Washim 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 = Washim

| constituency_no = 34

| type = SLA

| state = Maharashtra

| latest_election_year = 2024

| map_image = 34-Washim.svg

| loksabha_cons = Yavatmal-Washim

| district = Washim

| established = 1962

| reservation = SC

| mla = Shyam Ramcharan Khode

| party = Bharatiya Janata Party

| incumbent_image =

| alliance =

| electors =

}}

Washim Assembly constituency is one of the 288 constituencies of the Maharashtra Vidhan Sabha and one of the three which are located in Washim district. It is reserved for candidates from the Scheduled Castes.

It is a part of Yavatmal-Washim Lok Sabha constituency with the adjoining Yavatmal district along with five other Vidhan Sabha assembly constituencies, viz. Karanja, Ralegaon (ST), Yavatmal (ST), Digras and Pusad.{{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}}

As per orders of Delimitation of Parliamentary and Assembly constituencies Order, 2008, No. 34 Washim Assembly constituency is composed of the following: 1. Mangrulpir Tehsil, 2. Washim Tehsil of the 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 Legislative Assembly

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Year

!Member{{Cite web |title=Washim Vidhan Sabha Current MLA and Previous MLAs |url=https://www.elections.in/maharashtra/assembly-constituencies/washim.html |access-date= |website=www.elections.in}}

!colspan="2"|Party

1962

| Ramrao Zanak

| {{Full party name with color|Indian National Congress|rowspan=3}}

1967

| M. M Khirade

1972

| Bhimrao Katke

1978

| Bhaurao Wankhede

| {{Full party name with color|Indian National Congress (I)|rowspan=2}}

1980

| Rameshwar Dhendule

1985

| Bhimrao Kamble

|{{Full party name with color|Indian National Congress}}

1990

| Lakhan Malik

| {{Full party name with color|Bharatiya Janata Party|rowspan=3}}

1995

| Purushottam Rajguru

1999

| Yadavrao Shikhre

2004

| Suresh Bhivaji Ingle

|{{Full party name with color|Indian National Congress}}

2009

| rowspan="3"|Lakhan Malik

| {{Full party name with color|Bharatiya Janata Party|rowspan=4}}

2014
2019
2024

|Shyam Khode

Election results

=2024=

{{Election box begin | title= 2024 Maharashtra Legislative Assembly election: Washim{{cite news |title=Maharastra Assembly Election Results 2024 - Wasim |url=https://results.eci.gov.in/ResultAcGenNov2024/candidateswise-S1334.htm |access-date=3 December 2024 |publisher=Election Commission of India |date=23 November 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20241203071449/https://results.eci.gov.in/ResultAcGenNov2024/candidateswise-S1334.htm |archive-date=3 December 2024}}}}

{{Election box winning candidate with party link|candidate=Shyam Ramcharan Khode|party=Bharatiya Janata Party|votes=1,22,914|percentage=50.1%|change=N/A}}

{{Election box candidate with party link|party=Shiv Sena (Uddhav Balasaheb Thackeray)|candidate=Siddharth Deole|votes=1,03,040|percentage=42%|change=N/A}}

{{Election box candidate with party link|candidate=None of the Above|party=None of the above|votes=507|percentage=0.21%|change=N/A}}

{{Election box majority|votes=19,874|percentage=|change=}}

{{Election box turnout|votes=2,45,331|percentage=|change=}}

{{Election box gain with party link|winner=BJP|loser=Shiv Sena (Uddhav Balasaheb Thackeray)|swing=}}

{{Election box end}}

=2019=

{{Election box begin | title= 2019 Maharashtra Legislative Assembly election: Washim{{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 = Lakhan Sahadeo Malik

|party = Bharatiya Janata Party

|votes = {{formatnum:66,159}}

|percentage = 32%

|change =

}}

{{Election box candidate with party link

|candidate = Siddharth Akaramji Deole

|party = Vanchit Bahujan Aaghadi

|votes = 52,464

|percentage = 25.38%

|change =

}}

{{Election box candidate with party link

|candidate = Shashikant Yashwantrao Pendharkar

|party = Independent

|votes = 45,407

|percentage = 21.96%

|change =

}}

{{Election box candidate with party link

|candidate = None of the Above

|party = None of the above

|votes = 1491

|percentage = 0.72

|change =

}}

{{Election box majority

|votes = 13,695

|percentage =

|change =

}}

{{Election box turnout

|votes = 206,733

|percentage = 59.19%

|change =

}}

{{Election box gain with party link

|winner = Bharatiya Janata Party

|loser = Vanchit Bahujan Aaghadi

|swing =

}}

{{Election box end}}

See also

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