| Melghat | |
|---|---|
| Constituency No. 41 for theMaharashtra Legislative Assembly | |
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| Constituency details | |
| Country | India |
| Region | Western India |
| State | Maharashtra |
| District | Amravati |
| Lok Sabha constituency | Amravati |
| Established | 1962 |
| Reservation | ST |
| Member of Legislative Assembly | |
| 14th Maharashtra Legislative Assembly | |
| Incumbent | |
| Party | BJP |
| Elected year | 2024 |
Melghat Assembly constituency is one of the 288 constituencies ofMaharashtra Vidhan Sabha and one of the eight which are located in theAmravati district. It is reserved for Scheduled Tribe candidate.
It is a part of theAmravati (Lok Sabha constituency) along with five other Vidhan Sabha assembly constituencies, viz.BadneraAmravati,Teosa,Daryapur (SC), andAchalpur.
The remaining twoDhamangaon Railway andMorshi constituencies are part of Wardha (Lok Sabha constituency) in adjoining Wardha district.[1]
As per orders of Delimitation of Parliamentary and Assembly constituencies Order, 2008, No. 41 Melghat Assembly constituency is composed of the following: 1. Dharni Tehsil, 2. Chikhaldara Tehsil. 3.Achalpur Tehsil (Part), Revenue Circle –Paratwada and Pathrot of the district.[2]
| Year | Member | Party | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1962 | Mamraj Khandelwal | Independent | |
| 1967 | Dayaram Nanu Patel | Indian National Congress | |
| 1968^ | Ramu Patel | ||
| 1972 | |||
| 1978 | Indian National Congress (I) | ||
| 1980 | Narayan Nanu Patel | ||
| 1985 | Ramu Patel | Indian National Congress | |
| 1990 | Tulshiram Kale | ||
| 1995 | Patlya Langda Mavaskar | Bharatiya Janata Party | |
| 1999 | Rajkumar Dayaram Patel | ||
| 2004 | |||
| 2009 | Kewalram Kale | Indian National Congress | |
| 2014 | Prabhudas Bhilawekar | Bharatiya Janata Party | |
| 2019 | Rajkumar Dayaram Patel | Prahar Janshakti Party | |
| 2024 | Kewalram Kale | Bharatiya Janata Party | |
^by-election
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BJP | Kewalram Tulsiram Kale | 145,978 | 65.72% |  41.97 | |
| INC | Dr. Hemant Nanda Chimote | 39,119 | 17.61% |  2.1 | |
| PHJSP | Rajkumar Patel | 25,281 | 11.38% | 35.1 | |
| NOTA | None of the above | 2,462 | 1.11% | 0.45 | |
| Majority | 106,859 | 48.11% | 25.38 | ||
| Turnout | 222,129 | ||||
| BJPgain fromPHJSP | Swing | ||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| PHJSP | Rajkumar Patel | 84,569 | 46.48% | ||
| BJP | Ramesh Mawaskar | 43,207 | 23.75% | ||
| NCP | Kewalram Tulsiram Kale | 35,863 | 19.71% | ||
| NOTA | None of the above | 2,835 | 1.56% | ||
| Majority | 41,362 | 22.73% | |||
| Turnout | 181,941 | 65.56% | |||
| PHJSPgain fromBJP | Swing | ||||