Bhandara Assembly constituency
{{Short description|Constituency of the Maharashtra legislative assembly in India}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=April 2019}}
{{Use Indian English|date=April 2019}}
{{Infobox Indian constituency
| name = Bhandara
| map_image = 61-Bhandara.svg
| type = SLA
| constituency_no = 61
| state = Maharashtra
| district = Bhandara
| loksabha_cons = Bhandara–Gondiya
| established = 1951
| reservation = SC
| mla = Narendra Bhondekar
| party = Shiv Sena
| alliance = Maha Yuti
| latest_election_year = 2024
| electors = 3,70,690
}}
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.{{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/20100318055304/http://ceo.maharashtra.gov.in/acs.php |archivedate=18 March 2010 }}
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.
Geographical boundaries
Members of Legislative assembly
| class="wikitable"
!Year !Name !colspan="2"|Party |
| 1952
| Ram Lanjewar | {{Full party name with color|Indian National Congress|rowspan=4}} |
| rowspan="2"| 1957
| Sitaram Bhambore |
| Dada Dhote |
| 1962
| rowspan="2"| Dada Dhote |
| 1967
|{{party name with color|Independent}} |
| 1968^
|{{Full party name with color|Indian National Congress}} |
| 1972
| Govind Shende |{{party name with color|Independent}} |
| 1978
| Vitthalprasad Dube |{{Full party name with color|Indian National Congress (I)|dab=yes}} |
| 1980
| Madhavrao Dalal |{{party name with color|Independent}} |
| 1985
| Anandrao Wanjari |{{Full party name with color|Indian National Congress}} |
| 1990
| rowspan="3" |Ram Gopal Aswale | {{Full party name with color|Bharatiya Janata Party|rowspan=3}} |
| 1995 |
| 1999 |
| 2004
| Nana Panchbudhe |{{Full party name with color|Nationalist Congress Party}} |
| 2009
|{{Full party name with color|Shiv Sena}} |
| 2014
|{{Full party name with color|Bharatiya Janata Party}} |
| 2019
| rowspan="2" | Narendra Bhondekar |{{party name with color|Independent}} |
| 2024
|{{Full party name with color|Shiv Sena}} |
Election results
=2024=
{{Election box begin|
title=2024 Maharashtra Legislative Assembly election: Bhandara}}
{{Election box winning candidate with party link||party=Shiv Sena (2022–present)|candidate=Narendra Bhondekar|votes=127884|percentage=48.82|change=}}
{{Election box candidate with party link||party=Indian National Congress|candidate=Puja Ganesh Thavakar|votes=89,517|percentage=34.17|change=}}
{{Election box candidate with party link||party=Independent politician|candidate=Narendra Shankarrao Pahade|votes=24,196|percentage=9.24|change=}}
{{Election box candidate with party link||party=NOTA|candidate=None of the Above|votes=2354|percentage=0.9|change=}}
{{Election box majority||votes=38,367|percentage=|change=}}
{{Election box turnout||votes=2,61,971|percentage=|change=}}
{{Election box gain with party link|
|winner = Shiv Sena
|loser = Indian National Congress
|swing =
}}
{{Election box end}}
=2019=
{{Election box begin |title=2019 Maharashtra Legislative Assembly election: Bhandara}}
{{Election box winning candidate with party link|
|party = Independent (politician)|IND
|candidate = Narendra Bhondekar
|votes = 1,01,717
|percentage = 43.44
|change =
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Bharatiya Janata Party
|candidate = Arvind Manohar Bhaladhare
|votes = 78,040
|percentage = 33.33
|change =
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Indian National Congress
|candidate = Jaideep Jogendra Kawade
|votes = 19,105
|percentage = 8.16
|change =
}}
{{Election box majority|
|votes = 23,677
|percentage =
|change =
}}
{{Election box turnout|
|votes = 2,34,148
|percentage =
|change =
}}
{{Election box gain with party link|
|winner =Independent (politician)
|loser =Bharatiya Janata Party
|swing =
}}
{{Election box end}}
=2014=
{{Election box begin |title=2014 Maharashtra Legislative Assembly election: Bhandara}}
{{Election box winning candidate with party link|
|party = Bharatiya Janata Party
|candidate = Ramchandra Avsare
|votes = 83408
|percentage = 35.66
|change =
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Bahujan Samaj Party
|candidate = Dewangana Vijay Gadhave
|votes = 46576
|percentage = 19.91
|change =
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Shiv Sena
|candidate = Narendra Bhondekar
|votes = 42766
|percentage = 18.28
|change =
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = NOTA
|candidate = None of the Above
|votes = 1621
|percentage = 0.69
|change =
}}
{{Election box majority|
|votes = 36832
|percentage =
|change =
}}
{{Election box turnout|
|votes = 233915
|percentage = 68.56
|change =
}}
{{Election box gain with party link|
|winner = Bharatiya Janata Party
|loser = Bahujan Samaj Party
|swing =
}}
{{Election box end}}
See also
References
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{{Assembly constituencies of Maharashtra}}
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Category:Assembly constituencies of Maharashtra
Category:Politics of Maharashtra