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 | Independent |
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 | |
Election results
[edit]2024
[edit]| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| INC | Pravin Nanaji Padwekar | ||||
| Independent | Brijbushan Pazare (BJP Rebel) | ||||
| BJP | Kishor Jorgewar | ||||
| NOTA | None of the Above | ||||
| Majority | |||||
| 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.
- ^ "Maharashtra Legislative Assembly Election, 2019". Election Commission of India. Retrieved 2 February 2022.