| Chandrapur | |
|---|---|
| Constituency No. 71 for theMaharashtra Legislative Assembly | |
 Kishore Jorgewar, present MLA of Chandrapur | |
| Constituency details | |
| Country | India |
| Region | Western India |
| State | Maharashtra |
| District | Chandrapur |
| Lok Sabha constituency | Chandrapur |
| Established | 1962 |
| Reservation | SC |
| Member of Legislative Assembly | |
| 14th Maharashtra Legislative Assembly | |
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| Incumbent | |
| Party | Bharatiya Janata Party |
| Elected year | 2024 |
Chandrapur Assembly constituency is one of the 288Vidhan Sabha (legislative assembly)constituencies ofMaharashtra state, western India. This constituency is located inChandrapur district. The delimitation of the constituency happened in 2008.[1]
The constituency comprises parts of Chandrapur taluka viz. Ghugus revenue circle andChandrapur Municipal Corporation.[1]
| Year | Member | Party | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1962 | Ramchandra Potdukhe | Independent | |
| 1967 | Adv. Eknath Salwe | Indian National Congress | |
| 1972 | |||
| 1978 | Nareshkumar Puglia | Indian National Congress (I) | |
| 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 | ||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BJP | Kishor Jorgewar | 106,841 | 48.67 | ||
| INC | Pravin Nanaji Padwekar | 84,037 | 38.28 | ||
| Independent (Maha Yuti) | Brijbushan Pazare | 14,598 | 6.65 | ||
| NOTA | None of the Above | 2,255 | 1.03 | ||
| Majority | 22,804 | ||||
| BJPgain fromINC | Swing | ||||
| 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% | |||
| Independentgain fromBJP | Swing | ||||