| Bhandara | |
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| Constituency No. 61 for theMaharashtra Legislative Assembly | |
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| Constituency details | |
| Country | India |
| Region | Western India |
| State | Maharashtra |
| District | Bhandara |
| Lok Sabha constituency | Bhandara–Gondiya |
| Established | 1951 |
| Total electors | 3,70,690 |
| Reservation | SC |
| Member of Legislative Assembly | |
| 14th Maharashtra Legislative Assembly | |
| Incumbent | |
| Party | Shiv Sena (2022–present) |
| Alliance | Maha Yuti |
| Elected year | 2024 |
Bhandara Assembly constituency is one of the 288Vidhan Sabha (legislative assembly) constituencies inMaharashtra state in centralIndia. This constituency is one of the three constituencies located inBhandara district.[1]
Bhandara is part of theBhandara-Gondiya Lok Sabha constituency along with five other Vidhan Sabha segments, namelySakoli andTumsar in the Bhandara district andGondiya,Arjuni Morgaon andTirora in theGondia district.[1]
The current constituency comprises the whole ofBhandara and Pauni Tehsils includingBhandara andPauni municipalities.
| Year | Name | Party | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1952 | Ram Lanjewar | Indian National Congress | |
| 1957 | Sitaram Bhambore | ||
| Dada Dhote | |||
| 1962 | Dada Dhote | ||
| 1967 | Independent | ||
| 1968^ | Nasikrao Tirpude | Indian National Congress | |
| 1972 | Govind Shende | Independent | |
| 1978 | Vitthalprasad Dube | Indian National Congress (I) | |
| 1980 | Madhavrao Dalal | Independent | |
| 1985 | Anandrao Wanjari | Indian National Congress | |
| 1990 | Ram Gopal Aswale | Bharatiya Janata Party | |
| 1995 | |||
| 1999 | |||
| 2004 | Nana Panchbudhe | Nationalist Congress Party | |
| 2009 | Narendra Bhondekar | Shiv Sena | |
| 2014 | Ramchandra Avsare | Bharatiya Janata Party | |
| 2019 | Narendra Bhondekar | Independent | |
| 2024 | Shiv Sena | ||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| SHS | Narendra Bhondekar | 127,884 | 48.82 | ||
| INC | Puja Ganesh Thavakar | 89,517 | 34.17 | ||
| Independent | Narendra Shankarrao Pahade | 24,196 | 9.24 | ||
| NOTA | None of the Above | 2354 | 0.9 | ||
| Majority | 38,367 | ||||
| Turnout | 2,61,971 | ||||
| SSgain fromINC | Swing | ||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Independent | Narendra Bhondekar | 101,717 | 43.44 | ||
| BJP | Arvind Manohar Bhaladhare | 78,040 | 33.33 | ||
| INC | Jaideep Jogendra Kawade | 19,105 | 8.16 | ||
| Majority | 23,677 | ||||
| Turnout | 2,34,148 | ||||
| Independentgain fromBJP | Swing | ||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BJP | Ramchandra Avsare | 83,408 | 35.66 | ||
| BSP | Dewangana Vijay Gadhave | 46576 | 19.91 | ||
| SS | Narendra Bhondekar | 42766 | 18.28 | ||
| NOTA | None of the Above | 1621 | 0.69 | ||
| Majority | 36832 | ||||
| Turnout | 233915 | 68.56 | |||
| BJPgain fromBSP | Swing | ||||
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