,502
|percentage = 73.31
|change =
}}
{{Election box gain with party link
|winner = Bharatiya Janata Party
|loser = Nationalist Congress Party
|swing =
}}
{{Election box end}}
See also
References
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