Mehkar Assembly constituency
{{Short description|Constituency of the Maharashtra legislative assembly in India}}
{{Use Indian English|date=February 2023}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=August 2019}}
Mehkar Assembly constituency is one of the 288 constituencies of Maharashtra Vidhan Sabha and one of the seven which are located in the Buldhana district. It is reserved for Scheduled Caste candidates.
{{Infobox Indian constituency
| name = Mehkar
| map_image = 25-Mehkar.svg
| state = Maharashtra
| district = Buldhana
| loksabha_cons = Buldhana
| established = 1962
| reservation = SC
| mla = Siddharth Kharat
| map_caption =
| party = {{Party index link|Shiv Sena (Uddhav Balasaheb Thackeray)}}
| incumbent_image =
| alliance = MVA
| latest_election_year = 2024
| constituency_no = 25
| type = SLA
}}
Overview
It is a part of Buldhana Lok Sabha constituency along with five other Vidhan Sabha (assembly) constituencies, viz. Buldhana, Chikhali, Sindkhed Raja, Khamgaon and Jalgaon (Jamod).
The seventh Malkapur Assembly constituency from Buldhana district is a part of Raver Lok Sabha constituency from neighbouring Jalgaon 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=March 18, 2010 }}
This city based on the bank of the Painganga. Painganga source through Satmala Agintha Dongar.
As per orders of Delimitation of Parliamentary and Assembly constituencies Order, 2008, No. 25 Mehkar Assembly constituency is composed of the following:
1. Mehkar Tehsil, 2. Lonar Tehsil (Part), Revenue Circle Sultanpur, Titavi and Lonar, Lonar (MC) of Buldhana 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 |access-date = 2015-03-11 |archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20101005180821/http://eci.nic.in/eci_main/CurrentElections/CONSOLIDATED_ORDER%20_ECI%20.pdf# |archive-date = 2010-10-05 |url-status = live }}
Members of the Legislative Assembly
| class="wikitable"
!Year !Member !colspan=2|Party |
| 1962
| Annasaheb Deshmukh | {{Full party name with color|Indian National Congress|rowspan=3}} |
| 1967
| rowspan=2|Sitaram Lodhe |
| 1972 |
| 1978
| Keshav Subodh | {{Full party name with color|Indian National Congress (I)|rowspan=2|dab=yes}} |
| 1980
| Kisanrao Sangle |
| 1985
| rowspan=2|Keshav Subodh |{{party name with color|Independent politician}} |
| 1990
|{{Full party name with color|Indian National Congress}} |
| 1995
| rowspan=3|Prataprao Jadhav | {{Full party name with color|Shiv Sena|rowspan=6}} |
| 1999 |
| 2004 |
| 2009
| rowspan=3|Sanjay Raimulkar |
| 2014 |
| 2019 |
| 2024
|style="background-color: {{party color|Shiv Sena (Uddhav Balasaheb Thackeray)}}" | |
Election results
=2024=
{{Election box begin | title= 2024 Maharashtra Legislative Assembly election:Mehkar{{cite news |title=Maharastra Assembly Election Results 2024 - Mehkar |url=https://results.eci.gov.in/ResultAcGenNov2024/candidateswise-S1325.htm |access-date=29 November 2024 |publisher=Election Commission of India |date=23 November 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20241129162033/https://results.eci.gov.in/ResultAcGenNov2024/candidateswise-S1325.htm |archive-date=29 November 2024}}}}
{{Election box candidate with party link
|candidate = Dr. Siddharth Kharat
|party = Shiv Sena (Uddhav Balasaheb Thackeray)
|votes = 104242
|percentage = 48.68
|change =
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link
|candidate = Sanjay Raimulkar
|party = Shiv Sena (2022–present)
|votes = 99423
|percentage = 46.43
|change =
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link
|candidate= Dr Rutuja Rushank Chavan
|party= Vanchit Bahujan Aaghadi
|votes=2054
|percentage=0.96
|change=
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link
|candidate= Prof.Bhaskar Govinda Ingle
|party= Independent
|votes=1331
|percentage=0.62
|change=
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link
|candidate = Bhaiyyasaheb Patil
|party = Maharashtra Navnirman Sena
|votes = 1202
|percentage = 0.56
|change =
}}
{{Election box majority|votes=4819|percentage=|change=}}
{{Election box turnout|votes=214128|percentage=|change=}}
{{Election box gain with party link
|winner = Shiv Sena (Uddhav Balasaheb Thackeray)
|loser =
|swing =
}}
{{Election box end}}
References
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{{Assembly constituencies of Maharashtra}}
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