Chandrapur, Maharashtra Assembly constituency
| Chandrapur | |
|---|---|
| Constituency No. 71 for the Maharashtra Legislative Assembly | |
 Kishore Jorgewar, present MLA of Chandrapur | |
| Constituency details | |
| Country | India |
| Region | Western India |
| State | Maharashtra |
| District | Chandrapur |
| LS constituency | Chandrapur |
| Established | 1962 |
| Reservation | SC |
| Member of Legislative Assembly | |
| 14th Maharashtra Legislative Assembly | |
 | |
| Incumbent | |
| Party | Bharatiya Janata Party |
| Elected year | 2024 |
Chandrapur Assembly constituency is one of the 288 Vidhan Sabha (legislative assembly) constituencies of Maharashtra state, western India. This constituency is located in Chandrapur district. The delimitation of the constituency happened in 2008.[1]
Geographical scope
[edit]The constituency comprises parts of Chandrapur taluka viz. Ghugus revenue circle and Chandrapur Municipal Corporation.[1]
Members of Legislative assembly
[edit]| Year | Member | Party | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1962 | Ramchandra Potdukhe | Independent politician | |
| 1967 | Eknath Salwe | Indian National Congress | |
| 1972 | |||
| 1978 | Nareshkumar Puglia | Indian National Congress | |
| 1980 | |||
| 1985 | Shyam Gopalrao wankhede | Indian National Congress | |
| 1990 | |||
| 1995 | Sudhir Mungantiwar | Bharatiya Janata Party | |
| 1999 | |||
| 2004 | |||
| 2009 | Nanaji Shamkule | ||
| 2014 | |||
| 2019 | Kishor Jorgewar | Independent | |
| 2024 | Bharatiya Janata Party | ||
Election results
[edit]2024
[edit]| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BJP | Kishor Jorgewar | 106841 | |||
| INC | Pravin Nanaji Padwekar | 84037 | |||
| Independent | Brijbushan Pazare (BJP Rebel) | 14598 | |||
| NOTA | None of the Above | 2255 | |||
| Majority | 22804 | ||||
| Swing | |||||
2019
[edit]| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Independent | Kishor Jorgewar | 117,570 | 57.96% | ||
| BJP | Nanaji Shamkule | 44,909 | 22.14% | ||
| VBA | Anirudha Dhonduji Wankar | 15,403 | 7.59% | ||
| INC | Mahesh Marotrao Mendhe | 14,284 | 7.04% | ||
| NOTA | None of the Above | 1,730 | 0.85% | ||
| Majority | 72,661 | 35.82% | |||
| Turnout | 202,849 | 51.21% | |||
| Independent gain from BJP | Swing | ||||
References
[edit]- ^ a b "Delimitation of Parliamentary and Assembly Constituencies Order, 2008" (PDF). Election Commission of India. 2008-11-26. p. 258. Retrieved 2015-08-03.
- ^ Election Commission of India (23 November 2024). "Maharastra Assembly Election Results 2024 - Chandrapur". Archived from the original on 12 December 2024. Retrieved 12 December 2024.
- ^ The Times of India (23 November 2024). "Chandrapur Constituency Election Results 2024". Archived from the original on 12 December 2024. Retrieved 12 December 2024.
- ^ "Maharashtra Legislative Assembly Election, 2019". Election Commission of India. Retrieved 2 February 2022.